Good Friday – 25 March 2016 is a date that will go down in Cuban and Rock ‘n’ Roll history. That day, The Rolling Stones became the first rock band to play a massive free outdoor concert to hundreds of thousands in Havana, Cuba.
The historic concert was filmed by award winning director Paul Dugdale and the result is a must see one night only cinema experience – ‘HAVANA MOON’ - The Rolling Stones Live in Cuba will be premiered on cinema screens across the globe for one night only on Friday 23 September 2016.
And the good news for Stones fans in Milton Keynes? Odeon and Cineworld in the town are both screening Havana Moon.
“The Havana Moon cinema experience immerses the audience in fantastic surround sound with super high definition visuals, it is the closest you will get to being there, don’t miss it!” said David Pop, CEO of Musicscreen, the company distributing the film to more than a thousand cinemas worldwide.
“The Cuba show was simply amazing. It was an incredible moment; a huge sea of people for as far as the eye could see. You could feel the buzz of the enthusiasm from the crowd and that was for me the stand out moment,” said Mick Jagger.
Keith Richards added: “There’s the sun the moon the stars and The Rolling Stones. Seeing Cuba finally get the chance to rock out was special .. A night to remember in Havana…”
The British rockers’ highly anticipated free show attracted a million people in the country's capital city in the same week as President Obama became the first serving US President to visit Cuba in 88 years.
TV News reported that Obama was ‘the warm up act’ for the Rolling Stones and Obama paid tribute to the Stones in his first speech to the world’s media in Havana.
As the Stones took to the stage under a perfect ‘Havana Moon’ for a show that will forever go down in history books as a life changing moment for a country on the brink of change, there was nothing that was going to come between the band and their fans including the Vatican in Rome who had objected to rock n roll in Havana on Good Friday.
The Stones played all the hits including ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, ‘It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll’, ‘Paint It Black’, ‘Honky Tonk Women’, ‘Start Me Up’, ‘Brown Sugar’, You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ and ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and a few surprises too.
Now, the magic and excitement of that historic night can be enjoyed as part of a cinema audience - in surround sound and on the big screen - for one night only at an exclusive cinema event on September 23.
The Stones film Havana Moon will transport cinema-goers onto and out front of the Rolling Stones gigantic stage and immerse them in the excitement of that groundbreaking night in Havana.
Tickets are on sale now.
