The Rolling Stones are seen on giant screens as they perform for thousands at the Cuidad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 25, 2016. The Stones performed a free concert in Havana, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)Photo: The Associated Press
HAVANA, CUBA – MARCH 25: Rolling Stones fans wait for the start of a free concert March 26, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. Thousands of fans waited for the Rolling Stones to play for the first time in Cuba, after the music was once banned by the government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
HAVANA, CUBA – MARCH 25: Rolling Stones fans wait for the start of a free concert March 26, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. Thousands of fans waited for the Rolling Stones to play for the first time in Cuba, after the music was once banned by the government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The iconic tongue symbol of the Rolling Stones sits atop the similarly iconic image of revolutionary hero Ernesto « Che » Guevara on a sign placed by fans outside the venue where the Rolling Stones will play their concert in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 25, 2016. The Stones are performing in a free concert in Havana Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
Thousands gather at the Ciudad Deportiva as the Rolling Stones perform in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 25, 2016. The Stones are performing in a free concert in Havana Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
The Rolling Stones perform in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 25, 2016. The Stones are performing in a free concert in Havana Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution.(AP Photo/Enric Marti)
Keith Richards et Ron Wood, lors d’un concert en mars 2016
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 25, 2016. The Stones are performing in a free concert in Havana Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
The Rolling Stones are seen on giant screens as they perform for thousands at the Cuidad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 25, 2016. The Stones performed a free concert in Havana, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
Keith Richards plays his guitar as the Rolling Stones perform in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 25, 2016. At left Charlie Watts and at right Mick Jagger. The Stones are performing in a free concert in Havana Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
Fans dance and cheer during a Rolling Stones concert at the Cuidad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 25, 2016. The Stones performed a free concert in Havana, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (Ismael Francisco/Cubadebate via AP)
Les Rolling Stones ont fait vibrer des centaines de milliers de personnes vendredi soir à l’aréna de la Ciudad Deportiva, à La Havane, à l’occasion d’un spectacle historique gratuit. Les légendes du rock britannique sont en effet les premiers à avoir donné un concert d’envergure à Cuba depuis la révolution de 1959.
Mick Jagger et ses acolytes Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, et le bassiste Darryl Jones ont débuté leur concert sur Jumpin’ Jack Flash avant d’enchaîner une vingtaine de leurs grands classiques tels que It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll, Sympathy for the devil, Angie, Paint it black avant de conclure sur les notes de la célèbre Satisfaction.
Ce concert – surprise – concluait la tournée America latina Olé des Rolling Stones qui a débuté le 3 février à Santiago au Chili. Le groupe a donné des représentations dans 9 villes d’Amérique latine notamment à Mexico City, à Rio de Janeiro au Brésil, à Buenos Aires en Argentine ou encore à Lima au Pérou.
Le groupe est arrivé à La Havane, deux jours après la fin de la visite officielle de Barack Obama – la première d’un président américain à Cuba en 88 ans.
