{"id":30991,"date":"2024-12-06T18:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-dec-6-1969-the-rolling-stones-headlined-the-altamont-speedway-free-festival\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T18:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:02:49","slug":"on-this-day-dec-6-1969-the-rolling-stones-headlined-the-altamont-speedway-free-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-dec-6-1969-the-rolling-stones-headlined-the-altamont-speedway-free-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, Dec. 6, 1969: The Rolling Stones headlined the Altamont Speedway Free Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-12-06\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On This Day, Dec. 6, 1969 &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Altamont Speedway Free Festival kicked off in the Bay Area of California, headlined by\u00a0<strong>The Rolling Stones\u00a0<\/strong>and featuring a lineup that included\u00a0<strong>Santana<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jefferson Airplane<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Flying Burrito Brothers\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Crosby, Stills\u00a0&amp; Nash<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The counterculture concert, attended by nearly 300,000 people, was marred by the presence of the Hell\u2019s Angels motorcycle club, which had been hired as security for the day. The group clashed with concertgoers, which led to the stabbing death of one of the attendees, 18-year-old\u00a0<strong>Meredith Hunter<\/strong>, and three accidental deaths, as well as numerous injuries and property damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Footage from the concert was featured in the 1970 Rolling Stones documentary\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Gimme Shelter<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day, Dec. 6, 1969 &#8230; The Altamont Speedway Free Festival kicked off in the Bay Area of California, headlined by\u00a0The Rolling Stones\u00a0and featuring a lineup that included\u00a0Santana,\u00a0Jefferson Airplane,\u00a0The Flying Burrito Brothers\u00a0and\u00a0Crosby, Stills\u00a0&amp; Nash. 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