Fifty years after that night, the book Black & Cat, published by Enderrock Llibres, analyzes the social and cultural context of a year marked by political transition. The work, with texts by Jordi Novell and images by Francesc Fàbregas, details how the promoter Gay & Co. managed to bring the British group to the Catalan capital during their European tour for the album Black and blue.
The performance was surrounded by controversy, especially due to the ticket prices. The 900 pesetas cost was considered an exorbitant amount for the time, which contributed to the Monumental not reaching full capacity, with about 12,000 people attending out of the 18,000 expected.
The concert at the Monumental, despite the criticism from the press at the time, some of it fierce, became an explosion of color and freedom; watched and contained by the police, yes, but freedom, after all.
The concert ended with the playing of La Santa Espina over the PA system, a gesture that resonated with the feeling of freedom of a society leaving the Franco regime behind. Since that milestone, the band has returned to perform several times in Barcelona, cementing the city as a regular stop on their world tours.
