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Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story
Rolling Stone
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Internet culture & public spectacle · 6 December 1969Open article references →
The Altamont Free Concert
Altamont Speedway concert site · United States
Why editors use it hereContemporary long-form reporting on planning, conditions, violence, and participants.
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Quick read
On 6 December 1969, an estimated 300,000 people converged on Altamont Speedway for a hastily organized free concert headlined by the Rolling Stones.
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Trigger and conditions
Hundreds of thousands arrived on narrow roads without adequate toilets, water, lighting, barriers, or trained security.
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Uncertainty
Estimates of attendance and injuries vary widely.
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Why it matters
Altamont was not Woodstock's mystical opposite; it was a poorly controlled mass gathering assembled faster than its infrastructure.
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