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| − | The '''Altamont Free Concert''', also known as '''Altamont Speedway Free Festival''' or '''Woodstock West''', was an event that effectively brought the | + | The '''Altamont Free Concert''', also known as '''Altamont Speedway Free Festival''' or '''Woodstock West''', was an event held on December 6, 1969 that effectively brought the 1960s era to an end.<ref>[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-altamont/ 45 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones’ Altamont Speedway Concert Ends in Homicide]</ref><ref>[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-altamont-festival-brings-the-1960s-to-a-violent-end The Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end]</ref> The event is known for left-wing violence, and the stabbing and beating death of Meredith Hunter, which was caught on camera and appeared in ''Gimme Shelter'', a documentary film about the concert and its aftermath.<ref name="Altamont Death">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qTKsylrpsg Altamont Free Concert - Death of Meredith Hunter]</ref> |
==Musical Acts== | ==Musical Acts== | ||
| − | The artists and groups who | + | The artists and groups who headlined the concert included: The [[Rolling Stones]], Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. |
==American Pie== | ==American Pie== | ||
| − | Parts of the song ''American Pie'' are seen as a euphemism for the violence that | + | Parts of the song ''[[American Pie]]'' are seen as a euphemism for the violence that occurred at Altamont, and the results of the [[New Left]]. As a play on McLean's song, some have said that Altamont marks ''The Day the '60s Died''.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/program/day-60s-died/ The Day the '60s Died]</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6690506/The-Rolling-Stones-at-Altamont-the-day-the-music-died.html The Rolling Stones at Altamont: the day the music died]</ref> |
| − | ==See | + | ==Security== |
| + | The biker gang [[Hell's Angels]] provided security at the event, and according to the video footage in ''Gimme Shelter'', one of its members, Alan Passaro, was the killer of Meredith Hunter.<ref name="Altamont Death"/> Passaro, who had charged at Hunter and stabbed him with a knife in the footage, was charged with murder following the concert but was later acquitted in a trial on grounds of self-defence after Hunter was seen in the footage pulling out a revolver and pointing it toward the concert stage before Passaro struck. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
* [[Woodstock]] | * [[Woodstock]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Concerts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:03, April 9, 2019
The Altamont Free Concert, also known as Altamont Speedway Free Festival or Woodstock West, was an event held on December 6, 1969 that effectively brought the 1960s era to an end.[1][2] The event is known for left-wing violence, and the stabbing and beating death of Meredith Hunter, which was caught on camera and appeared in Gimme Shelter, a documentary film about the concert and its aftermath.[3]
Musical Acts
The artists and groups who headlined the concert included: The Rolling Stones, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.
American Pie
Parts of the song American Pie are seen as a euphemism for the violence that occurred at Altamont, and the results of the New Left. As a play on McLean's song, some have said that Altamont marks The Day the '60s Died.[4][5]
Security
The biker gang Hell's Angels provided security at the event, and according to the video footage in Gimme Shelter, one of its members, Alan Passaro, was the killer of Meredith Hunter.[3] Passaro, who had charged at Hunter and stabbed him with a knife in the footage, was charged with murder following the concert but was later acquitted in a trial on grounds of self-defence after Hunter was seen in the footage pulling out a revolver and pointing it toward the concert stage before Passaro struck.