The First Rock Show Behind The Iron Curtain Ended In a Riot
On April 13, 1967 The Rolling Stones played a concert in Warsaw, even though their records could not be purchased legally in Poland. A massive crowd of some 20-30 thousand fans show up, although the theater could only sit 3,000. What could go wrong?
Polish bands featured in this video:
5:40 Czerwono Czarni – Sobota To Mój Dzień
5:53 Chochoły – Naście Lat
5:59 Polanie – Nie zawrócę
Compilation of 60s Polish garage rock “Wretchin’ The Wires” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdkD4K9t55c
@johnholliday6324
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
A riot at a Stones concert? Say it ain't so….
@wolfkingsigma2795
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
My dad went to this concert. Awesome.
@guciowitomski3825
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
0:41
Why would you assume that the "sons and daughters of the communist party officials" were not "true fans"?
@dondamon4669
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Mick and Keith and Charlie were driving fans crazy back then even with Brian with them not even really playing. How could he compete with Mick especially! Mick was the number rock n roll rebel at this time seen as dangerous
@mireklalas
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
The narrative makes sense but is overhyped and contains inaccuracies. The Stones played Poland because their Moscow gig got canceled. A number of major Western bands and artists performed in Poland throughout the 1970s. The Stones loved their notoriety and rebel image, but to paint them as freedom fighters of any sort is absurd especially today. The only freedom they stood for was to get laid every night with no care for the women 'under their thumb'. Some freedom-lovers, indeed.
@wordofswords5386
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
3:57 lol this is made out to be some kind of Horrendous Communist Crackdown. Bro there were way worse concert based riots in the US and still are.
@TroubledTrooper
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
My friend was a sailor and he said docking in Gdansk during this era he was immediately viewed with suspicion. Poland was very different in those days…
@ozisfake
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Notice how there is no video of officers returning dancing people to their seats. That’s because when people say things like that, it’s called PROPAGANDA
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Polish Communist Party Member: “have the Ramones killed”
Citizens Militia Officer: “but sir that’s…”
Party Member: “do as I say!!!”
@xxcelr8rs
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Sonny Vincent research that guy. He was doing East Germany shows before wall fell. He was huge. His picture on WW2 era Bomb shelter/radio tower complex like he was Elvis. He was from Minnesota and CBGB's. Mo Tuckers guitar player for 10 years too. When the walls fell he told me the kids went right to the good stuff. Zepplin, Black Sabbath.
@camryt
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
You can’t talk about polish classic rock music without mentioning Breakout, who recorded one of the greatests riffs in history in „Kiedy byłem małym chłopcem” („When I was a young boy”), and who also had a number of psychodelic songs
@geraldpower5491
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
I appreciate the important note you make that it wasn't just in Communist states that authorities cracked down – sometimes with savagery – on rock concert goers. Both sides of the Iron Curtain experienced the excitement and destabilising effects of the baby-boomers growing up.
@Rabarbarzynca
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
You might want to cover one case when Iron Maiden played in Poland and got somehow invited to someones wedding. Their performance there is a stuff of legends and envy of all rockers and metalheads that missed that.😂
@prepecenihleb1679
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
history of popular music with a healthy dose of american neoliberal red scare propaganda 🤡
@jayjohn9893
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Honestly this is quickly becoming my new fave channel. Such a wealth of music and histroy here!
@AntoanKurttwan
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
You should make a video for Yugoslavian Bands how a communist country was having all western bands publishers etc and check out EKV , Leb I Sol , Obojeni Program was the first Yugo band aired on MTV
@barkingbandicoot
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Cool! Now do Czechoslovakia and the influence of the Velvet Underground.
@johnallen6945
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Rock and roll has always been hard-edged. Like Neil Young says, "Keep on rocking in the free world." If you are someplace that does not allow rock then you are not free. Rock has always been revolutionary. It's all about breaking down barriers to freedom. IMO, Jagger/Richards are two geniuses of the 20th Century and right up there with Lennon/McCartney. You don't last 60 years in this business if you're not good. This duo came up with more than 350 songs together. So many greats, "Street Fightin' Man," "Sweet Black Angel," "Let's Spend the Night Together" when sleeping with someone was not discussed in polite society. I was 12 when "Satisfaction" came out and us kids listened to that over and over. What kind of satisfaction was Mick talking about? We discussed this for hours on end trying to decipher the meaning of the song. Since we weren't even teenagers at that time and were naive we never understood "Satisfaction" until years later.
@jackxavier3915
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Thank u
@ΔημήτρηςΜαρράς
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Shit happened in fascist 1967 Greece at the Rolling Stones concert. It has a lot of interest also. Great video
@TheWaveGoodbye-Music
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Socialist poland*
If it was communist it wouldn't be a country any more
@CalebOrvik
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am
Great subject!!