Hells Angels were paid in beer
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"Hells Angels were paid in beer" refers to the controversial arrangement in which members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club informally provided security at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert in exchange for beer, a decision widely criticized after the event turned violent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hells Angels were paid in beer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9429151 — 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)
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Target entity: Hells Angels were paid in beer Context triple: [Altamont Free Concert, securityArrangement, Hells Angels were paid in beer]
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A.
Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
"Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" is Hunter S. Thompson’s groundbreaking work of immersive gonzo journalism chronicling his time embedded with the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club in the 1960s.
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B.
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels is a 1930 aviation war film directed and produced by Howard Hughes, renowned for its groundbreaking aerial combat sequences and high production costs for the era.
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C.
Polecats motorcycle gang
The Polecats motorcycle gang is a fictional outlaw biker group featured in the classic LucasArts adventure game Full Throttle, serving as the central gang around which the story and its protagonist revolve.
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D.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 action film blending biker and neo-Western themes, best known for its stylized outlaw duo and cult status despite poor initial reception.
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E.
King of the Bootleggers
King of the Bootleggers is the famous Prohibition-era moniker of George Remus, a powerful and flamboyant American bootlegger and lawyer who built a vast illegal liquor empire in the 1920s.
- 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: Hells Angels were paid in beer Target entity description: "Hells Angels were paid in beer" refers to the controversial arrangement in which members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club informally provided security at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert in exchange for beer, a decision widely criticized after the event turned violent.
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A.
Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
"Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" is Hunter S. Thompson’s groundbreaking work of immersive gonzo journalism chronicling his time embedded with the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club in the 1960s.
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B.
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels is a 1930 aviation war film directed and produced by Howard Hughes, renowned for its groundbreaking aerial combat sequences and high production costs for the era.
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C.
Polecats motorcycle gang
The Polecats motorcycle gang is a fictional outlaw biker group featured in the classic LucasArts adventure game Full Throttle, serving as the central gang around which the story and its protagonist revolve.
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D.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 action film blending biker and neo-Western themes, best known for its stylized outlaw duo and cult status despite poor initial reception.
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E.
King of the Bootleggers
King of the Bootleggers is the famous Prohibition-era moniker of George Remus, a powerful and flamboyant American bootlegger and lawyer who built a vast illegal liquor empire in the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical event description ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeathOf | Meredith Hunter ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | violence at the Altamont Free Concert ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerformer |
Grateful Dead
ⓘ
Jefferson Airplane ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| compensationForm | in-kind payment ⓘ |
| compensationType | beer ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
concert organizers and observers after the event
ⓘ
music journalists ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
comparison with Woodstock as contrasting 1969 rock festivals
ⓘ
public scrutiny of the use of outlaw motorcycle clubs as security ⓘ |
| hasContext | Altamont Free Concert ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning | example of the dark side of 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Altamont Speedway, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Altamont Speedway
|
| hasReputationAs | symbol of poor concert security planning ⓘ |
| hasSourceType | contemporary reports and later historical accounts ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
ⓘ
linked to:
Hells Angels
|
| involvesRole | security for the stage and performers ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedAs |
controversial decision
ⓘ
informal arrangement ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
documentaries about the Altamont Free Concert
ⓘ
retrospectives on 1960s rock culture ⓘ |
| refersTo |
compensation of Hells Angels members with beer
ⓘ
informal security arrangement at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Altamont Free Concert security arrangements
ⓘ
history of rock festival safety ⓘ public image of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hells Angels were paid in beer Description of subject: "Hells Angels were paid in beer" refers to the controversial arrangement in which members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club informally provided security at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert in exchange for beer, a decision widely criticized after the event turned violent.
Referenced by (1)
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