Stones Free concert in Cuba

[Johnny-Too-Good]

The Rolling Stones will be the first British band to perform an open-air concert in the country


The Rolling Stones are to perform their Concert For Amity in Havana, Cuba, on March 25.


The show will be free to attend, and will set the record as the first open-air concert in the country to feature a UK rock band. They'll also be the biggest act to perform there since Cuba's 1959 revolution.

The concert at Havana's Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana is scheduled to follow the Rolling Stones' South American tour.

The band say: "We have performed in many special places during our long career, but this show in Havana is going to be a landmark event for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba, too."

The organisation Fundashon Bon Intenshon is planning the event on behalf of the Caribbean island of Curaçao. It supports charitable projects regarding education, athletics, cultural literacy, healthcare and tourism around the world.The Institute of Cuban Music is also supporting the event.

Meanwhile, the Stones are expected to start work on their first studio material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang in the coming months.


The Rolling Stones South America tour dates 2016

Mar 02: Porto Alegre Estadio Beira-Rio, Brazil
Mar 06: Ate Estadio Monumental, Peru
Mar 10: Bogota Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campin, Colombia
Mar 14: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico
Mar 25: Havana Ciudad Deportiva De La Habana, Cuba

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

The Rolling Stones are to perform their Concert For Amity in Havana, Cuba, on March 25.

The show will be free to attend, and will set the record as the first open-air concert in the country to feature a UK rock band. They'll also be the biggest act to perform there since Cuba's 1959 revolution.

Anyone from CRF going?

 

[That 70s Guy]

Hope they record it.

 

[joker1961]

new Stones album would be great...

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

Hope they record it.

Oh I'm sure they will!

 

[Johnny-Too-Good]

I've seen this crowd estimated anywhere between 450,000 - 1.3m. Either way, a huge attendance. This is from 'Classic Rock' -

The Rolling Stones became the first British band to perform an open-air concert in Cuba when they played their first-ever show on the Caribbean island on March 25 in Havana.


On the heels of their America Latina Ole tour, the band delivered the Concert For Amity before an estimated 1.3 million fans at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana.

The 18-song set provided Cuban fans their first live taste of Stones classics, from show-opener Jumpin’ Jack Flash to the finale of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

Mick Jagger told the crowd: “Here we are finally! We are sure that this night is going to be an unforgettable night, for you and for us. We know that years ago it was difficult to listen to our music here in Cuba, but here we are, playing for you in your beautiful land. I think that finally things have changed, haven’t they?”

The Havana show was filmed by director Paul Dugdale and produced by JA Digital for a possible future release.

The band adds: “Thank you Latin America for an unforgettable tour. And thanks to the 1.3 million people of Cuba who came to the show. Next stop, Saatchi Gallery, London for Exhibitionism - The Rolling Stones.”

The April 6 opening at the Saatchi Gallery will see the group host their first-ever major exhibition at the prestigious London venue. The event will present more than 500 important and unseen artifacts from the group’s personal archives while featuring an interactive tour through the Stones’ history.

Following the London residency, Exhibitionism will visit 11 other cities around the world over a four-year period.