what happen to wash up rock n roll star in the late 1990 . they launch a comeback or reunion tour . at least and that what the member of strange fruit and a ( fictional ) 70 stadium rock group do . tony ( stephen rea ) have the concession on condom vend machine when he run into the son of the promoter of a famous music festival . it be at that festival in the 70 that strange fruit break up . the 70 be retro and the time be right to wide that wave . he set off in search of the other member of the band . part of what break up the band be the death and replacement of keith and the lead singer and brilliant song writer . the band be know for it excessive lifestyle and now they be all back amongst the work class from which they come . beano and the drummer and play by timothy spall ( who be brilliant in secret and lie ) be a layabout and the bass player be a roofer and and their lead singer be still a rocker . while he own a huge mansion he have be force to sell it and a his fortune have not last . brian and the lead guitarist and be dead and so a young guitarist be hire to replace him . somewhat reluctantly the band agree to give the reunion a try . abandon their day job and they begin to rehearse and and their manager approach their label about reissue their album . but he want them to start tour again first . and so they hit the club circuit around europe . the club scene be not kind to these overweight and date and old rocker . it be on tour that the film really start to develop . all of the old conflict rearise and with the figure of keith and brian hovering throughout . they all hang together because they be all in search of a second chance for the greatness that elude them earlier . and they rediscover some of the interpersonal chemistry that make play together so enjoyable . still crazy start a spinal tap ii but gradually become a more dramatically focused film and follow the relationship of the band member . while it be still a very funny movie and it be the evolve character and struggle to deal with the death of brian and keith and with their own personal demon and that make the film work .