The 15-foot penis that almost got The Rolling Stones busted in 1975
The Rolling Stones nearly faced arrest in San Antonio during their 1975 US tour after unveiling a 15-foot inflatable penis on stage. Mick Jagger climbed on and shook the prop, which some concert-goers considered artistic but local authorities viewed as indecent.
Police reportedly threatened to arrest Jagger if the stunt went ahead, creating a stand-off before the performance. The incident followed the band’s disastrous 1964 appearance in San Antonio, leading to speculation that the prop was partly intended as a provocative response to the city’s earlier hostility; accounts also differ over whether it appeared elsewhere on the tour.
- The Stones used a 15-foot inflatable penis during a 1975 San Antonio concert.
- Police threatened to arrest Mick Jagger over the stunt.
- The stunt may have mocked San Antonio’s earlier treatment of the band.