Mick Jagger and director Michael Lindsay-Hogg conceived the idea of staging an all-star rock concert inside a circus-style big top, a concept that ultimately became The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus in December 1968. Originally planned as a one-hour Christmas special for the BBC, the footage never aired and was thought lost for decades until a restored version finally surfaced in 1996. Lindsay-Hogg was already well-known for his work on Ready Steady Go!, and Jagger praised his creative vis