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"We have played in many incredible places but this concert in
Havana is going to be a historic event for us," Jagger said in a
voice over while the Stones' song, "Jumping' Jack Flash" plays
to snippets of concert video. "We hope it will be for you, too."
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibHtwz49vSg)
Less than one-third of Cubans have access to the Internet, with
only 3.4 percent of homes connected to either the Internet or a
local Cuban Intranet, according to U.N. data.
The Stones added Cuba to the end of a Latin American tour,
becoming the first major international rock stars to play in the
island nation.
The outdoor concert at a sports complex was postponed five days
because of the 48-hour visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, who
departed Cuba on Tuesday.
The band have brought in 61 shipping containers with an
estimated 500 tonnes of equipment, such as a stage, speakers,
lights and video screens, the production manager, Dale Skjerseth,
told reporters on Sunday.
A crew of 140 Stones employees and at least 80 Cubans have set
up on grounds including a football field and adjoining baseball
fields with room for hundreds of thousands of spectators who are
invited to arrive for free on a first-come, first-serve basis.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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