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Gimme Shelter

Documentary by Albert and David Maysles recalling the tragic events surrounding a free concert by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway outside San Francisco in 1969.

Documentary by Albert and David Maysles recalling the events surrounding a free concert by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway outside San Francisco in 1969. Worried about the security, the Stones asked the Hell's Angels to keep order for them, but the day ended tragically as violence broke out and a fan was killed.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash

  • The Rolling Stones

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

  • The Rolling Stones - You Gotta Move

  • The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

  • The Rolling Stones - Love in Vain

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    I've Been Loving You Too Long

    • To Stop Now.
  • Jefferson Airplane

    The Other Side of This Life

  • The Flying Burrito Brothers

    Six Days on the Road

  • The Rolling Stones

    Honky Tonk Women

  • The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man

  • The Rolling Stones

    Sympathy For The Devil

  • The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb

  • The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

Credits

Role Contributor
Director Albert Maysles
Director David Maysles
Director Charlotte Zwerin

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