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Revision as of 08:27, 15 June 2012

Monsters of Rock was an annual (hard rock / heavy metal) music festival held in England, that branched into other locations like The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile.

Overview

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, England.

The first Monsters of Rock line-up consisted of a mix of British and international hard rockers and heavy metal bands and was a success with 35,000 people attending. It was the first edition of what would become a regular festival for the next 15 years.[1] Over the years, the attendance continued to grow, reaching 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 due to a lack of quality headliner. 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 and Netherlands. It was held as a one time shot in 1991 in Soviet Union, Poland, Belgium, Hungary. In 1994, the festival was exported overseas to Chile, Argentina, Brazil.

The festival took place almost every year, except for 1989, 1993, 2000 and 2001.

United Kingdom

1980

August 16, 1980

1981

August 22, 1981

1982

August 21, 1982

1983

August 20, 1983

1984

Main article: Monsters of Rock Tour 1984

August 18, 1984

1985

August 17, 1985

1986

August 16, 1986

1987

August 22, 1987

1988

August 20, 1988

Two people 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 combination of people at the front of the 107,000 strong audience moshing and slipping in the mud in conjunction with a sudden surge to see the band. This caused organizers to not hold a festival in 1989.

1989

No event took place this year.

1990

August 18, 1990

The entire 1990 festival was simultaneously broadcast live on BBC Radio 1

1991

August 17, 1991

1992

August 22, 1992

1993

No event took place this year.

1994

June 4, 1994 The festival featured two stages in 1994 Main stage:

Second Stage:

1995

August 26, 1995 1995 was not officially billed as 'Monsters Of Rock' but as 'Escape from the Studio' due to Metallica's decision to headline while recording the Load album.

1996

August 17, 1996 1996 saw Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss co-headline, with Kiss being the final band onstage.

Main stage:

Kerrang! Stage:

2002

Monsters of Rock returns as a touring indoor festival. The lineup was as followed.

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

1995

Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium - September 9 and 10, 1995

1997

Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium - December 13, 1997

1998

Buenos Aires, Vélez Sársfield Stadium - December 12, 1998

1999

Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium - May 14, 1999

2005

Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium - September 11, 2005

Belgium

1991

Hasselt, Belgium, Domein Kiewit - August 30, 1991

Chile

1994

Santiago, Estación Mapocho - September 1, 1994

1995

Santiago, Teatro Caupolican - September 8, 1995

Santiago, Teatro Caupolican - September 9, 1995

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

Brazil

1994

São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu - August 27, 1994

1995

São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu - September 2 and 3, 1995

1996

São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu - August 24, 1996

1998

São Paulo, Ibirapuera - September 26, 1998

France

1988

1990

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

1984

1986

1987

1988

  • Schweinfurt, Mainwiesen Gelände - August 27, 1988
  • Bochum, Ruhrland Stadion - August 28, 1988

1990

1991

  • Mainz, Finthen Army Airfield - September 7, 1991
  • Muenchen, Galopprennbahn Muenchen Riem, August 24, 1991

Italy

1987

1988

1990

  • Bologna, Parco nord - August 30, 1990

1991

1992

The bands Danzig and Gun both canceled their appearances at the festival. They are featured on the poster for the event.

2004

The Netherlands

1988

1990

  • Utrecht, Stadion Galgenwaard - August 26, 1990

1991

  • Nijmegen, Goffert Stadion - September 1, 1991

Poland

1991

  • Chorzów, Śląski Stadion - September 13, 1991

Soviet Union

1991

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

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
  • Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza - July 12, 2008 Cancelled due to damages caused by the waterfall storm of Friday 11th

Sweden

1984

1986

Hungary

1991

USA

1988

Main article: Monsters of Rock Tour 1988

Saxon wrote the song 'And the Bands Played On' about their appearance at the 1980 festival.

The 1986 appearance by Bad News was featured in the TV mockumentary 'More Bad News'.

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

  1. ^ Musicouch
  2. ^ 1990 France
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