Being a large scale event with multiple acts, there was a long gap between many dates when the bands' gear was transported and set up. But by the time the tour rolled through Detroits Pontiac Silverdome, it was abundantly clear that this small fish had the appetite of Jaws, gorging on audience energy and returning it tenfold. Disclaimer: VHND is not affiliated with Van Halen, Edward Van Halen or ELVH, Inc. Now with this said, he is a fine player and I like some of his stuff. West Germany: Pforzheim, Stadion im Brtzinger Tal 30 August 1987, West Germany: Schweinfurt, Mainwiesen Gelnde 27 August 1988 References [ edit] In fact, it seemed that all you needed was a bit of tight denim, some scarves near yer mic stand and some pouffy locks to immediately get platinum status, so this was a logical, and seemingly bound-to-succeed, step. [15], Denmark: Copenhagen, Gentofte Stadion 10 August 1991, Poland: Chorzw, lski Stadion 13 August 1991, Hungary: Budapest, Npstadion 22 August 1991, Germany: Mnchen, Galopprennbahn Mnchen Riem, 24 August 1991, Switzerland: Basel, St. Jakobs Stadium, 25 August 1991, Belgium: Hasselt, Belgium, Domein Kiewit 30 August 1991, Netherlands: Nijmegen, Goffert Stadion 1 September 1991, Germany: Mainz, Finthen Army Airfield 7 September 1991, Austria: Graz, Liebenauer Stadion 11 September 1991, Italy: Modena, Festa dell'Unit 14 September 1991, France: Paris, Hippodrome de Vincennes 21 September 1991[16][17], Spain: Barcelona, Estadio Olmpico Llus Companys 25 September 1991, Soviet Union: Moscow, Tushino Airfield 28 September 1991. July 24, 1988: Van Halen's Monsters of Rock Tour, which also included Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come. Lt. Doc Ostrow (Warren Stevens), What a long strange trip its been.Robert Hunter, U.S. rock lyricist. The Monsters of Rock festival debuted in 1980 at Castle Donington with heavy metal pioneers Rainbow, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Saxon and more. The 1986 appearance by Bad News was featured in the TV mockumentary More Bad News. Van Halen made good on the promise three years later on December 4, 1991 when they played a free concert at Dallas Alley, a gentrified area on the northwest side of downtown Dallas where free concerts were often hosted to boost traffic for restaurants and stores in the adjacent collection of shops. This was the first year that two stages were used. Monsters of rock Festival Aug 20, 1988 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Christopher Smith Aerosmith / Guns N' Roses Aug 06, 1988 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States Uploaded by Davmfoster Aerosmith / Guns N' Roses Aug 04, 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim Aerosmith / Guns N' Roses Big thumbs up! The most memorable moment came when someone asked The Scorpions a question which required them to remember Van Halen bassist Michael Anthonys name, and as Rudolph Schenker stumbled over this, stuttering Michael Michael Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich leaned into his mic and proudly blurted, Schenker! to a loud chuckle from the room. At this point the crowd started heaving chunks of the broken asphalt (which was the surface people were standing on) at the tour official, as well as the equipment on stage & the situation nearly devolved into a full-blown riot. The versions of "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "The Jack" that AC/DC performed at this concert, were released on two of AC/DC's live albums, AC/DC Live and AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition. A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica. EMS was forced to eject several people. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! The program currently holds the number-one or number-two slots among males 2554 on the majority of stations that carry it. 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". $19.00 + $6.65 shipping. Received every where heartily. Now with this said, he is a fine player and I like some of his stuff. In Memphis, another food fight occurred between the audience in the stands and those on the field. 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. Thus with their second Hagar album, OU812, ready for release in the summer of 88, Leffler and company saw their moment to book Van Halens biggest ever tour into stadiums with the sort of bill that would have Head & Shoulders begging to sponsor. It took place at Joe Albi Stadium on a hot August day. The show continue as scheduled. Metallica Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Can you list the top facts and stats about Monsters of Rock? 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. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Plaque in honour of Monsters of Rock co-founder presented at Download | NME.COM", "When Heavy Metal Thunder Rumbled in Moscow", "Monsters of Rock . The whole thing looked well-conceived and well-assembled the only problem was that the upper half of the bill just couldn't deliver what one band on the lower half of the bill were delivering. Songs Performed / Recorded: A.F.U. Monsters of Rock festivals have also been organized in other cities around the world. It took five days to set up the system. 