{"id":10209,"date":"2026-04-14T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/questlove-earth-wind-and-fire-tribeca\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:43:00","slug":"questlove-earth-wind-and-fire-tribeca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/questlove-earth-wind-and-fire-tribeca\/","title":{"rendered":"Questlove\u2019s Earth, Wind &amp; Fire Doc Bound For Tribeca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-889454912-1612297563.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" alt=\"Maurice White \"><figcaption>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire&#8217;s Maurice White performing on Feb. 3, 1978 (photo: Michael Putland \/ Getty Images).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/tribecafilm.com\/festival\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\">Tribeca Festival<\/a> is going big for its 25th anniversary, with opening night programming centered around Roots drummer Ahmir \u201cQuestlove\u201d Thompson\u2019s new documentary on Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, <em>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire (To Be Celestial VS That\u2019s the Weight of the World)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The HBO Original will screen June 3 at New York\u2019s Beacon Theatre and will be followed by live performances from both acts. Thompson spent two years in what he calls \u201cdeep research and creative magic\u201d while preparing the doc, which leans heavily on rare, often unseen footage and places the late Maurice White at its spiritual center. No air date has yet been announced on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/american-football-lp4\/\">The House Still Stands, But American Football Has Moved On<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/springsteen-center-music-america\/\">Springsteen Center Sets All-Star \u2018Music America\u2019 Shows<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/jeff-tweedy-hayley-williams-colbert\/\">Jeff Tweedy, Hayley Williams Team On \u2018Colbert\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Festival brass describe the premiere as a \u201conce-in-a-lifetime New York event,\u201d although Earth, Wind &amp; Fire previously participated in festivities for the Clive Davis doc <em>The Soundtrack of Our Lives<\/em> at Tribeca in 2017. \u201cThey remain one of the most culturally significant bands in history, and this project finally illustrates exactly why their legacy is so vital,\u201d Thompson added.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by White in Chicago in 1969, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire is one of the most commercially successful American groups of all time, with sales of more than 90 million albums worldwide. Still active today with core members Philip Bailey, Maurice\u2019s brother Verdine and Ralph Johnson, EWF is best known for hits such as \u201cSeptember,\u201d \u201cShining Star\u201d and \u201cBoogie Wonderland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Thompson, the movie joins a growing roster of film projects for the musician, including <em>Ladies &amp; Gentlemen\u2026 50 Years of SNL Music<\/em>, <em>Summer of Soul<\/em> and <em>SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)<\/em>. He\u2019s also producing a long-in-the-works documentary about late producer J Dilla, which will be directed by his producing partner Joseph Patel.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/spinmagazine.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire&#8217;s Maurice White performing on Feb. 3, 1978 (photo: Michael Putland \/ Getty Images). 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