I was at this concert... trouble really started when cops lined the stadium in riot gear and threw tear gas into the crowd that was watching Jefferson Airplane, they left the stage for a minute or two, came back out and started playing their old revolution music Aug. 21, 1972 - Riot erupts at Jefferson Airplane concert. Lead singer Grace Slick and guitarist Paul Kantner are charged with assaulting an officer. 1972, Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane was arrested after a fight broke out on stage during a concert when the police had been called pigs. Grace Slick was Mace and another group member injured at the show in Akron. In August 1972, in Akron, Ohio, she and Paul were both arrested during an altercation with police following a concert. According to Grace, she had wandered on stage without her glasses during an argument between the police and the band’s road manager. Seeking to steady herself, she grabbed onto a policeman’s uniform. He responded by macing her. Paul rushed to Grace’s defense and was shoved to the floor by police.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:51:58 +0000
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