![Montreux Casino burned down during a concert by Frank Zappa. "Smoke on the Water" is about the incident. Montreux Casino burned down during a concert by Frank Zappa. "Smoke on the Water" is about the incident.](https://media2.nekropole.info/2014/12/Frenka-Zappas-koncerta-laika-tiek-nodedzinats-kazino.jpg)
Montreux Casino burned down during a concert by Frank Zappa. "Smoke on the Water" is about the incident.
![WᴶEᴼBᴱB ✌🏼 on X: "Today (12/4) in 1971, The Montreux Casino in Switzerland burned to the ground during a gig by Frank Zappa and inspired the song Smoke on the Water (via WᴶEᴼBᴱB ✌🏼 on X: "Today (12/4) in 1971, The Montreux Casino in Switzerland burned to the ground during a gig by Frank Zappa and inspired the song Smoke on the Water (via](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAjuYeqW4AAJPEF.jpg:large)
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The Story Behind The Song: The disastrous fire in Deep Purple's 'Smoke On The Water' - Far Out Magazine
![Richard Littler on X: "This is a photo of Montreux Casino during the jazz festival in 1971. A fire broke out during the Frank Zappa concert. Smoke drifting out over Lake Geneva Richard Littler on X: "This is a photo of Montreux Casino during the jazz festival in 1971. A fire broke out during the Frank Zappa concert. Smoke drifting out over Lake Geneva](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPSI6WAWkAAGKKn.jpg)
Richard Littler on X: "This is a photo of Montreux Casino during the jazz festival in 1971. A fire broke out during the Frank Zappa concert. Smoke drifting out over Lake Geneva
WKSR Radio - On this day in rock music.... December 3, 1971 A fire burns down the Montreux Casino in Switzerland during a Frank Zappa concert. Deep Purple witness the conflagration and
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