Altamont

Sixties concert tragedy

Altamont most often refers to the 1969 Altamont Free Concert in California, where a fan was killed by Hell's Angels acting as security during the Rolling Stones' set.

The event is frequently cited as the symbolic end of 1960s idealism: Altamont was the anti-Woodstock.

Altamont is also a place name for several U.S. towns.

concert

festival

Organized public celebration

tragedy · stabbing · counterculture · violence · Woodstock · death · chaos · security · December · Mick Jagger

geography

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Move beyond or decline

highway · Tracy · commuter rail · Bay Area · windmills · turbines · East Bay · transportation · corridor · summit

Opposites
rock festival cultural legacy

AltamontWoodstock

Landmark 1969 music festival

Summer of Love · Monterey Pop · Haight-Ashbury · peace and love · flower power

cultural moment trajectory

AltamontWoodstock

Landmark 1969 music festival

Summer of Love · hope · innocence · utopia · Camelot

Family

alt, alto, altitude, altimeter, mount, mountain, mountains, mountainous, mountaineer

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG