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Now that the circus has packed up and taken its wares to some other major outdoor venue, it might be time for the casual fan to view this moderately packaged and priced DVD. There are, however, absolutely no surprises here, so those searching for nuggets of heretofore hidden detail will be disappointed. What you will find instead is an idiot's guide to the band that unwisely compacts a 45-year history into less than 90 minutes. An unofficial guide such as this, which features rented talking heads, archive footage (some quite interesting), charmless, almost cliched narration, and no Rolling Stones music whatsoever runs the risk of being garroted from the outset. Sadly, this is no different; events such as Altamont and the death of Brian Jones are swiftly dealt with, while certain archive footage is needlessly repeated. Extras include video of Mick Jagger's wedding to Bianca. How's that for a selling point?  TONY CLAYTON-LEA

If there's a giant UFO, loads of people dressed as aliens, tons of confetti and various other assorted props and gadgets, it can really only be a Flaming Lips concert. Filmed at the Oklahoma City Zoo amphitheatre in September 2006, this was the band's first home-town concert in quite a while and it turned out to be a stunningly celebratory affair. Wayne Coyne is quite the front man here, neatly bridging the gap between the kitsch and the plain eccentric. As the performance unfolds, you realise just how much you wanted to be at this gig. The band turbo drive their way through more recent material (Race for the Prize, Do You Realize?), but pride of place must go to a rendition of their early 1990s song, She Don't Use Jelly. A visual and aural extravaganza. BRIAN BOYD