Pink Floyd to rerelease restored 1972 Pompeii concert film in Imax

Set the controls for the heart of the sun … a still from Pink Floyd at Pompeii. Photograph: Sony Music

One of the most distinctive concert films in rock history, Pink Floyd at Pompeii, is to be rereleased in cinemas – including in Imax format – and have its first soundtrack release.

Filmed in 1971 and released the following year, the film (previously titled Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii) captures the band shortly before The Dark Side of the Moon ushered in their most commercially successful phase. It will be in cinemas worldwide on 24 April.