▁limited ▁the atr ical ▁run ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁weeks . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁a ▁film ▁theatre ▁in ▁H amp st ead , ▁London , ▁in ▁a ▁film ▁theatre ▁in ▁R ial to , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁T yn es ide ▁Cinema ▁in ▁New castle - up on - Ty ne ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁D yl an ▁allowed ▁a ▁two - hour ▁edit ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁distributed . ▁The ▁short ened ▁version ▁focused ▁more ▁on ▁the ▁concert ▁foot age ▁and ▁omitted ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁dram atic ▁scenes . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁show ings ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁on ▁European ▁television , ▁D yl an ▁with d rew ▁the ▁film ▁from ▁distribution . ▁It ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁two ▁parts ▁ 7 – 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁on ▁German ▁television ▁Z DF ; ▁on ▁Finn ish ▁television ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 2 ; ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁( Box ing ▁Day ) ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁ 4 ▁hour ▁version ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁Film ▁Theatre . ▁Cop ies , ▁made ▁from ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁broadcast , ▁circul ate ▁among ▁collect ors ▁( the ▁first ▁ 2 5 ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁t ape - to - D