Some of the songs on the DVD have new sections that were added during the live performances on stage at the Hollywood Bowl. Included as a trailer and entitled 'To Be Born Again' is an interview conducted by Scott Foundas with Morrison explaining some of the meaning behind Astral Weeks and other footage behind the scenes. Morrison also released an album on CD and vinyl on February 24, 2009, entitled Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl with material from these two concerts. The DVD is featured as an Exclusive in the United States with a release date of May 19, 2009. The live performances on the DVD were filmed from two separate concerts by Van Morrison at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California with a fourteen-member band.
It features the songs from his 1968 classic album, Astral Weeks. November 7, November 8, 2008, at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CaliforniaĪstral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert FilmĪstral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film is the second official DVD by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison.
