Despite the bureaucratic obstacles resulting from the ongoing United States embargo against Cuba, Audioslave received permission to perform in Havana and altered their tour schedule to play a free concert on May 6, 2005.
[3] At the time, guitarist Tom Morello declared that Audioslave was the first American rock and roll band to play a concert in Cuba.
[5] The DVD consists of footage from the concert performed at Havana's Plaza Anti Imperialista, plus a 37-minute documentary based on Audioslave's experiences in Cuba.
However, the band also performs several "Audioslave-ized" versions of songs from Soundgarden ("Spoonman" and "Outshined") and Rage Against the Machine ("Bulls on Parade" and "Sleep Now in the Fire").
[1] After a triumphant concert that included moshing and crowd surfing, Tom Morello stated that Audioslave had "single-handedly demolished the rock and roll blockade against Cuba.