33,606. In Kansas City, the food fight continued between the lower and upper levels of Arrowhead stadium. The country is again one and united! Faith No More was not on the ticket list but was present to the show. I am very happy to be able to feel that the course taken has turned out so well.Rutherford Birchard Hayes (18221893). How Eddie Van Halen Has Inspired Nuno Bettencourts Fire On New Extreme Album, Listen To Eddie Van Halens Isolated Guitar Track From 2015s Remastered Panama, Steve Vai On The Forensic Approach To Co-Producing Skyscraper Album With David Lee Roth, Jas Obrecht Releases Complete 1990 Audio Interview with DLR Guitarist Jason Becker, More Van Halen Road Stories In Latest Episode Of The Roth Show. As the crowd was getting more & more agitated from the delay, the crowd was finally appraised of the situation (by a roadie or tour manager) however, the information was delivered in a very ill-advised way; arrogant, condescending, & taunting in nature to the point of the official saying "what?, do you think you're going to get your money back?" 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. Featured Artist(s): Van Halen. Either you take some inspiration from Eddie on guitar, or you have bad taste and probably suck anyway . In 1980, promoter Paul Loasby, along with Maurice Jones, planned a one-day festival dedicated specifically for bands within the hard rock and heavy metal genre. Formed in 1988, The Almighty are a rock band, from Glasgow United Kingdom. Black Sabbath (with Tony Martin on vocals), Sepultura (performed as three piece due to death of Dana Cavalera), Monsters of Rock Cruise - East Coast 2016, Monsters Of Rock Cruise - West Coast 2016, Monsters of Rock Cruise - East Coast 2017. In the 2005 Half Man Half Biscuit song "Mate of the Bloke" on their album Achtung Bono, 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. Jones knew the owner of the Donington Park race track, Tom Wheatcroft, located next to the village of Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England, and the site was chosen to host the event. Read more about Monsters Of Rock Tour 1988: Tour Bill, Tour Dates. . In Seattle the Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine was hit in the throat by a camera thrown out of the audience. The Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 was a festival tour of the USA in 1988, headlined by hard rock band Van Halen as part of their promotion for their OU812 album. Of course, you might question the wisdom of a two-hour-and-20-minute set that included solos, but hey, rocknroll baby; in the land of leather pants and egos, no headliner could be seen playing a minute less. As one of the many well known Monsters of Rock tours, the tour featured an impressive line-up, especially for a single day event, and proved very popular. This was about 3/4 in to their full set. 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. July 16, 1988 Setlist Jul 16 1988 Van Halen Setlist at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, USA Edit setlist Tour: Monsters of Rock 1988 Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist Summer Nights There's Only One Way to Rock ( Sammy Hagar song) Panama Bass Solo Runnin' With the Devil Why Can't This Be Love Mine All Mine Drum Solo You Really Got Me It formed the first section of the OU812 Tour, the main part of which followed immediately after Monsters of Rock 1988. Guitarists like Nuno are a dime a dozen and have been since the 80's. !kick ass Solo!!! 6 Last Caress; 7 Fade to Black; 8 Battery; TOUR NAME Van Halen's Monsters of Rock. Spain: Madrid, Las Arenas Plaza de Toros 18 September 1992 The eventual touring production would cart about a reported 971 tons of equipment and carry 250,000 watts of power, supplied by two sound systems weighing 440,000 pounds, suspended over a huge 168-by-60- foot stage, all transported by 51 48-foot trucks. In 1993 the Monsters of Rockradio show debuted in the United States with host Harlan Hendrickson. 90068 info@themonstersofrock.com . This show also had a water/cup fight between the field and the stands at either end of a concession stand that was along the sidelines on the west side of the stadium. !kick ass Solo!!! Its fair to say that this punk-like energy was not what the promoters had fully expected. It was an early morning conference not very metal and the questions coming from the press corps were asked with the enthusiasm of a bunch of freeloaders whod showed up for a free breakfast. In fact, 2017 marks the Coliseum's 25th Anniversary of hosting both Metallica & Guns N' Roses on a co-headlining tour, on September 27, 1992. 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. Legend has it that this 23-city US Monsters Of Rock came about first as an idea of Sharon Osbourne, but that somewhere along the line of conceiving and arranging the concept, she decided it didnt feel right. Artists such as Saxon, UFO, Cinderella, Tesla, The Quireboys and others from the original festival have been featured on the cruise. If everything gels, a concert would happen in late August, sending the 70-year-old stadium out in style and bringing back some memories from 1988. Van Halen. Readers of Kerrang! Dokken also had issues with their PA system, it was broadcasting on the same frequency as Tampa International Airport's tower. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Readers of Kerrang! Fuelled on the memories of the 1970s California Jams, the Bill Graham Presents Day On The Green stadium bashes, and a legendary heavy metal night at the US Festival in 1983 which hosted the likes of Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, The Scorpions and Van Halen all gaining the sort of rave reviews which would become gold standards in their live careers it was only a matter of time before someone devised a Monsters Of Rock for the US market. The Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 was a festival tour of the USA in 1988, headlined by hard rock band Van Halen as part of their promotion for their OU812 album with heavy metal band Metallica as well as other bands including Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come. MONSTERS OF ROCK Celebrating over 40 years of hard rock & heavy metal! July 15, 2000: Summer Sanitarium Tour, also featuring Korn, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000, and . 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. That is a great song. [3] Monsters of Rock returned the year after with a limitation to the crowd of 75,000.[4]. 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. magazine were invited to vote on bands to appear at the festival, and Extreme easily won the right to appear second on the bill. In 1988, the festival occurred for the first time in France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. As the audiences will attest, new waves of metal fans are indoctrinated each year byMonsters of Rock. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1988 Van-Halen Monsters of Rock Concert T Shirt 2 sided vtg classic H4255 at the best online prices at eBay! (Naturally Wired) Summer Nights. 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. Van Halen was supposed to be the headliner, but it never became official or happened. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. This culminated in a riot at the Coliseum as fans stormed the field from the stands to get closer to the band. Gary sounds awesome and Nuno has a few of Eddies signature sounds in this playing. 05/28/1988: Van Halen, Dokken, Metallica, Scorpions: Alpine Valley Music Theatre: East Troy: Wisconsin: USA: 05/29/1988: Italy: Reggio Emilia, Arena Festa Nazionale Dell'Unita' 12 September 1992. Venue: Pontiac Silverdome. 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. 13 July 1988 31 July 1988 Darmstadt, Burg Frankenstein - GERMANY . That is to say: raw, crisp, fuck-you-festival-style energy. Get the Scorpions Setlist of the concert at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN, USA on July 9, 1988 from the Monsters of Rock 1988 Tour and other Scorpions Setlists for free on setlist.fm! 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. MONSTERS OF ROCK is a registered trademark. Tour Upcoming Dates Past Dates Band Menu Toggle. 11 Battery TOUR NAME Van Halen's Monsters of Rock OTHER ACTS Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Kingdom Come Yes Los Angeles CA. The Mighty Van Halen! Yes indeed, pickings were slim. At the same time, about one hundred or so people jumped the wall and rushed onto the main field which led to cheers erupting through the stadium. 1 Creeping Death; 2 For Whom the Bell Tolls; 3 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 4 Whiplash; 5 Fade to Black; 6 Seek and Destroy; 7 Master of Puppets; Encore. Monsters of Rock was an annual rock music festival in England held every August at the Castle Donington racetrack from 1980-1996 and in 2006 and 2007. Spain: Barcelona, Plaza de Toros 14 September 1992 1988 Setlist. Appreciate the tribute to Ed. 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Mutha don't wanna go to school Nuno rips, but the song is forgettable. And so it came. Subsequently, when Van Halen came to close the show, it was a little more than they could handle. 22 August 1992 (this was also broadcast live on Radio 1), 4 June 1994 (another festival broadcast live; highlights were transmitted in 1995 and 1996). More than likely the memories of that supporting US Festival stint were still fresh and, in hindsight, the German band were smart. Tour / Album Supported: Monsters of Rock. Rest in Paradise Edward. p. 155): "Largest PA system: On Aug 20th 1988 at the Castle Donington 'Monsters of Rock' Festival a total of 360 Turbosound cabinets offering a potential 523kW of programme power, formed the largest front-of-house PA. [2], Over the years, the attendance continued to grow, reaching 107,000 in 1988, when two fans died during the Guns N' Roses set. (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer / Getty Images), Lars having a lark at Monsters Of Rock 1988, Nick Williams, 