While post-production of "Lookin' to Get Out" continued, Lorimar permitted Ashby to film The Rolling Stones' 1981 American tour documentary, "Let's Spend the Night Together"; the director was a longtime fan of the group. He collapsed before the final filmed concert at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on December 13, 1981. Although Jeff Wexler claimed that Ashby was "partying way beyond his capabilities with the Stones," Caleb Deschanel has said that Ashby (who directed the concert shoot on a gurney) simply had the flu. The film was well-received but gained little traction during a limited theatrical release. In September 1983, Ashby directed "Solo Trans", a Neil Young concert video that was released the following year.