The legendary British band The Rolling Stones arrived this afternoon to Havana to play for the first time in its history in Cuba, in a free concert which is expected to convene 500,000 people, with which put an end to Latin America Olé Tour tour 2016
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts arrived today with his entire team at 18:10 (19:10 Argentina) to Terminal a of José Martí International Airport on a charter flight departed from Miami .
the four Stones will be joined by Darryl Jones on bass, keyboards virtuoso Chuck Leavell and Matt Clifford; Tim Ries bronzes and Karl Denson; and the choirs of Bernard Fowler and Sasha Allen, who accompanied him on his three concerts in February at the Estadio Unico de La Plata.
While the envoys of media around the world trajinan the streets of this city between the roar of the engines of buses (buses) and the ’50 cars’ in search of the coveted accreditation for the show, whole families of Cubans inside the island prepare their trip to the capital to witness a spectacle never seen.
in the Sports City of Havana, where is mounted the huge stage, an army of producers, technicians and leads finalize preparations for this first mega concert in the era of thawing of relations with the United States.
the huge property, composed of several grass courts, is closed to the public until tomorrow at 14, when the doors open to witness the show, which will begin at 20.30 and will last two and a quarter hours, although it is possible that these hours be extended with some encores, which are under consideration by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts.
for days the place calls attention many people who come to the fences around the huge property to be photographed with the background scenery, and people are already installed near the Sports City despite the ban on camping.
“This it is a great thing to lose, see how Arman all, with so many lights and sound equipment is something you do not want to miss. I have never seen it. Do not let me camp but here I’ll stay turning not to miss anything, “said Manuel, a 20 year old who studies economics at the University of Havana.
Although all night will not be, too planned to spend many hours watching all Yeneley, a woman who “fan of the Rolling” is declared, and over 40 years.
the size of the structure is mounted is clear with the data who arrived a total of 61 containers and a cargo plane Boeing 747 full of equipment.
Many of the wizard are fans of the Stones, or the “Mikis”, as they say the younger generations, but also attended by hundreds of thousands that little or nothing have heard the music of this mega band, formed in London in 1962.
Some of these came to ask envoys Telam if the music did in rock or if they were Americans. It happens that outside information, including cultural, for decades came in eyedropper to Cuba. That began to be relaxed in recent years with slow internet income.
There are also many tourists who are preparing to live the recital in the middle of the huge number of Cubans who will fill the land. Mexicans, Chileans, Argentines, Uruguayans, Brazilians and Spaniards are among the nationalities today detected near the Sports City.
“This is a historic concert and when it began to anticipate the possibility of to come the Rolling Stones did not hesitate and took the plunge my vacation to be here the day of the show, said Alberto, a Mexican of 26 years, whom the passage came out about the same cost entry for presentation in his country, which was the penultimate point of the tour.
the show of the Rolling Stones is the product of long negotiations, driven by Jagger himself, who wanted his band was the first to play in Cuba in the opening stage . To the point that agreed to be free, since no Cuban is financially able to pay the cost of inputs had in any of the points of this Latin American tour 2016.
Shortly before, the Stones greeted the Cuban people with a “Hello Cuba!”, which published on its website this week.
“we have played many amazing places, but this concert in Havana will be historic for us,” he said Jagger in that message.
in addition to the attraction aroused by this legendary band, is also present in some sectors of the population feel that this show is the first of a list of attractions waiting for it to open with the policy of rapprochement with the United States, which climaxed with the visit of President of this country, Barack Obama, this week.
Omar Everleny, an economist at Centre for the Study of the Cuban Economy , she told Telam that in April is expected to Channel perfumery international company present their new fragrances in Havana and choosing locations that are in this city to film the upcoming movie “Fast and Furious” saga.
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