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Rolling Stones and Woodstock Concerts
During the time when the Rolling Stones did their concert at the Altamont Raceway in California and the Woodstock concert in upstate New York, the movement of counterculture was happening within America. Counterculture was a culture of young people who rejected mainstream American society in the 1960s, seeking to create an alternative society based on peace, love, and individual freedom. The counterculture movement involved rock 'n' roll music, outrageous clothing and appearance, and the liberal use of drugs. Over time, the counterculture movement turned into violence and disillusionment.
When the Rolling Stones did their free concert in Altamont, California, it turned into a
complete disaster. The band's security, the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, had beaten an African American man who was wielding a knife in front of the stage. Three other people were also killed at the concert. The Hell's Angels were shoving people around or near the stage, while doctors were helping other people climb down from bad acid trips.
Woodstock was a free musical festival that attracted more than 400,000 young people to a farm in upstate New York in 1969. The concert was a complete success...