Talking of big music events this weekend just gone, US rockers Audioslave became the first US rock band to play an outdoor concert in Cuba on Saturday night when they performed in front of thousands of fan at Havana's Anti Imperialist Plaza.
The fact authorities allowed the concert to go ahead marks a marked change of policy in the country, with rock ‘n’ roll previously viewed by the powers that be as one of America’s most effective weapons against Cuba’s cultural identity, especially among the younger population. Ironically the plaza that hosted the gig was built five years ago specifically for mass protests against the US government.
Commenting on the historic gig, Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell told reporters: "It's exciting to play music in a place that American bands haven't been to play and it's exciting to be the first American band to come and play some loud rock music and it's all about that. The music is what it's all about, period."