We also see bits of what the band have been up to in the years since the last film. St Hubbins (Michael McKean) has been performing with a mariachi band and Tufnel (Christopher Guest) is a cheese seller who sits in with an Irish band, contributing the occasional power chord. Meanwhile Smalls (Harry Shearer) can be seen flogging crypto.

That trend will continue in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, where the band gets together after decades of being estranged for one final show. Rob Reiner confirmed to CinemaBlend that he leaned on the advice of some of his famous friends, like Paul McCartney (who appears in the sequel), for some insight into that experience.

Spinal Tap reunite for one last concert in the latest trailer for the classic rock mockumentary's upcoming sequel. The preview for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues opens up with highlights from the Rob Reiner's 1984 film before Reiner himself - as documentarian Marty Di Bergi - reveals the purpose of the 40-years-later documentary: To celebrate Spinal Tap's legacy by bringing together Michael McKean's David St.

The Spinal Tap II trailer is finally here – and this is what Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls will be playing in the movie

The filmmaker and actor also gives props to Elton John while previewing the long-awaited upcoming sequel, "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues."

Cinespia at Hollywood Forever Cemetery will finish up summer with "The Princess Bride" and "The Silence of the Lambs," "This Is Spinal Tap" and "Alien."

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues opens wide on Sept. 12. There will be a special Imax-only screening in select theaters on Sept. 10 followed by a Q&A with Reiner (as Marty DeBergi) interviewing the members of the band... drummer not included.

Sure, there are some that still hold up for me, but that’s mostly because they’re good movies in general – like Ghostbusters – and I like them for other reasons besides the humor. However, no matter how many times I watch 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap,