HAVANA — The Rolling Stones unleashed two hours of shrieking, thundering rock ‘n’ roll on an ecstatic crowd of hundreds of thousands of Cubans and foreign visitors Friday night, capping one of the most momentous weeks in modern Cuban history with a massive celebration of music that was once forbidden here.

The week opened with the arrival of President Obama in Air Force One, accompanied by 1,000-plus employees of a government that waged a cold war against Cuba for more than 50 years. This time, U.S. forces were armed with briefing books and press invitations, here to seal the president’s 2014 opening to Cuba with a string of crafted public events that saw Obama call for democracy live on state TV, then attend a Major League Baseball exhibition game with Cuban President Raul Castro.

The week ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts firing “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Satisfaction” into a jubilant crowd from 3-story-tall high-definition TV screens and towers of speakers.

From Sunday evening to late Friday night, it felt as if the full force of the 21st century had landed with bone-rattling impact on an island that still feels mostly cut off from the modern world.

“Havana, Cuba, and the Rolling Stones!” Jagger cried. “This is amazing! It’s really good to be here! It’s good to see you guys!”

The Stones romped through 18 of their classics as the crowd in the open-air Ciudad Deportiva chanted “Rollings! Rollings!”

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, actor Richard Gere and singer Jimmy Buffett partied in the VIP section of the concert. Castro’s son Alejandro greeted guests after the show.