Professionally filmed footage of Geezer Butler, Corey Taylor, Nuno Bettencourt and Matt Sorum performing "War Pigs" has been released, six months after the performance took place in front of a single theatre's worth of people.
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The performance was captured at the inaugural Palm Springs Sound & Vision Awards, held at the historic Plaza Theatre on March 2, 2026, an evening built around honouring two Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees: Butler and Paul Rodgers. The footage was filmed and edited by Harry Reese and includes rehearsal material shot at GoodNoise Studio and soundcheck at the Plaza. A second clip from the same night, "Shooting Star" featuring Lzzy Hale, has been released alongside it.
Both come from "Sound & Vision Live", a limited-edition double vinyl album and companion concert film produced by Matt Sorum, who co-founded the Adopt The Arts Foundation with actress Jane Lynch in 2012. The record was not the plan.
"I never went into that night thinking we were making a record," Sorum said. "I originally had the show recorded and filmed because I wanted to preserve the experience for myself. But when I listened back, I realized we had captured something truly magical — the energy in the room, the performances, and the spirit of all these incredible artists coming together for the kids."
Beyond Butler, Taylor, Bettencourt and Hale, the bill drew from most corners of the rock canon: Paul Rodgers, Glenn Hughes, Charlie Starr, Phil X, Steve Stevens, Robert DeLeo, Stevie Salas, Mike Mangan and Paul Ill. Every one of them donated their time.
The pressing is small and deliberately so — 2,000 double albums at $99.98, of which 250 are Plaza Theatre collector's editions on colour vinyl with artwork unavailable anywhere else. Those 250 go on sale at the record-release celebration on Sunday, September 13, 2026, back at the Plaza Theatre, with the remainder sold through Experience Vinyl, which donated its services outright so proceeds reach the foundation.
The September 13 event pairs a 3:00 p.m. community screening for Palm Springs Unified School District students and families with a 7:00 p.m. public screening, a live conversation with Sorum and an unannounced guest, and a silent auction.
The album was recorded by Kemble Walters and Miguel Sosa, mixed by Walters at Goodnoise Studios, and mastered for vinyl by Grammy winner Howie Weinberg with Will Borza. Glen Wexler handled artwork and liner notes.
Adopt The Arts now serves more than 4,000 students a year, restoring music education in underserved public elementary schools. Which makes this a rare thing: a "War Pigs" performance whose point is not nostalgia.