Back in June, the impossible happened: The vampire Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) played a real-life, sold-out, one-night-only show at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. Well, not exactly “sold out,” since tickets were free, but they were virtually impossible to come by. Clips and photos flooded social media in the lead-up to The Vampire Lestat’s season premiere, but none of it was quite like the experience of being there. I mean, I imagine. I wasn’t there. I was at home on the couch.
But now AMC is bringing us all a gift: The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE is coming to streaming next month. As a sort of goofy teaser, they’re showing highlights as part of the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel next week. Those of us who won’t be in San Diego will have to wait another month.
In this season of The Vampire Lestat—the show formerly known as Interview with the Vampire—the narrative focus shifts from Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) to his rather more flamboyant ex, the vampire Lestat, as he goes on tour with his new rock band, his new rock sound, and his plentiful memories of his long, dramatic, traumatic life. The show is, to put it lightly, an extremely rich text, and it comes complete with meaningful concert sequences. But it’ll be something different entirely to watch Reid and a band (though not the same band from the show) tear through these songs live. The live band includes show composer Daniel Hart along with Matthew Santos, Meg Toohey, Bobak Loftipour, and Nelly Efron.
The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE arrives on AMC+ on Sunday, August 23. Mark your calendars in glitter.
