Film by Time Warner. These three music titans, Metallica, AC/DC, and Pantera, are all well known throughout the world. Source Google/Reddit. ", The concert was not the first time Western heavy-metal acts have played Moscow.

The concert took place on September 28th 1991, shortly after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt of August 19-21, and four months before the Dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. Doesn't seem to have much recognition here in the US, at least these days. This is the story of the Monsters of Rock Moscow show.

Picture of the crowd at Metallica's 1991 concert in Moscow.

Posted by u/[deleted] 4 years ago. The whole Monsters of Rock idea started in Castle Donington, England in 1980, gaining a monumental following in the following years, adding more popular bands in the rock and metal scene to the lineup. A promoter for Time Warner estimated the size of the audience at 150,000, while other estimates ranged as much as three times higher.
Of course, there are people who can’t agree more with me. You are MLKing it. brac OBOWIAZKOWO 30,770 points • 602 comments - Picture of the crowd at Metallica's 1991 concert in Moscow. Andrei Orlov, a music critic and writer, said the decision to let AC/DC play in Moscow reflects not only the liberalizing effect that President Mikhail S. Gorbachev has had on most aspects of life here but also a long overdue recognition of popular reality. I can’t even imagine Oyster bake this year and that around 100,000 people will be one campus.

That is me, near the speaker in the back. One thing some younger readers will want to remember is that in 1991 you were in that crowd without a cell phone. The only thing keeping me upright was all the other bodies pressed against me. Officials at Time Warner described the concert as a "celebration of democracy and freedom" in the Soviet Union, in the wake of last month's failed coup. I could barely breathe. I actually feared for my life for a second there, but I managed to make it back out of the crowd. The recordings of Pantera’s set can be seen online, capturing the loud and energetic atmosphere that the band was able to generate on their audience. Such a cool story in the midst of the turmoil of the Soviet Union, so nice! The legacy of the show is still known today. It is truly amazing to see how music can bring people together. My son is looking for a vintage tshirt from this concert, which was amazing! At the same time that Monsters of Rock was happening in Europe, the Soviet Union was in turmoil. Published at Saturday, 4 January 2020. In 1989, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi and Motley Crue filled Lenin Stadium for two days to help raise money for Soviet charities. A week or so after that concert they were back in their hometown of Pantego, Texas. It would be crazy to be in Metallica and perform in such a crazy atmosphere with people who do not even speak your language. AC/DC, Pantera, Metallica, The Black Crowes, E.S.T.

People always say that music unites everyone. https://youtu.be/FZfdaDS1zuI quote is around the 30:00 mark. I made the mistake of moving to the front of the crowd before Metallica came on stage. In 1991 , the combination of Metallica, AC/DC , The Black Crowes and many more attracted 1.6 million rockers to Moscow. Because of Soviet isolation, the festival organizers did not know which bands would be popular in Russia. It is estimated somewhere around 1.5 million were in attendance. Russian soldiers were handling security that day. Total no. 1.5k. What if I told you that it was a heavy metal festival? here's a video of his concert in La Defence (basically a district of Paris) as you can see this guy basically IS 80's techno music. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

"It's a killer thing we are all here together," screamed the singer, Phil Anselmo, who had just removed a yellow devil's mask, "and shows that music is the universal language.".

Footage from the biggest concert and the biggest crowd ever seen at any music festival. Until a few years ago, AC/DC and its music were formally banned in the Soviet Union. When they finally came out, I found myself crushed in a sea of humanity. Glad to see him mentioned here! Hi. In a video of the set, one can see the ocean of people moving around and singing along, even though the majority of the crowd only knew English through the music. Music truly is one of mankind’s greatest gifts to itself. I saw them in '94 at the Ionia Free Fair in Michigan.

a concert with over 1.5 million people will never happen again, and I missed it for god sake. Jean-Michel Jarre, Moscow, 1997 - 3.5 Million People In 1997, the city of Moscow organized a concert in honor of its 850th anniversary. I am convinced that this is the day the Soviet Union truly died. That would be 11 death and close to 200 rapes. Throughout the decade of the 1980s, western music was making its way into the USSR. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.

This concert was such an amazing idea. I think that It was an incredible idea. Million Man March joke? There was something like 11 deaths and 200 rapes at that concert. Largest crowd ever in a Monsters of Rock Festival, with over 1.6 million people, considered as one of the most attended rock concert in history.
During the 1980’s, Soviet Premier Lenoid Brezhnev died and by 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev had come to power.

Crowd Estimated at 150,000. The event was, in fact, cancelled in 2009 in Bochum due to the inability to host so many spectators, and this year’s Love Parade in Duisberg is said to have had 1.4 million in attendance… I will see the entire performance one day.

Lets talk about the concert now, Its crazy how many people can come enjoy music while there country is falling apart. Matt Wilkinson, “Plaque in Honour of Monsters Of Rock Co-founder Presented at Download.” NME, June 14, 2010, https://www.nme.com/news/music/download-festival-9-1291987 . The helicopter buzzing the crowd is crazy. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, here's a video of his concert in La Defence (basically a district of Paris). You boys have a good one. They were drinking beer and throwing the empty bottles at a stop sign. Shows like this and LIVE AID are shows that have completely changed the industry and the standard for global performances, It’s definitely a goal of mine to go to something of this scale. Thankfully I waved my hands at a security guy and he got me out. Exactly what I thought. Ah Piotr is that you.

This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I can’t imagine how crazy the concert was.


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