Altamont Free Concert

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The Altamont Free Concert was a notorious 1969 rock festival in California remembered for its chaotic organization and fatal violence, often cited as marking the dark end of the 1960s counterculture era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf free concert
music festival
rock concert
alsoKnownAs Altamont Free Concert
surface form: Altamont Speedway Free Festival
associatedWith 1960s counterculture
attendanceEstimate approximately 300,000
causeOfMainDeath stabbing by Hells Angels member
chronologicalRelationTo took place four months after Woodstock Festival
comparedTo Woodstock Festival 1969
surface form: Woodstock Festival
contrastWith Woodstock Festival 1969
surface form: Woodstock Festival
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance often cited as the end of the 1960s counterculture era
symbol of the dark side of the hippie movement
date 1969-12-06
deathToll 4
documentedInFilm Gimme Shelter
fatalitiesIncluded Meredith Hunter
featuredPerformer Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
Santana (band)
surface form: Santana

The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Rolling Stones
filmedBy Albert Maysles
Charlotte Zwerin
Albert Maysles
surface form: David Maysles
finalizedLocationChange moved to Altamont Speedway shortly before the event
genre rock music
headliner The Rolling Stones
initialPlannedLocation Golden Gate Park
Sonoma Raceway
surface form: Sears Point Raceway
legacy frequently referenced in discussions of concert safety
used as a cautionary example in event management
location Alameda County, California NERFINISHED
Altamont Speedway
mediaCoverage extensive national and international press coverage
notableFor chaotic violence
inadequate security
logistical problems
notableIncident stabbing death of Meredith Hunter
organizationQuality poorly organized
organizedBy Grateful Dead management
Rock Scully
Sam Cutler
partOf 1969 American music events
securityArrangement Hells Angels were paid in beer
securityProvidedBy Hells Angels
stageDesign low stage close to the crowd
year 1969

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Subject: Altamont Free Concert
Description of subject: The Altamont Free Concert was a notorious 1969 rock festival in California remembered for its chaotic organization and fatal violence, often cited as marking the dark end of the 1960s counterculture era.

Referenced by (4)

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performedAt Altamont Free Concert
The Rolling Stones notableEvent Altamont Free Concert
Jefferson Airplane notablePerformance Altamont Free Concert
this entity surface form: Altamont Free Concert 1969
Altamont Free Concert alsoKnownAs Altamont Free Concert
this entity surface form: Altamont Speedway Free Festival