Peter Frampton Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca on June 4
peter frampton will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary when Frampton premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on June 4, 2026. The film arrives as the 50th anniversary of Frampton Comes Alive puts his catalog back in focus, with a festival run that also includes screenings at Manhattan’s Village East by Angelika on June 5 and 6.
Tribeca on June 4
June 4, 2026 is the key date for viewers who want the first look: that is when the film makes its world premiere in New York City, with Frampton expected to appear after the Tribeca screening. Rob Arthur directed the documentary, drawing on a close working relationship that has lasted for 20 years, during which he has served as Frampton’s band leader, keyboardist and vocalist.
50 years after Frampton Comes Alive, the project positions the documentary as more than a tribute reel. It lands as a timed festival title rather than a wide release, which keeps the first audience concentrated in one of the industry’s most watched nonfiction launchpads.
Arthur and the 20-year bond
20 years of collaboration matter here because Arthur is not coming at Frampton as a distant observer. He has worked beside him as band leader, keyboardist and vocalist, and that gives the film a built-in access point for a story about an artist confronting the limits of time and performance.
16 years have passed since Frampton last issued all-new rock material, and that gap runs alongside the documentary’s arrival. Frampton’s new studio release, Carry the Light, is scheduled for May 15, 2026, and it was co-written and produced with Julian Frampton.
Ringo Starr and Roger Daltrey
9 named performers and filmmakers appear in the film, including Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, Tom Morello, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Herb Alpert, Nancy Wilson, Cameron Crowe and Roger Daltrey. That roster gives the documentary a wider industry footprint than a standard career retrospective, while also signaling how much of Frampton’s story sits inside rock history rather than outside it.
Body Myositis, the degenerative muscle condition threatening Frampton’s ability to play guitar, gives the documentary its sharpest friction point. That reality turns the premiere into a documentation of a working musician still active enough to be releasing new material, even as the physical cost of performance has become part of the story.
For viewers, the useful takeaway is simple: the first chance to see Frampton comes at Tribeca on June 4, with additional festival screenings on June 5 and 6 at Village East by Angelika. If the film is going to travel beyond the festival circuit, this is where that campaign starts.
