![]() ![]() The band was nearly 90 minutes into the show, cranking through "King Kong," when someone in the crowd fired a flare gun at the wooden roof, which instantly caught fire.įrank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around,īut some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground.Īs the blaze spread, Montreux Jazz Festival organizer Claude Nobs joined firefighters to race in and out of the venue, dragging concert-goers to safety. 4, 1971, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were playing a gig at the Montreux casino. What song will you find on Lyrics Playground today SMOKE ON THE WATER (Zeke Clements / Earl Nunn) Red Foley - 1944 Bob Wills - 1945 Boyd Heath - 1945 Merle. The lakeside Swiss town of Montreux was in the news this week as the host of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers.īut for rockers of a certain age, Montreux will always be best known for its rich musical history - including the roaring casino fire that inspired the English rock band Deep Purple's classic "Smoke on the Water." The casino caught fire during a Frank Zappa concert. The British rock band Deep Purple, shown here in 1971, wrote the hit song "Smoke on the Water," after watching the casino in Montreux, Switzerland, go up in flames later that year.
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