The Rolling Stones were a major deal when they came to Montreal in 1972 and locals responded to the Street Fighting Man anthemic crew with corresponding vigor.
These photos were grabbed from the must-watch and must rewatch 1972 NFB Station 10 documentary.
The guy on the right in the first photo is seen brazenly offering hashish, or trying to swap hashish for tickets in Pigeon Park, or Cabot Park as it's officially known, across from the old Forum.
A police officer tells the filmmakers that there's no point in arresting the drug dealers because there were too many of them and it would just cause further trouble.
Many of the tickets for the show turned out to be counterfeit and those who purchased them were refused entry, causing much of the ruckus.
Some of the hashish being sold might have been fake too. So much for scruples in the hippie world.
Someone tried placing a bomb in the place to raise their chances of getting in for free. Yes, that's the kind of time it was folks.
As the Rolling Stones rocked the Forum, many young people were rumbling around outside, cursing at police in frustration.The young woman with the white undershirt does heroic work trying to keep her male friends, including "Stewie" from fighting with the cops.
At the end she is found lying on the ground at Pigeon Park crying with one of her male friends in her arm.
High drama but for what reason?
