The Rolling Stones and their fans in Cuba finally spend the night together as the veteran rockers perform a free gig in Havana. Pic by SkyNews
THE Rolling Stones have performed in front of hundreds of thousands of jubilant Cubans, delivering a historic concert in a country that once considered the band’s music subversive.
Coming two days after Barack Obama finished the first trip to Cuba by a US president in nearly 90 years, Friday night’s free gig in Havana cemented the communist-run island’s opening to the world.
The veteran rockers started their first-ever show in Cuba with Jumpin’ Jack Flash, a song recorded in 1968 when Cuban rock fans were secretly sharing pirated vinyl records and risked being sent to rural work brigades to cure “ideological deviation”.
“We know that years back it was hard to hear our music in Cuba, but here we are playing. I also think the times are changing,” singer Mick Jagger said to a roar from the crowd.
Jagger spoke in Spanish throughout of the 18-song show of hits that lasted more than two hours.
The band posted the set list on their official Twitter page, revealing the hits they performed for the crowd.