If Woodstock was the high point of 1960s idealism, Altamont has been called its death knell. Weirdly, these two events happened less than four months apart from one another—Woodstock took place from ...

The free concert was supposed to be a celebration marking the end of the group's 1969 U.S. tour. But instead, it turned into chaos. At Altamont, How 'Woodstock West' Turned Into 'Rock's Darkest Day' ...

No matter how rowdy a rock ‘n’ roll concert might get, few come close to the violence and chaos of the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California, which took place on December 6, 1969. Two years ...