[2] Crowe completed filming in April 2011, after using 12,000 hours of footage of the band for the documentary.

[4] The documentary charts the history of the band, from the demise of Mother Love Bone, their battle against Ticketmaster and the tragedy of the Roskilde Festival in 2000.

[5][6] The film was presented theatrically at select cinemas in the US during the month of September 2011, and premiered on October 21, 2011, on PBS' American Masters.

A book, written by Jonathan Cohen, was published concurrent to the film's release.

[7] The film soundtrack includes live recordings from 1990 through 2010.