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Gimme shelter: Stones’ 1967 Swiss concert turns nasty

The Rolling Stones arrive at Zurich airport in 1967 Keystone

It’s been 50 years since fighting broke out at a Rolling Stones concert at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. Fans tried to storm the stage, smoke bombs exploded and chairs were smashed. The event was a taste of what was to come the following year, when student protests took place across Europe.

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