The loudest band in rock ‘n’ roll fiction is back—louder and more legendary than ever. Spinal Tap has teamed up with the iconic Elton John for a thunderous new version of their classic track “Stonehenge,” released today via Interscope Records.
The track is the first taste from The End Continues, the upcoming soundtrack to Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, due September 12 to coincide with the film’s nationwide release in theaters and IMAX®. The 13-song album includes nine new cuts and four revamped fan favorites, featuring rock royalty like Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood.
Premiered last week at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 during Rob Reiner and Paul Feig’s “Directors On Directing” panel, the film’s new trailer gave fans their first listen to the epic “Stonehenge” redux. Now, the full version delivers Elton John’s stadium-sized vocals atop a storm of shredding guitars, swirling synths, pan pipes, pounding drums, and a wild medieval jam session. Nigel Tufnel’s chilling spoken word still anchors the song in its mystical origins.
The sequel picks up 41 years after 1984’s cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, with estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (played by Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) reuniting for one final concert. Rob Reiner also returns as documentarian Marty Di Bergi, determined to once again capture rock history in the making.
“Stonehenge,” of course, became legendary after the original film’s unforgettable prop blunder—when an 18-foot monument became a mere 18 inches tall. That moment, along with countless others, cemented This Is Spinal Tap as a rock satire landmark. The film was added to the National Film Registry in 2002 for being “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.”
With Spinal Tap II and its star-studded soundtrack, the band aims to turn it up to 11 one more time—and this time, they’re bringing friends. Get ready to rock when The End Continues hits theaters September 12.
The End Continues tracklist
1. “Nigel’s Poem”
2. “Let’s Just Rock Again”
3. “Flower People” with Elton John
4. “Brighton Rock”
5. “The Devil’s Just Not Getting Old”
6. “Cups and Cakes” with Paul McCartney
7. “I Kissed a Girl”
8. “Angels”
9. “Big Bottom” with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
10. “Judge and Jury”
11. “Rockin’ in the Urn”
12. “Blood to Let”
13. “Stonehenge” with Elton John
