1960 Press Photo Riot at Lord Montague's Jazz Festival

Teenage Jazz fans in riot at Lord Montague's Jazz Festival: Teenage rioters wrecked the first night of Lord Montague of Beaulieu's jazz festival at his stately home in Eampshire last night. They stormed the bandstand, forcing off Acker Bilk's jazz band, and climbed up a TV lighting stand that c ollapsed under their weight. Three teenagers were taken to hospital. Police from all over the district were called in control the 9,000 strong crowd and clear the Palace grounds. Photo shows a storage shed blazes fiercely in the grounds during the riot at the jazz festival last night.

Photo measures 8.25 x 6 inches.

Photo is dated 07-07-1960.



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