13, with sister Monica, 17, proudly displaying a home-made Metallica banner at at Mile High Stadium, (Image credit: John Leyba / Getty Images), Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon: 20 things you didn't know, Steve Harris will be touring with Iron Maiden and British Lion at the same time this summer, Why I Brian Jones, by Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman, Paul Stanley knows the End Of The Road is nigh, but he's determined to out with a bang, Van Morrison and Billy Bragg are engaged in a bizarre discussion about Covid on Twitter, Every issue delivered direct to your door. [18] 25 August 1988: Prague, Czechoslovakia, Letn Stadium (By the authorities.) The hair was big, the riffs were bigger, and hard rock was enjoying enormous success in the US. In San Francisco's Candlestick Park a stadium-wide food fight took place aimed solely at the upper deck. The Monsters of Rockfestival debuted in 1980 at Castle Donington with heavy metal pioneers Rainbow, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Saxon and more. [4][11][12] Iron Maiden was apparently included in the Guinness Book Of World Records Museum in Las Vegas, NV. 10 Battery; TOUR NAME Van Halen's Monsters of Rock. Partially released as For Those About to Rock, Monsters in Moscow. The members of Metallica sat on the drum riser and watched. And anyhow, they were dealing with a seriously flagging crowd by then. Finally, opening the festival would be Kingdom Come; effectively The Darkness 15 years before their time, and ineffectively trying to channel Led Zeppelin through every riff hence their unofficial yet adopted by all name, Kingdom Clone. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions. MONSTERS OF ROCK, LLC. 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. 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 Tushino Airfield was recreated as a virtual venue in Guitar Hero Metallica. In 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. Rest in Paradise Edward. 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. 8 Last Caress; 9 Am I Evil? Great names of . Find and share Monsters of Rock Schweinfurt 1988 setlists. 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. Local concert promoters have asked the Spokane Schools . There was also a venue issue where a barrier broke and at least one person fell to a lower level of stands landing on lower seats. Appreciate the tribute to Ed. According to The Guinness book of Records (1990 ed. 5 Master of Puppets; Encore. As was the way with the 1980s, Monsters Of Rock in the US was all about size and show. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. In 1994, the festival was exported overseas to Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The Houston show also had a trash/food/water fight between the field and the stands. In 1993 the Monsters of Rock radio show debuted in the United States with host Harlan Hendrickson. 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. The bands Danzig and Gun both canceled their appearances at the festival. Gary sounds awesome and Nuno has a few of Eddies signature sounds in this playing. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Garage Days Re-Revisited, Orgullo, Pasin, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de Mxico, A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica, Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Monsters_of_Rock_Tour_1988&oldid=718113018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Harlan Hendrickson, host and creator of the Monsters of Rock, broadcasts from the rock radio station WRIF in Detroit. Soon, arses were engaged in hauling seats everywhere as opposed to sitting on them. Monsters of Rock 1988 Being a large scale event with multiple acts, there was a long gap between many dates when the bands' gear was transported and set up. To a stadium near you. 17 August 1996. Since the new millennium, the Monsters of Rock brand returned to playing major international landmarks including Como, Italy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Santiago, Chile, and Sao Paolo, Brazil to name a few. [1], Given the extreme nature of Metallica's 1988 release And Justice for All, the band's following act Dokken would come over severe ridicule from the thrash metalheads in the crowd for not matching Metallica's intensity.[2]. This was the first year that two stages were used. Always a fine live act, there just seemed a little too much snap-happy-doo-dah about their performances, at times more Jimmy Buffet than Jimmy Page. 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. Filed Under: 1988-1990, Thanks for submitting! Nrnberg, Zeppelinfeld 4 September 1983, Sweden: Stockholm, Rsunda Stadium 25 August 1984, West Germany: Karlsruhe, Wildparkstadion 1 September 1984 Opening bands included Metallica, Dokken, and Kingdom Come. . In fact one of the only true touring rock festival to annually succeed in American history has been Ozzfest, which actually feels like a Donington or Reading circa the early 1980s as opposed to a headline act with some support bands in a stadium.