Hawkwind On Film In The 1970s
Hawkwind are curiously under-represented on celluloid during the 1970s - read all about it here - but this page includes most of the film/footage that exists (and at the highest definition) of the band from this period. Click on individual videos to unmute, though note that some films are silent.
If you're interested in other films that may or may not exist, go here and scroll down to [APPENDIX 4] A 70s Filmography. See also the Documentaries page.
'Hurry On Sundown' / 'The Reason Is?' Atomic Sunrise Festival, Roundhouse, London - 13 March 1970. Go here for more information about the Atomic Sunrise footage. The full film was shown 12 October 2024 at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill - read my event report.
Terry Ollis at the Isle Of Wight Festival, August 1970. (Watch the excellent clip this loop came from here, probably sourced from the BBC documentary 'Sink The Island' (2000))
'Silver Machine' promo film - Civic (Queensway) Hall, Dunstable - 7 July 1972
'Urban Guerilla' promo film (unused?) - Wembley Empire Pool, London - 27 May 1973
'Space Ritual' - David Hardy 'Opti wheel' used during the 1970s
Performing in The Final Programme, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood - early 1973
Windsor Free Festival (from 01:26) - 23 August 1973 (silent 8mm film by Reg Millsom)
Ragnarock Festival, Oslo, Norway - 16 June 1974. Nik and Stacia apologise to the crowd (from 1:08) for Hawkwind not playing due to the festival overrunning. (Thanks Ketil Svendsen)
Watchfield Free Festival, Oxfordshire - 23 August 1975. (Footage taken from the 2007 BBC documentary Hawkwind: Do Not Panic, from 56:50.)
Watchfield Free Festival, Oxfordshire - 23 August 1975. (This brief clip comes from the 2004 BBC Timeshift documentary 'New Age Travellers', at 8:51. The Space Ritual versions of '7 By 7' and 'Welcome To The Future' also feature on its soundtrack.)
City Hall, Newcastle - 19 September 1976 (silent 8mm film by Dave Sutherland) - part 1
City Hall, Newcastle - 19 September 1976 (silent 8mm film by Dave Sutherland) - part 2
'Quark, Strangeness And Charm' - MarcGranada Studios, Manchester - broadcast 7 September 1977
City Hall, Newcastle - 20 September 1977 (silent 8mm film by Dave Sutherland)
Cambridge Corn Exchange - 3 November 1978 (silent 8mm film by Brian Tawn)
Promos for 'Psi Power' and 'Automoton/25 Years', filmed at Brunel University, Uxbridge - 24 November 1978
'Levitation' promo - Ewart Studios, Wandsworth, London - late 1980
'Who's Gonna Win The War?' promo - Ewart Studios, Wandsworth, London - late 1980
'World Of Tiers' promo - Ewart Studios, Wandsworth, London - late 1980
'Who's Gonna Win The War?' - From Lieder und Leute, Baden Baden, Germany - 14 February 1981