1969 documentary about the free concert played at in part by the rolling stones. an ike-bound tina
turner makes a brief appearance early on in the film.
the first half of the film is likely what the producers, directors and band wanted to make, free of
bad vibes, with the exception of the foreshadowing of conflict that erupted during the concert
between the acting bodyguards and everyone in attendance and post-concert, over a phone-in talk show
venue, towards the stones themselves.
the second half of the film should make anyone think twice about going to any concert that utilizes
force to control human beings.
approximately 300,000 people attended the concert, and some anticipated that it would be a woodstock
west. filmmakers albert and david maysles shot footage of the event and incorporated it into a
documentary film entitled gimme shelter 1970. the event is best known for having been marred by
considerable violence, including one homicide and three accidental deaths: two caused by a
hit-and-run car accident and one by drowning in an irrigation canal. four births were reported
during the event as well.
while many people think the rolling stones are supporters of and sanction the hell\'s angels, it is
clear that the hell\'s angels were meant to add interest to the show and the violence was not only
incidental but largely self-defense according to a jury that tried the death. this does not remove
the fact that all who attended, including the hell\'s angels involved, were left disillusioned and
unhappy at the outcome of an event that should have been enjoyable.
turner makes a brief appearance early on in the film.
the first half of the film is likely what the producers, directors and band wanted to make, free of
bad vibes, with the exception of the foreshadowing of conflict that erupted during the concert
between the acting bodyguards and everyone in attendance and post-concert, over a phone-in talk show
venue, towards the stones themselves.
the second half of the film should make anyone think twice about going to any concert that utilizes
force to control human beings.
approximately 300,000 people attended the concert, and some anticipated that it would be a woodstock
west. filmmakers albert and david maysles shot footage of the event and incorporated it into a
documentary film entitled gimme shelter 1970. the event is best known for having been marred by
considerable violence, including one homicide and three accidental deaths: two caused by a
hit-and-run car accident and one by drowning in an irrigation canal. four births were reported
during the event as well.
while many people think the rolling stones are supporters of and sanction the hell\'s angels, it is
clear that the hell\'s angels were meant to add interest to the show and the violence was not only
incidental but largely self-defense according to a jury that tried the death. this does not remove
the fact that all who attended, including the hell\'s angels involved, were left disillusioned and
unhappy at the outcome of an event that should have been enjoyable.
