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The Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival
The Rolling Stones British
Not on view
Intended to be a "Woodstock of the West," the free concert featuring Santana, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and the Rolling Stones advertised here devolved into chaos when a security force of Hells Angels began to clash with audience members. During the Stones performance, an escalation of violence led to the death of attendee Meredith Hunter.
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