In 1988, the festival occurred for the first time in France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Bath That is a great song. In 1994, the festival was exported overseas to Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The year was 1988, when word filtered through that there was, indeed, to be a Monsters Of Rock festival in the States. Harlan Hendrickson, host and creator of the Monsters of Rock, broadcasts from the rock radio station WRIF in Detroit. Tour: Spain: Zaragoza, Municipal Tent 19 September 1992, Brazil: So Paulo, Estdio do Pacaembu 27 August 1994, Chile: Santiago, Estacin Mapocho 1 September 1994, Argentina: Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium 3 September 1994, Brazil: So Paulo, Estdio do Pacaembu September 1995, Chile: Santiago, Teatro Caupolicn September 1995, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium September 1995, Brazil: So Paulo, Estdio do Pacaembu 24 August 1996. The tour would support as a pre-release tour for the upcoming album And Justice for All, as a result "Harvester of Sorrow" would make a few appearances on setlists throughout the tour, though it's live debut would be a few days before the tour began. Monsters of Rock '88 View source Monsters of Rock '88 (formally known as Van Halen's Monsters of Rock) is the third time American heavy metal band Metallica would tour on the "Monsters of Rock" tour festival, being their second year in a row playing on the bill. In 2006, the Monsters of Rock name was revived and held at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England, for a one-off event headlined by Deep Purple and with Alice Cooper as a special guest. In 1996 Ozzy Osbourne and KISS co-headlined the festival and although there were plans to extend the festival into a two-day event in 1997, the promoters once again found themselves in a struggle for headliners and the event was cancelled and discontinued. West Germany: Pforzheim, Stadion im Brtzinger Tal 30 August 1987, West Germany: Schweinfurt, Mainwiesen Gelnde 27 August 1988 Faith No More was not on the ticket list but was present to the show. the band played the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington, England, in 1992 and also played with Metallica at the Milton Keynes Bowl. In 2012, Harlan Hendrickson teamed up with Larry Morand and Mike London to launch the "Monsters of Rock Cruise",[18] which is a multi day music cruise celebrating the Castle Donington festival. Join the MONSTERS OF ROCK FAMILY for the latest news, exclusives, tour dates and good karma! After all, when Ian Astbury tried to assemble the Gathering Of The Tribes the following year it fell apart after a few dates. Nrnberg, Messegelnde, "Monsters of Rock" - GERMANY Germany Tour 1987 + Dio, Metallica, Ratt, Cinderella, Helloween, Pretty Maids Pforzheim, F.C.P. In fact it shouldve been a forewarning of the tour to come, where the young upstarts namely Metallica proved themselves unafraid to take a pop at the old, established rock legends. They are featured on the poster for the event. record release party "Nobody's Perfect" . [4][11][12] Iron Maiden was apparently included in the Guinness Book Of World Records Museum in Las Vegas, NV. In Los Angeles, the power was shut off during Metallica's set because fans were aggressively rushing the stage. By the time the tour reached the Los Angeles Coliseum, people were getting pissed off that Metallica only had a 60-minute set. Vintage Rare 1988 Monsters of Rock . The average Sound Pressure Level at the mixing tower was 118dB, peaking at a maximum of 124dB during Iron Maiden's set. Great names of . This was the first year that two stages were used. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X05TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D4cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3972,6825415&dq=metal-music&hl=en, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBUT8HFjZ74, World Invasion "Party 'til You Die Tour" Tour, The $5.98 E.P. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. As the audiences will attest, new waves of metal fans are indoctrinated each year byMonsters of Rock. [6] In August, the band headlined the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park for the first time before a crowd of 107,000, the largest in Donington's history,[7] and recorded a concert video, entitled Maiden England at the NEC, Birmingham in November. Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour was a world tour conducted by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1988, in support of their seventh studio album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Crowds came out to play, and right now its tough to remember why Monsters Of Rock 88 wasnt considered a success that ended up spawning a regular festival. Herman Rarebell, then The Scorpions eccentric drummer, tried to entertain a few of the assembled reporters by eating one of the fake bananas on display giving true context to that phrase its the thought that counts. The 1986 appearance by Bad News was featured in the TV mockumentary More Bad News. Monsters Of Rock. Subsequently, when Van Halen came to close the show, it was a little more than they could handle. The show was general admission and the food fight took place between the concertgoers in the stadium stands and those on the field. In Maine, the day was plagued by late afternoon moderate-to-severe thunderstorms & a near riot during a lengthy delay. Big thumbs up! Local concert promoters have asked the Spokane Schools . West Germany: Bochum, Ruhrland Stadion 28 August 1988, Netherlands: Tilburg, Willem II Stadion 4 September 1988, Italy: Modena, Festa de l'Unit 10 September 1988, Spain: Pamplona, Plaza de Toros 17 September 1988 Initially the blame was thought to be the size of the crowd and a rush forward during the band's set but officially the cause is laid on the weather, causing muddy and wet conditions on the sloping ground. Guests on the show include everyone from AC/DC, KISS, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Motrhead, Cinderella, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Mtley Cre, Ratt, Dio, Y&T, Guns N' Roses, Slayerand Poison. They werent, of course and for the first few shows, the arrival of all these baby headbangers to see the scruffy rookies that were Metallica 88 was viewed as almost cute by the bigger fish at the top of this food chain. 