Havana Taken by the British ... again

On March 25, the group will place its flag in the Cuban capital city to take the scoop to give a concert in Cuba and play for the first time in the Caribbean.

Through his account on Twitter, the leading singer Mick Jagger said “the show will be a reference point for us, and we hope it will be the same for all our friends in Cuba”.

The event will take place on the grounds of the Ciudad Deportiva in Havana, one of the major works of the National Civil Engineering, built in 1957 and which has been the scene of important events in previous years.

The stage will be about 80 meters long, 56 wide and 20 high, and about ten screens arranged along the ground will complement the visibility of the event.

About the concert, the group's publicist, Bernard Doherty said exclusively to Prensa Latina, that it was an idea of ​​the whole band, which they began to manage more than six months ago.

The source assured the excellent mood of the group and its desire to give “spectacular show in the island's capital city after a wonderful appearance in Mexico last Monday”.

Charlie (Watts), Ronnie (Ron Woods), Keith (Richards) and Mick (Jagger) really want to play in the country, added the executive of the LD Communications agency, which represents artists such as Tina Turner and the rock band AC / DC.

Playing in a city and a country where they have never done it before is certainly very exciting for the Rolling, Doherty added.

On the possibility that the audience of the show might be 500 000 people, he commented that the band always deliver its maximum effort during every performance.

Whether half a million in a festival or 700 people in a small Parisian nightclub—what we did last time in Europe—the group always gives its audience 100 percent of its energy, he emphasized.

“In the middle of all the production and presentation of the show, the most important thing is the good music that the Rolling Stones deliver to people,” concluded Doherty.

This concert will close the British Music Week in Cuba, which started last March 18  and includes presentations by local bands that will perform classics of the Rock and roll as well as lectures on the influence of the genre on the island.

It will also mark the end of the band’s tour through Latin America, Olé, which has raised very favorable reviews, with crowded performances in stadiums of Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Mexico.

Unlike the English attack two centuries ago, the announcement of the show last February 29 caused great excitement among Cubans of all generations and even had repercussions abroad because it will be free of charge.

“It is almost certain that the followers of the Stones of the whole island will come to the Ciudad Deportiva from the night before or in the early hours of the morning to wangle a privileged place in this encounter with the history of rock and roll”, Granma newspaper published.

The concert also attracted the world's attention and thousands of people from around the world have already booked passage to participate in an event that will stay registered in books, added the source.

The date will be a unique moment, said the young journalist Yaritza Hernandez, adding that she has seen both young people and people around the 50 years of age with great enthusiasm to attend.

Meanwhile the 58-year marathon runner Roberto Oliva, said the stage preparations are impressive, taking into account all the scaffolding and the technique for a presentation of two and a half hours.

The university student Lais Sifontes acknowledged that she is a big fan of The Rolling Stones because she grew up listening to their music with her parents, so the concert is an ideal opportunity to watch live the authors of her favorite songs.

Beyond all the accessories that will complement the show, what will conquer all Cuban and international audience will be the representative charisma and magnetism of a band that has been 54 years making history in culture and universal music.

Translation: Lisandra Alapon (Cubarte)