Following the demise of the band’s legendary and cantankerous supervisor Ian Religion, his daughter Hope inherits what there may be of his property, together with a contract which states that they’re obliged to do one last gig, fifteen years since their final. Within the intervening years, Nigel Tufnel has opened a cheese and guitar store (identical place), whereas additionally taking part in within the native pub. David St Hubbins has continued to make music, principally for name centres and true crime podcasts, whereas Derek Smalls, very philosophically, because it occurs, has opened a glue museum.
Marty and his movie crew observe them as they reunite, having not spoken to 1 one other since they have been final onstage, and head to New Orleans for the ultimate hurrah. Why? The venue was free after An Night With Stormy Daniels cancelled. With time ticking on, they need to discover a new drummer, relearn their outdated songs, and familiarize yourself with being a band in 2025, in addition to take care of the machinations of supervisor Simon Howler (Olly from The Thick Of It being rather more punchable), a person who claims to medically not be capable to hear music.
There are nice bits. Taking over a brand new, youthful drummer – a girl! – supplies room for laffs, as does Marty’s quests to seek out out what occurred to the band’s outdated associates like publicist Bobbi Flekman and hopeless Polymer Information rep Artie Fufkin. The band are introduced with myriad horrible, fashionable concepts (dance, Faucet Water merch, dying onstage to correctly handle their legacy), all noticed with comparable chopping keenness to the unique, largely managing to rise above easy, crappy, ‘outdated blokes as fish out of water’ obviousness.
