Altamont Speedway
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Altamont Speedway is a California motor racing track best known as the site of the infamous 1969 Altamont Free Concert, a chaotic rock festival often cited as marking the end of the 1960s counterculture era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motor racing track
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music festival site ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
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Jefferson Airplane NERFINISHED ⓘ Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1960s counterculture
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rock music history ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Altamont Free Concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closurePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
frequently compared to Woodstock as its dark counterpart
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subject of books and documentaries about the 1960s ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Gimme Shelter (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| hasEventDate | 1969-12-06 ⓘ |
| hasLapDirection | counterclockwise ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
site of violence at a rock concert
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symbol of the end of the 1960s counterculture era ⓘ |
| hostedSeries |
NASCAR regional events
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local short-track racing ⓘ stock car racing events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
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surface form:
Alameda County, California
Altamont Pass area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Livermore, California
NERFINISHED
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Tracy, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely covered as a tragic rock festival ⓘ |
| nearCity | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Altamont Free Concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIncident | stabbing death of Meredith Hunter during the Altamont Free Concert ⓘ |
| opened | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf | history of American rock festivals ⓘ |
| proximityTo |
Altamont Pass wind farms
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Interstate 580 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| securityGroupAtConcert | Hells Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| surfaceType | asphalt ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dark side of large-scale rock festivals
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end of the Summer of Love optimism ⓘ |
| trackType |
oval track
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road course (infield configuration) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile racing
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concerts ⓘ motorcycle racing ⓘ |
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