Altamont At 50: The Disastrous Concert That Brought The ‘60s
WEBOn December 6, 1969, about 300,000 gathered at the Altamont Speedway in Tracy, California to see the Rolling Stones perform a free concert that was seen as a ‘Woodstock West.’ It was also ...
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The Chilling Story Behind The Altamont Concert That Killed The …
WEBOn December 6th, 1969, The Rolling Stones hosted what proved to be one of the most tragic concerts ever at the Altamont Raceway Park, effectively silencing the rising …
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Altamont at 45: The most dangerous rock concert - BBC
WEBDec 5, 2014 · Many consider it to be the end of the ‘60s, Owen Gleiberman writes. Forty-five years ago, on 6 December 1969, a free rock concert headlined by The Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway...
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Altamont Free Concert - Wikipedia
The first act on the stage, Santana, gave a performance that generally went smoothly; however, over the course of the day, the mood of both the crowd and the Angels became progressively agitated and violent. The Angels had been drinking their free beer all day in front of the stage, and most were very drunk. The crowd had also become antagonistic and unpredictable, attacking each other, the Angels, and the performers. A Mick Jagger biographer, Anthony Scaduto, in Mick …
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseMurder at the Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end
WEBNov 13, 2009 · Unaware that someone had died, the Rolling Stones completed their set without further incident, bringing an end to a tumultuous day that also saw three …
Best Rolling Stones 60s Songs: Tracks That Set The …
WEBJul 26, 2024 · The best Rolling Stones 60s songs trace their evolution from bratty upstarts to voices of their generation, throwing down the gauntlet to anyone else who dares challenge their claim to the...
Hyde Park, July 5, 1969: A Moment That Defined The …
WEBJul 5, 2024 · The Rolling Stones’ 1969 Hyde Park concert has become the stuff of legend: a gig that helped define the band during a moment of crisis.
A Look Into The Tragedy At The Rolling Stones' …
WEBNov 16, 2020 · Two fans, as Rolling Stone catalogs, were killed by a car that ran into a group as they sat by a fire next to the road at the end of the night. The driver has never been identified. One person met their tragic death …
Hells Angels, Chaos, And Murder: The Altamont Free …
WEBNov 16, 2018 · The festival was meant to bring the radically counter-cultural 1960s to a glorious end. Instead, the festival that meant to encapsulate the Summer of Love ended in tragedy when four people died, including 18 …
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