Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.

Black and White Night 30 is a re-imagined, re-edited, remastered and expanded version of the original television special. Re-edited by Roy's youngest son Alex Orbison, the program has been restored to reflect the correct set order as the audience who attended the show saw it.

Mukash is chased by officials, learns of the devastation of war from a blind woman and helps her daughter to freedom beyond the river crossing, he, having to choose a tragic solution.

After living in the city, Andrei Khodas returns to the land and settles on a farm. However, the rapidly growing city catches up with him here. A couple of young and energetic businessmen intend to buy a picturesque area for new construction and are trying to evict its few inhabitants.

Molly Egan, an almshouse resident, takes part in picketing a laboratory developing nuclear weapons. Judge Henry Pulaski finds her guilty of “trespassing.” Not heeding his warning, Molly again participates in the picket, for which she goes to prison.