Rolling Stones announce free Los Angeles concert
ByDec 22, 2002 11:00 PM
The Rolling Stones will play a free concert in Los Angeles on Feb. 6 to raise awareness of global warming, the band announced on Monday (12/23).
The Rolling Stones will play a free concert in Los Angeles on Feb. 6 to raise awareness of global warming, the band announced on Monday (12/23).
The show, organized by The Rolling Stones with the environmental lobby group Natural Resources Defense Council, comes near the end of the North American leg of the Stones’ current North American tour.
Fans can sign up for a chance win one of 6,000 pairs of free tickets to the show by visiting www.nrdcstonesconcert.org and filling out an entry form, or by mailing an entry, by Jan. 6. Winners will be selected at random and announced during the week of Jan. 13, according to publicity firm Rogers & Cowan. Full details are available at the event’s website.
According to Reuters, producer Steve Bing is paying all expenses related to the show.
The Rolling Stones haven’t played a free public concert since 1969’s famous and ill-fated Altamont show, near San Francisco, which was documented in the film “Gimme Shelter.” The band hired local Hells Angels to provide security for the show, and the event ended in chaos. One fan was stabbed to death near the stage.