Altamont Free Concert

love and music. Then there was love, music, and a lot of drugs. Lastly there was love, music, a lot more drugs, and death… The ugly turn was taken at the Altamont Speedway during a festival promoting free rock music and peace all around. The festival soon turned from carefree to tragedy with one lick of the guitar. The whole idea around the Altamont Speedway music festival was the idea of the ever so present Rolling Stones. The Stones being a rock band, who wanted to, in a way, mimic the basic idea

Gender, Gender Norms and Sexuality in Gimme Shelter In 1969, the Rolling Stones played a free concert in San Francisco; the 

Altamonte Festival, with the goal of having a ‘thank you’ concert for fans, a day of

unity, celebration, a prime example of classic 1960’s freedom. However, the Altamont concert turned into what was arguably one of the biggest disasters in musical history, going from an event that was supposed to capture the essence of the era; a time of peace and love, instead turning

Lollapalooza was a successful concert in the 90s. There were countless well-known bands that took part in this stunning concert. This concert was a great way that people could see the great bands in the 90s and it also brought the communities together. This concert was popular and numerous people had a ton fun while participating. It also has a cool background and was a tremendous part of the band Jane's Addictions career. Lollapalooza was a farewell tour for the band Jane’s Addiction. This band

like never before: in the form of massive music festivals. In the late 1972, the black community came together for a concert known as Watts Summer Festival. In 1969, the largest music festival of its time was held, and was known as Woodstock. Later that year, the Rolling Stones put together a massive free concert in San Francisco known as the Altamont Concert. All of the concerts and music festivals were not aimed at making money or becoming famous, but about the unity of people through the art of

categorical documentary that depicts the Rolling Stones and their free concert at Altamont Speedway in 1969. With the documentaries direct cinema approach, the camera becomes an observational tool, such as a fly on the wall, so it can focus on capturing the reality and full representation of an event and its characters. In this case, it captures the tragedy and chaos that shaped itself as one of the most disastrous and violent concerts of all time. Categorical documentary films, focus on conveying

The documentary is both observational and reflexive. Most of the time during the film, the audience feels as if they are part of the action. During the concerts, they see the band from multiple angles including being on the stage with them as well as being in the audience. However, during the performance of “Satisfaction” the drummer, Charlie Watts, looks directly into the camera for an extended period of

Music plays a role in everyone's daily lives in every area of public space, so it's only fitting that it also plays a role in their political lives as well. Politicians have been using popular music in their campaigns for years. The songs are usually meant to provoke a connection with the American people and entice people to vote for them. Using a particular song or even a type of music has a profound influence on the way people see the world, so by using music that resonates with the people, politicians

Woodstock Festival, but when thousands more arrived, the concert became free. Performers at the festival included Joan Baez, Grateful Dead, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and many more. The over-abundance of attendees finished the food and water supply quickly, caused there not to be enough bathrooms, and with a crowd this size the medical care was insufficient. The Woodstock Festival, which is “easily the most famous concert event in the 1960s” (Cusic 137) that was filled

The Nineteen Sixties were a time of grand turmoil in the United States. The nation almost came apart at the seams many times throughout the decade. The government was involved in a plethora of things at the time that the general population did not agree with. The most important was the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the most publicly protested war in the history of the country. There were many new forms of protesting used at this time. The most mainstream and effective way of protest was

In 1962, Mick Jagger and Keith Richard reunited after 10 years of not having any contact with one another. They began to work together after sharing the love they had for blues music. “To their amazement, they discovered that both of them had grown up listening to the same great American bluesmen and rockers like Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. The two formed a friendship that was based on one common interest: music,” an author added in his report (“The Rolling Stones”). While joining a few blues groups