Relive the Rolling Stones' historic Cuba concert with these striking photos


On Friday, the Rolling Stones became the first international rock band to play in Cuba after the nation started restoring diplomatic ties with the U.S.
Check out the show in the photos below.
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A handful of the hundreds of thousands of people wait for the free show to start in a Havana sports complex.
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A Cuban choir joined the band to sing "You Can't Always Get What You Want."
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"Years ago it was difficult to hear our music, but here we are," Mick Jagger told the crowd in Spanish. "The times are changing."
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They've still got it.
Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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