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Monsters of Rock was an annual (hard rock / heavy metal) music festival held in England, then moved in other locations like The Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile. The Last show was in 2008.[1] In 1980, promoter Paul Loasby planned a day-long summer festival dedicated specifically to bands from within the heavy rock and metal genre. As he had been promoting the recent Rainbow UK tour, he asked the bands to headline, to which they agreed. The venue chosen for the event was the Donington Park motor racing circuit at Castle Donington, Leicestershire. The first Monsters of Rock line-up consisted in a mix of British and international hard rockers and heavy metal bands. It was a success with 35,000 people attending. It was the first edition of what would become a reference in the following 15 years.[1] Over the years, the attendance continued to grow and reached 107,000 in 1988. From 1990 until 1996, Monsters of Rock continued on as the premier hard rock event in Great Britain. In 1997 however, just as the event organisers were planning to add a second day, it was canceled. In 2006, another festival by the name of Monsters of Rock was held at Milton Keynes Bowl, England headlined by Deep Purple and with Alice Cooper as a special guest. The festival has been held in parallel in West Germany from 1983 to 1991. In 1988, the festival occurred for the first time in France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands and USA. It was held as a one time shot in 1991 in Soviet Union, Poland, Belgium, Hungary. In 1994, the festival was exported overseas: Chile, Argentina, Brazil.
Contents
United Kingdom
1980
August 16, 1980
- Rainbow
- Scorpions
- April Wine
- Judas Priest
- Saxon (recorded as Donnington: The Live Tracks)
- Riot
- Touch
1981
August 22, 1981
1982
August 21, 1982
- Status Quo
- Gillan
- Saxon
- Hawkwind
- Uriah Heep
- Anvil
- Tommy Vance (DJ)
1983
August 20, 1983
1984
Main article: Monsters of Rock Tour 1984August 18, 1984
1985
August 17, 1985
1986
August 16, 1986
1987
August 22, 1987
1988
August 20, 1988
This was the year two music fans were accidentally crushed to death during Guns N' Roses performance of "It's So Easy." The tragedy was initially blamed on crowd disturbances: in reality it was a fateful combination of people at the front of the 107,000 strong audience moshing and slipping in the mud (it had rained heavily) in conjunction with a sudden surge to see the band.
1989
No event took place this year.
1990
August 18, 1990
- Whitesnake
- Aerosmith
- Poison
- Quireboys
- Thunder
1991
August 17, 1991
1992
August 22, 1992
- Iron Maiden
- Skid Row
- Thunder
- Slayer
- W.A.S.P.
- The Almighty
1993
No event took place this year.
1994
June 4, 1994
Main stage:
Second Stage:
1995
August 26, 1995
- Metallica (headliner)
- Therapy?
- Skid Row
- Slayer
- Slash's Snakepit
- White Zombie
- Machine Head
- Warrior Soul
- Corrosion of Conformity
1996
August 17, 1996
Main stage:
Kerrang! Stage:
2002
Monsters of Rock returns as a touring indoor festival.
2003-present
Monsters of Rock's spiritual successor Download Festival takes place for the first time at Donington Park and has occurred every year since then.
Argentina
1994
Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium - September 3 and 4, 1994
- KISS (Headliner)
- Black Sabbath (with Tony Martin on vocals)
- Slayer
- Hermética
- Gatos Sucios
1995
Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium - September 9 and 10, 1995
- Ozzy Osbourne (Headliner September 10)
- Alice Cooper (Headliner September 9)
- Faith No More
- Megadeth
- Paradise Lost
- Clawfinger
- Logos
- Rata Blanca
- Malón
- Therapy?
1997
Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium - December 13, 1997
- Whitesnake (Headliner)
- Megadeth
- Queensrÿche
- Riff
1998
Buenos Aires, Vélez Sársfield Stadium - December 12, 1998
- Iron Maiden (Headliner)
- Slayer
- Soulfly
- Helloween
- Angra
- Oconnor
1999
Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium - May 14, 1999
- Metallica (Headliner)
- Sepultura
- Catupecu Machu
- Almafuerte
2005
Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium - September 11, 2005
- Judas Priest
- Whitesnake
- Rata Blanca
- Tristemente Celebres
- Lörihen
Belgium
1991
Hasselt, Belgium, Domein Kiewit - August 30, 1991
Chile
1994
Santiago, Estación Mapocho - September 1, 1994
- Kiss
- Black Sabbath (with Tony Martin on vocals)
- Slayer
- Tumulto
1995
Santiago, Teatro Caupolican - September 8, 1995
- Alice Cooper(Headliner)
- Megadeth
- Clawfinger
- Therapy?
Santiago, Teatro Caupolican - September 9, 1995- Ozzy Osbourne(Headliner)
- Faith No More
- Paradise Lost
1998
Santiago, Velódromo Estadio Nacional - December 10, 1998
2005
Santiago, Pista Atlética Estadio Nacional - September 13, 2005
2008
Santiago, Pista Atlética Estadio Nacional - April 1, 2008
- Ozzy Osbourne (Headliner)
- Korn
- Black Label Society
- Árbol
Brazil
1994
São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu - August 27, 1994
- KISS
- Black Sabbath (with Tony Martin on vocals)
- Slayer
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Angra
- Viper
- Raimundos
- Dr. Sin
1995
São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu - September 2 and 3, 1995
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Alice Cooper
- Megadeth
- Faith No More
- Paradise Lost
- Therapy?
- Clawfinger
- Rata Blanca
- Virna Lisi
1996
São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu - August 24, 1996
- Iron Maiden
- Motörhead
- Skid Row
- Mercyful Fate
- King Diamond
- Helloween
- Raimundos
- Biohazard
- Héroes del Silencio
1998
São Paulo, Ibirapuera - September 26, 1998
France
1988
- Paris, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy - September 24 and 25, 1988
- Iron Maiden
- Trust - The live album Paris by night was recorded the September 25
- Anthrax
- Helloween
1990
- Paris, Hippodrome de vincennes 16h - Monday, September 3, 1990
- Whitesnake
- Aerosmith
- Poison
- Faith no more
- Face to Face
- Quireboys
Note: Face to Face was a French band related to Trust. Faith No More was not on the ticket list but was present to the show.[2]Germany
1983
- Kaiserslautern, VFR Stadion - September 3, 1983
- Nürnberg, Zeppelinfeld - September 4, 1983
- Whitesnake
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy's last live performance with Phil Lynott
- Saxon
- Meat Loaf
- Motörhead
- Twisted Sister
- Cheeta
1984
- Karlsruhe, Wildparkstadion - September 1, 1984
- Nürnberg, Stadion am Dutzendteich - September 2, 1984
1986
1987
- Nuremberg, West Germany, Messegelande - August 29, 1987
- Pforzheim, West Germany, FCP Stadion - August 30, 1987
1988
- Schweinfurt, Mainwiesen Gelände - August 27, 1988
- Bochum, Ruhrland Stadion - August 28, 1988
- Iron Maiden
- KISS
- David Lee Roth
- Anthrax
- Testament (Megadeth cancelled)
- Great White
- Treat (did not play in Bochum)
1990
- Berlin, Waldbühne - August 23, 1990
- Dortmund, Westfalenhalle - August 25, 1990
- Mannheim, Maimarktgegelände Eisstadion - September 1, 1990
- Whitesnake
- Aerosmith
- Dio (Dortmund and Mannheim only)
- Poison
- Vixen (Dortmund and Mannheim only)
- The Front (Dortmund and Mannheim only)
1991
- Mainz, Finthen Army Airfield - September 7, 1991
- Muenchen, Galopprennbahn Muenchen Riem, August 24, 1991
Italy
1987
- Reggio Emilia, Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia - August 26, 1987
- Dio
- Helloween
- Skanners
- Black Swan
- Gow
1988
- Modena, Festa de l'Unità - September 10, 1988
- Iron Maiden
- KISS
- Anthrax
- Helloween
- Kings of the sun
- R.A.F.
1990
- Bologna, Parco nord - August 30, 1990
- Whitesnake
- Aerosmith
- Poison
- The Quireboys
- Faith No More
- Vixen
- The Front
1991
- Modena, Festa dell'Unità - September 14, 1991
1992
- Reggio Emilia, Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia - September 12, 1992
- Iron Maiden - the song "Heaven Can Wait" of A Real Live One album was recorded there
- Black Sabbath
- Megadeth
- Testament
- Pantera
- Warrant
- Pino Scotto
The bands Danzig and Gun both canceled their appearances at the festival. They are featured on the poster for the event.
2004
- Como, Stadio Sinigaglia - July 13, 2004
- Deep Purple
- Status Quo
- Cheap Trick
- Settevite
The Netherlands
1988
- Tilburg, Willem II Stadion - September 4, 1988
1990
- Utrecht, Stadion Galgenwaard - August 26, 1990
- Whitesnake
- Aerosmith
- Poison
- Quireboys
1991
- Nijmegen, Goffert Stadion - September 1, 1991
Poland
1991
- Chorzów, Śląski Stadion - September 13, 1991
Soviet Union
1991
- Moscow, Tushino Airfield - September 28, 1991
- AC/DC
- Metallica
- The Black Crowes
- E.S.T.
