What concert did the Rolling Stones hire the Hells Angels?

What concert did the Rolling Stones hire the Hells Angels?

Most Americans remember 1969 for many things: Woodstock, the Stonewall riots, and the moon landing, among other notable moments in history. But when the Rolling Stones hired the Hells Angels as security for the Altamont Free Concert in December of that year, brutality and tragedy marked the end to the Summer of Love.

Why did the Rolling Stones hire Hells Angels?

The Rolling Stones' US tour manager Sam Cutler had hired the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club to provide security for the concert. According to Bill Wyman, former bassist of the Rolling Stones, the Hell's Angels agreed to protect the generators and stage from the crowd.

Who hired the Hells Angels at Woodstock?

Security. By some accounts, the Hells Angels were hired as security by the management of the Rolling Stones, on the recommendation of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane (who both had previously used the Angels for security at performances without incident), for $500 worth of beer.

What happened with the Hells Angels and the Rolling Stones?

It was during the Rolling Stones' set, however, that a 21-year-old Hells Angel named Alan Passaro stabbed a gun-wielding 18-year-old named Meredith Hunter to death just 20 feet in front of the stage where Mick Jagger was performing “Under My Thumb.” Unaware that someone had died, the Rolling Stones completed their set ...

How many died Woodstock 1969?

three people Out of three people who died at the festival, two of them were killed by drug overdoses - believed to be heroin. And the third was Raymond Mizsak, 17, who was crushed to death while asleep in his sleeping bag by a tractor.

What concert did the Hells Angels do security?

Altamont concert The Rolling Stones headline the Altamont concert at a speedway in California. It's a free event with Jefferson Airplane and Santana also on the bill, but it turns violent when the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, who are hired as security, kill a crowd member. The concert is documented in The Stones movie Gimme Shelter.

What happened to the Hells Angels at Altamont?

He subsequently returned to the stage area, drew a revolver, and was stabbed and beaten to death by Hells Angel Alan Passaro....Killing of Meredith Hunter.

Meredith Hunter
Died	Decem (aged 18) Altamont, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Stabbing
Resting place	Skyview Memorial Lawn, Vallejo, California

Who died at Rolling Stones concert?

Meredith Hunter During a performance by The Rolling Stones, Meredith Hunter, 18, was stabbed and beaten to death in front of the stage by Alan David Passaro, a member of the Hells Angels (the motorcycle club was serving as security for the event). Passaro was eventually acquitted of murder charges in the teen's death.

What kind of drugs were at Woodstock?

80 arrests Drug use was rampant at Woodstock. Though marijuana smoking was incredibly common at the festival, but most of the 80 arrests were drug charges for harder drugs, like LSD, amphetamines, and heroin.

Where did they go to the bathroom at Woodstock?

Modern stadiums have flush toilets, and Woodstock had porta-potties, so you can add an exponential amount of suckiness to the basic standing-in-line suckiness when you consider that that many people using a single porta-potty is going to create some seriously disgusting problems.

What was the issue with the Rolling Stones and Hells Angels?

• The real issue was that Mick Jagger and the band were confused by who the real Hells Angels were. Though the group had hired them on the recommendation of the Grateful Dead (who left before performing their set, having seen all of the violence erupt around them), The Rolling Stones had used them before.

How did Mick Jagger avoid being killed by the Hells Angels?

• Septem —- The Rolling Stones’ famous frontman Mick Jagger narrowly avoided being killed in a dispute with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in the 1970s, according to a new podcast interview with former Hells Angels Ventura chapter boss George Christy.

What happened to Alan Passaro of the Rolling Stones?

• In 1985, Alan Passaro drowned in a lake in Santa Clara County, California. The drowning was considered "suspicious" and foul play has never been ruled out. In 2008, the BBC aired a documentary reporting that after the Altamont Music Festival, members of the Hells Angels made an attempt on Mick Jagger’s life.

Why did the Hells Angels line up in front of concerts?

• Hells Angels members would later claim that "security" was an overstatement, and they had merely been asked, in a vague way, to help out. As a means of blocking performers from the crowd, gang members lined their motorcycles up in front of the stage.