90068 info@themonstersofrock.com . Indeed, as thousands and thousands of fists pumped the air to signal For Whom The Bell Tolls, Monsters Of Rock 1988 suddenly became the tour where Metallica were destined to become the proper rock monster and Van Halen could do nothing, night after night, to stem the charge of this Godzilla. Monsters of Rock was an annual hard rock and heavy metal music festival held in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993. The Scorpions were a co-headliner. West Germany: Nuremberg, Zeppelinfeld 2 September 1984, Sweden Stockholm, Rsunda Stadium 23 August 1986, West Germany: Nuremberg, Zeppelinfeld 30 August 1986 Disclaimer: VHND is not affiliated with Van Halen, Edward Van Halen or ELVH, Inc. It took five days to set up the system. Rock bands don't know how to write a chorus anymore. MONSTERS OF ROCK, LLC. Donington Park remained event-less until 2001 when the Rock and Blues Festival and Stereophonics held events at the site. Kingdom Come played for only 15 minutes, and the show closed with Van Halen playing only 35 minutes. Holding up one of the two bottom slots were a bunch of ragamuffins called Metallica. Venue: Pontiac Silverdome. In San Francisco's Candlestick Park a stadium-wide food fight took place aimed solely at the upper deck. (Naturally Wired) Summer Nights. Artists such as Saxon, UFO, Cinderella, Tesla, The Quireboys and others from the original festival have been featured on the cruise. MONSTERS OF ROCK Celebrating over 40 years of hard rock & heavy metal! And anyhow, they were dealing with a seriously flagging crowd by then. Memphis, Tennessee, United States Memorial Stadium / July 9, 1988 Setlist. magazine were invited to vote on bands to appear at the festival, and Extreme easily won the right to appear second on the bill. It later branched into other locations such as the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Panama. Read more about Monsters Of Rock Tour 1988: Tour Bill, Tour Dates. The show continue as scheduled. As was the way with the 1980s, Monsters Of Rock in the US was all about size and show. Readers of Kerrang! Tour / Album Supported: . No portion may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. Read more about Van Halen; Van Halen. Guests on the show include everyone from AC/DC, KISS, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Motrhead, Cinderella, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Mtley Cre, Ratt, Dio, Y&T, Guns N' Roses, Slayer and Poison. Thus, in came Van Halen and their manager at the time, Ed Leffler. NBC News segment & interview: MTV News segment: Watch the Van Halen segment of MTV's 'Monsters of Rock' Special: Van Halen - Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI May 28th, 1988 Complete Audio Concert of opening night of "Monsters of Rock" Tour. Gallery: 1988's Monsters of Rock was one of the biggest concerts in Spokane history. Guitarists like Nuno are a dime a dozen and have been since the 80's. This was about 3/4 in to their full set. That's when the epic Monsters of Rock tour came . It was their last tour to feature the World Piece Tour-era lineup until 2000's Brave New World Tour with guitarist Adrian Smith leaving the band in January 1990[1][2] and their first to include Michael Kenney (bassist Steve Harris' technician) on keyboards. References [ edit] Very heavy indeed, we'd say. 2 For Whom the Bell Tolls 3 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 4 Harvester of Sorrow 5 Whiplash 6 Fade to Black 7 Seek and Destroy 8 Master of Puppets Encore 9 Last Caress 10 Am I Evil? Saxon wrote the song "And the Bands Played On" about their appearance at the 1980 festival. This kicked off a string of 15 plus years with such rock and roll giants including, AC/DC, Slayer, Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard and Metallica. Spain: Barcelona, Plaza de Toros 22 September 1988, France: Paris, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 24 & 25 September 1988, Sweden: Stockholm, Stockholm Globe Arena 21 August 1990, West Germany: West Berlin, Waldbhne 23 August 1990, West Germany: Dortmund, Westfalenhallen 25 August 1990, Netherlands: Utrecht, Stadion Galgenwaard 26 August 1990, Italy: Bologna, Arena Parco Nord 30 August 1990, West Germany: Mannheim, Maimarktgelnde 1 September 1990, Note: This particular show was promoted as "Super Rock 1990". On Wednesday (12/14), the first attractions were announced. Concert Details Date: June 25, 1988 Venue: Oxford Plains Speedway Location: Oxford, Maine, United States Band Genres Show more genres Setlists Metallica setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify The Ecstasy of Gold Creeping Death For Whom the Bell Tolls Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Whiplash Fade to Black Seek & Destroy Master of Puppets Last Caress Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! God Bless Nuno for remembering and honoring Edward Van Halen - the G.O.A.T. He promised that Van Halen would return to Dallas and play a free show. Loasby was an established and successful promoter working that year on the Rainbow UK tour and penned the festival as the final show of the tour for the band to headline. Add setlist, 6 activities (last edit by ExecutiveChimp, 16 Sep 2020, 13:06 Etc/UTC). Additionally the site ground level sloped which allowed for a better viewing for the audience throughout the site. Castle Donington 1984", "Monsters of Rock . Find and share Monsters of Rock Schweinfurt 1988 setlists. Lt. Doc Ostrow (Warren Stevens), What a long strange trip its been.Robert Hunter, U.S. rock lyricist. Spain: San Sebastin, Veldromo de Anoeta 17 September 1992 1988 Setlist. An outstanding success from the offset, the festival continues to this day having increased to a three-day event with five stages, though as of 2008 the event has been relegated outside of the track. I dig it. Perhaps America simply wasnt quite ready to embrace a travelling concept like this. prev show next show. Rest in Paradise Edward. The first Monsters of Rock line-up consisted of a mix of British and international bands and was a success with 35,000 heavy metal fans attending. Behind them were Dokken, and with them one of hard rocks great modern pantomimes, with singer Don Dokken seemingly always fighting with guitarist George Lynch. 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