FBI Agents Revealed The Hells Angels Had A Plot To Take Out Mick Jagger
The Hells Angels were going to take out Mick Jagger. They were armed, dangerous and fueled by a burning need for revenge. Because nobody – not even a world-famous rock star – could make fools of the Hells Angels and get away with it. But Jagger had done just that, and now he was going to pay the ultimate price. The bikers had set out in the dead of night and were sailing, undetected, toward the rocker’s home. If all went to plan, Jagger would be dead by sun-up and the Hells Angels would have gotten their satisfaction.
Hired for safety reasons
The bikers in that boat might have reflected on how things had turned out so badly. After all, the trouble between the Rolling Stones and the Hells Angels had started with a simple deal. In 1969, you see, the Stones mounted a comeback tour with the help of the Angels. Their first success was an iconic free concert in London’s Hyde Park – where the Angels provided security. Or so the Stones thought.
Rogue angels
That’s because the biker security guards at the Hyde Park gig were not actually part of the real Hells Angels. They were just using the Angels’ name. So when the show made a massive splash, the band asked the proper Hells Angels to be security at an American concert. And then things started to go terribly wrong.
A dream lineup
It could have been so good, too. The band chose the Altamont Speedway in California for the U.S. gig. The concert would be completely free of charge, and other bands on the bill included the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane. So it was an incredibly big deal for the 1960s counterculture.
Woodstock West
The whole thing was even called “Woodstock West.” But while Woodstock was the embodiment of the hippie peace and love philosophy, the Altamont gig would become its polar opposite. The event would be tarred with shocking violence, chaos, and even death. And the Hells Angels would be at the very heart of the trouble.
