Iconic Iggy Pop performance to be screened across America

Iggy Pop's October performance in Basel, Switzerland, will soon be reaching a wider audience. 

Rising Alternative will bring Iggy Pop: Live in Basel 2015 to the U.S. on June 16 and 18—and beyond. The film shows the legendary artist in all of his punk rock glory performing a concert shot last October in Basel, Switzerland, at the Baloise Session festival where he was given a lifetime achievement award. This set features all of Iggy Pop’s hits, including “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” “The Passenger,” “Lust for Life” and “Nightclubbing.” 

Pop and his band, the Stooges, reunited in 2003 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

This has been a big year for Iggy Pop. He has achieved a first in his legendary career—a No. 1 position as a solo artist on a Billboard chart. Post Pop Depression, his 17th studio album, was No. 1 on both the April 9 Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts with 18,000 copies sold. Many of his current tour dates have sold out, and Jim Jarmusch’s documentary Gimme Danger, which looks at Iggy Pop and the Stooges, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Rising Alternative’s CEO Giovanni Cozzi shares, “We are excited to present the Iggy Pop: Live in Basel 2015 event. Pop is such a beloved career artist, we are thrilled to bring this performance to a wider audience. 2016 is a year to celebrate Iggy Pop with his recent release, doc, and tour, we hope this concert film event adds to his amazing 50 year legacy in rock music. He is loved as a rebel innovator worldwide and so many would still want to have the energy he has and the nerve to take his shirt off in front of all at 69, use whatever language he wants and just have fun with fans. ”

The film will screen at the following venues on June 16 and June 18: