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Monster of rock moscow 199112/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Next, the masters of metal, Metallica! Their set was a headbanging symphony, featuring classics like “Enter Sandman”, “Creeping Death”, “ Sad But True”, and “Master of Puppets”. ![]() And guess what? Those electrifying versions were later released on two of AC/DC’s live albums. ![]() With hits like “Whole Lotta Rosie” and “The Jack”, they turned the Tushino Airfield into a rock ‘n’ roll thunderstorm. The Performances That Rocked the Soviet Unionįirst up, the thunder from down under, AC/DC! Headlining the event like the rock gods they are, they unleashed a high-voltage performance that left the crowd electrified. Organizers couldn’t finalize agreements with the performers, proving that the only thing harder than hitting a high note is getting rock stars to sign on the dotted line.īut fear not, dear reader, for the show must go on, and the Monsters of Rock were not to be tamed. Headliners dropped like drumsticks, the event was postponed, and plans for a massive rock concert at Luzhniki Stadium or Manezhnaya Square collapsed like a poorly constructed stage prop. But like a bad soundcheck, things didn’t go smoothly. Originally, this shindig was meant to be an “international freedom festival”, celebrating democracy’s recent guitar solo over the State Committee on the State of Emergency in the failed August Putsch. Because when you’re planning a rock concert in Moscow, who better to call than a circus director? He helped set up a meeting with Moscow Deputy Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to nail down the venue. And they planned to shoot a film about it, because why not immortalize the chaos?īut wait, there’s more! Film star and circus director Yuri Nikulin (yes, circus director) joined the circus-err, the effort. These two rock ‘n’ roll wranglers were tasked with turning Time Warner’s dream of a Soviet youth gift into a headbanging reality. It’s like herding cats, but the cats are rock stars, and the yard is the political minefield of post-Soviet Russia.Įnter the dynamic duo of BIZ Enterprises director Boris Zosimov and his business partner Eduard Ratnikov. The Twists and Turns of Moscow’s Freedom FestivalĪh, the sweet, sweet sound of bureaucracy! If you thought organizing a backyard barbecue was tough, try putting together a rock festival in Moscow in the wake of a failed coup. It was a headbanging nod to “Glasnost”, a power chord for “Perestroika”, and a stage dive into a new era of cultural openness. The Monsters of Rock in Moscow symbolized a seismic shift in the Soviet Union, a crack in the once-impenetrable wall separating East from West. ![]() This wasn’t just a concert it was a cultural invasion, a Western rock armada landing on Soviet soil.īut this was more than a mere mosh pit extravaganza. The lineup? Oh, just a few small names like AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera, and Electro Shock Therapy (representing the Soviet Union, no less). The 12th show of Monsters of Rock was about to unleash a sonic boom that would reverberate through the very fabric of the Soviet Union. On September 28, 1991, the Tushino Airfield in Moscow transformed from a place of planes to a haven of heavy metal. But in 1991, this monstrous musical caravan set its sights on a new frontier: Moscow. Enter the Monsters of Rock, a festival that roamed the globe like a leather-clad Godzilla, leaving a trail of eardrum destruction from 1980 to 2016. In the metal and rock history, there are moments that make you headbang, and then there are moments that shake the very foundations of the Iron Curtain itself. ![]()
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