Altamont Free Concert

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free concert music festival rock concert

The Altamont Free Concert was a notorious 1969 rock festival in California remembered for its chaotic organization and fatal violence, often cited as marking the dark end of the 1960s counterculture era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Altamont Free Concert canonical	2
Altamont Free Concert 1969	1
Altamont Speedway Free Festival	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2011176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Altamont Free Concert
Context triple: [Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, performedAt, Altamont Free Concert]

A. Woodstock
Woodstock is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the location of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
B. Woodstock
Woodstock is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the English Civil War, blending political intrigue, romance, and elements of the supernatural.
C. Woodstock Festival 1969
Woodstock Festival 1969 was a landmark three-day music and arts festival in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and peace movement.
D. Summer of Love
"Summer of Love" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album "Songs of Experience," reflecting themes of conflict, hope, and resilience.
E. Fillmore East
Fillmore East was a legendary New York City rock concert venue in the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for hosting iconic performances by major rock, blues, and psychedelic artists.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Altamont Free Concert
Target entity description: The Altamont Free Concert was a notorious 1969 rock festival in California remembered for its chaotic organization and fatal violence, often cited as marking the dark end of the 1960s counterculture era.

A. Woodstock
Woodstock is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the location of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
B. Woodstock
Woodstock is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the English Civil War, blending political intrigue, romance, and elements of the supernatural.
C. Woodstock Festival 1969
Woodstock Festival 1969 was a landmark three-day music and arts festival in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and peace movement.
D. Summer of Love
"Summer of Love" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album "Songs of Experience," reflecting themes of conflict, hope, and resilience.
E. Fillmore East
Fillmore East was a legendary New York City rock concert venue in the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for hosting iconic performances by major rock, blues, and psychedelic artists.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	free concert ⓘ music festival ⓘ rock concert ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Altamont Speedway Free Festival ⓘ linked to: Altamont Free Concert
associatedWith	1960s counterculture ⓘ
attendanceEstimate	approximately 300,000 ⓘ
causeOfMainDeath	stabbing by Hells Angels member ⓘ
chronologicalRelationTo	took place four months after Woodstock Festival ⓘ
comparedTo	Woodstock Festival ⓘ linked to: Woodstock Festival 1969
contrastWith	Woodstock Festival ⓘ linked to: Woodstock Festival 1969
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalSignificance	often cited as the end of the 1960s counterculture era ⓘ symbol of the dark side of the hippie movement ⓘ
date	1969-12-06 ⓘ
deathToll	4 ⓘ
documentedInFilm	Gimme Shelter ⓘ
fatalitiesIncluded	Meredith Hunter ⓘ
featuredPerformer	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ Jefferson Airplane ⓘ Santana ⓘ linked to: Santana (band) The Flying Burrito Brothers ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ
filmedBy	Albert Maysles ⓘ Charlotte Zwerin ⓘ David Maysles ⓘ linked to: Albert Maysles
finalizedLocationChange	moved to Altamont Speedway shortly before the event ⓘ
genre	rock music ⓘ
headliner	The Rolling Stones ⓘ
initialPlannedLocation	Golden Gate Park ⓘ Sears Point Raceway ⓘ linked to: Sonoma Raceway
legacy	frequently referenced in discussions of concert safety ⓘ used as a cautionary example in event management ⓘ
location	Alameda County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Altamont Speedway ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national and international press coverage ⓘ
notableFor	chaotic violence ⓘ inadequate security ⓘ logistical problems ⓘ
notableIncident	stabbing death of Meredith Hunter ⓘ
organizationQuality	poorly organized ⓘ
organizedBy	Grateful Dead management ⓘ Rock Scully ⓘ Sam Cutler ⓘ
partOf	1969 American music events ⓘ
securityArrangement	Hells Angels were paid in beer ⓘ
securityProvidedBy	Hells Angels ⓘ
stageDesign	low stage close to the crowd ⓘ
year	1969 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young → performedAt → Altamont Free Concert ⓘ

The Rolling Stones → notableEvent → Altamont Free Concert ⓘ

Jefferson Airplane → notablePerformance → Altamont Free Concert 1969 ⓘ

linked to: Altamont Free Concert

Altamont Free Concert → alsoKnownAs → Altamont Speedway Free Festival ⓘ