- Pantera
Largest crowd ever in a Monsters of Rock Festival, with estimates of 1.5 million people, considered as one of the most attended rock concerts in history. Metallica's performances of "Harvester of Sorrow" and "Creeping Death" from this show were used as B-sides for the Sad but True single in different regional editions.
Spain
1988
- Pamplona, Plaza de Toros - September 17, 1988
- Madrid, Casa de Campo - September 18, 1988
- Barcelona, Plaza de Toros - September 22, 1988
- Iron Maiden
- Metallica
- Anthrax
- Helloween
- ( Manzano )
1992
- Barcelona, Plaza de Toros - September 14, 1992
- San Sebastian, Velodromo de Anoeta - September 17, 1992
- Madrid, Las Arenas Plaza de Toros - September 18, 1992
- Madrid, Municipal Tent - September 19, 1992
2006
- Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza - June 18, 2006
2007
- Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza - June 22, 2007
- Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza - June 23, 2007
2008
- Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza - July 11, 2008
- Deep Purple - Headliner Cancelled
- Thin Lizzy
- Twisted Sister Cancelled
- Ted Nugent
- Saxon Cancelled
- Pretty Maids
- Candlemass
- Rage
- Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza - July 12, 2008 Cancelled due to damages caused by the waterfall storm of Friday 11th
- Iron Maiden - Headliner
- Slayer
- Avantasia
- Iced Earth
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Lauren Harris
- Rose Tattoo
- Baron Rojo
- Leyenda
- Jobis Bay
Sweden
1984
- Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium - August 25, 1984
1986
- Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium - August 23, 1986
Hungary
1991
- Budapest, Nepstadion - August 22, 1991
USA
1988
Main article: Monsters of Rock Tour 1988- May 27, 1988 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater
- May 28, 1988 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater
- May 29, 1988 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater
- June 4, 1988 - Miami, FL - Orange Bowl
- June 5, 1988 - Tampa, FL - Hall of Fame Bowl
- June 10, 1988 - Washington DC - RFK Stadium Bowl
- June 11, 1988 - Philadelphia, PA - JFK Stadium
- June 12, 1988 - Foxboro, MA - Sullivan Stadium
- June 15, 1988 - Pittsburgh, PA - Three Rivers Stadium
- June 17, 1988 - Pontiac, MI - Pontiac Silverdome
- June 18, 1988 - Pontiac, MI - Pontiac Silverdome
- June 19, 1988 - Orchard Park, NY - Rich Stadium
- June 22, 1988 - Akron, OH - Rubber Bowl
- June 23, 1988 - Akron, OH - Rubber Bowl
- June 25, 1988 - Oxford, ME - Oxford Plains Speedway
- June 26, 1988 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium
- June 27, 1988 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium
- July 2, 1988 - Houston, TX - Rice Stadium
- July 3, 1988 - Dallas, TX - Cotton Bowl (Texas Jam)
- July 6, 1988 - Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome
- July 9, 1988 - Memphis, TN - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- July 10, 1988 - Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium
- July 13, 1988 - Minneapolis, MN - The Metrodome
- July 16, 1988 - San Francisco, CA - Candlestick Park
- July 17, 1988 - San Francisco, CA - Candlestick Park
- July 20, 1988 - Spokane, WA - Joseph A. Albi Stadium
- July 23, 1988 - Los Angeles, CA - Memorial Coliseum
- July 24, 1988 - Los Angeles, CA - Memorial Coliseum
- July 27, 1988 - Seattle, WA - The Kingdome
- July 30, 1988 - Denver, CO - Mile High Stadium
In popular culture
Saxon wrote a song 'And the Bands Played On' about the 1980 festival.
In the 1994 Beavis and Butt-head episode Take A Number, Beavis and Butt-head attempt to get tickets to Creatures of Rock which is a parody of Monsters of Rock.
In 2000, radio host Harlan launched the radio show called "Monsters of Rock" which is produced by Earl Blackheart and is now distributed on the United Stations Network to radio stations across North America.
In the 2005 Half Man Half Biscuit song Mate of the Bloke, the protagonist sings of legal action taken against him by More O'Ferrall for spraying the legend "in church hall if wet" onto a billboard for Monsters of Rock.
See also
References
- ^ a b Musicouch
- ^ 1990 France
External links
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