The storms themselves caused a long delay post-Dokken's set, at during which the crowd started chanting "Rain or Shine, Rain or Shine". Pantera's "Cowboys from Hell" performance is featured as a playable song in the video games Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Rock Band 4.
, [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/van-halen/1988/giants-stadium-east-rutherford-nj-43de17b3.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=43de17b3[/img][/url] 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. Faith No More was not on the ticket list but was present to the show. Monsters of Rock festivals have also been organized in other cities around the world. 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. Filed Under: 1988-1990, Artists such as Saxon, UFO, Cinderella, Tesla, The Quireboys and others from the original festival have been featured on the cruise. Monsters of Rock 1988 Jul 17, 1988 Candlestick Park San Francisco, California, United States Scroll to: Top Bands Details Genres Setlists Videos Photos Map Comments Band Line-up Metallica Van Halen Scorpions Kingdom Come Dokken Concert Details Date: July 17, 1988 Venue: Candlestick Park Location: San Francisco, California, United States Band Genres I dig it. Big thumbs up! 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. Venue: Pontiac Silverdome. Bath The Scorpions were a co-headliner. 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! Van Halen was supposed to be the headliner, but it never became official or happened. 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. 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. 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". The Monsters of Rock festival debuted in 1980 at Castle Donington with heavy metal pioneers Rainbow, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Saxon and more. Tour Upcoming Dates Past Dates Band Menu Toggle. As the audiences will attest, new waves of metal fans are indoctrinated each year by, FAMILY for the latest news, exclusives, tour dates. The 1986 appearance by Bad News was featured in the TV mockumentary More Bad News. After all, when Ian Astbury tried to assemble the Gathering Of The Tribes the following year it fell apart after a few dates. Thanks for submitting! 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Appreciate the tribute to Ed. Goos stuff! Read more about Van Halen; Van Halen. The Almighty split up in 1996. . America had long been crying out for a regular hard rock festival. 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. 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. [1], (A year earlier, promoter Bill Grahams July 1979 Day on the Green Festival at Oakland Coliseum in California was also dubbed "The Monsters of Rock" show. Metallica Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Join the MONSTERS OF ROCK FAMILY for the latest news, exclusives, tour dates and good karma! The festival had been held in parallel in West Germany from 1983 to 1991. 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. 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. The Monsters of Rock festival continued on as the premier hard rock and heavy metal event in Great Britain in the 1990s but started to fall upon hard times as heavy metal became less popular, with another cancellation in 1993 due to being unable to find a strong enough headliner. Argentina: Buenos Aires, Vlez Srsfield Stadium 12 December 1998, Argentina: Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium 14 May 1999, Marilyn Manson was going to appear at the festival, but they were forced to cancel due to the Columbine High School massacre, Italy: Como, Stadio Sinigaglia 13 July 2004, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium 11 September 2005, Chile: Santiago, Pista Atltica Estadio Nacional 13 September 2005, Spain: Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza 18 June 2006, Spain: Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza June 2007, Chile: Santiago, Pista Atltica Estadio Nacional 1 April 2008, Spain: Zaragoza, Feria de Zaragoza July 2008, Brazil: So Paulo, Anhembi Convention Center October 2013, Brazil: So Paulo, Anhembi Convention Center April 2015, Brazil: Curitiba, Pedreira Paulo Leminski 28 April 2015, Brazil: Porto Alegre, Estdio Passo d'Areia 30 April 2015, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Ciudad del Rock 2 May 2015, Germany: Sankt Goarshausen, Loreley Freilichtbhne 17 June 2016; Bietigheim-Bissingen, Festplatz am Viadukt - 18 June 2016, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Tecnopolis 4 November 2017, Brazil: So Paulo, Allianz Parque 22 April 2023. Received every where heartily. !kick ass Solo!!! I dig it. They headlined stadiums and festivals in UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Heavy metal? Tour statistics That is to say: raw, crisp, fuck-you-festival-style energy. A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica. MONSTERS OF ROCK, LLC. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. [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. In 2002 the Ozzfest tour returned to the UK using Donington Park as their only British event and the following year Live Nation picked up the reins as Monsters of Rock's successor in the name of Download Festival. MONSTERS OF ROCK 6363 Hollywood Blvd. Runnin' With The Devil. 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. 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 . Featured Artist(s): Van Halen. The Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 was a festival tour of the USA in 1988 featuring a whole day of hard rock and heavy metal.
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. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! Goos stuff! They are listed with the headlining band first, followed by the reverse order of appearance by the other bands.). Parent Category Back Close. 8 Last Caress; 9 Am I Evil? 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. Monsters of Rock. . Guitarists like Nuno are a dime a dozen and have been since the 80's. Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss co-headlined with Kiss being the final band on stage. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Stadion, "Monsters of Rock" - GERMANY . Formed in 1988, The Almighty are a rock band, from Glasgow United Kingdom. Tour / Album Supported: Monsters of Rock. (Note: Line-ups in this section are for the events held in the United Kingdom. In Maine, the day was plagued by late afternoon moderate-to-severe thunderstorms & a near riot during a lengthy delay. And anyhow, they were dealing with a seriously flagging crowd by then. Rest in Paradise Edward. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. References [ edit] 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. 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. 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. OTHER ACTS . [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]. 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. Readers of Kerrang! It did open the door for Lollapalooza, but this, too, had limited shelf-life. Monsters of Rock. Opening bands included Metallica, Dokken, and Kingdom Come. [14], France: Paris, Hippodrome de Vincennes 3 September 1990, Note: Face to Face was a French band related to Trust. As the audiences will attest, new waves of metal fans are indoctrinated each year byMonsters of Rock. The Mighty Van Halen! It formed the first section of the OU812 Tour, the main part of which followed immediately after Monsters of Rock 1988. Fifteen people were arrested. Iron Maiden was going to appear at the festival as a headliner, but they were forced to cancel due to the arrest of Augusto Pinochet in London. That's when the epic Monsters of Rock tour came . All rights reserved. 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. 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. It formed the first section of the OU812 Tour, the main part of which followed immediately after Monsters of Rock 1988. Donington Park was unknown as a major location but its location in the East Midlands next to the M1 and A42 allowed for better transportation to the site from around the country. 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. Van Halen's 'Monsters of Rock' Tour, which visited 23 cities in May, June, and July of 1988, featured the nine-hour roar of Van Halen, the Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come, five top heavy-metal bands, performed from midday into the night. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). In Dallas, Van Halen's set was cut short by vocalist Sammy Hagar's voice problems. [3][4], In May, the group set out on a Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour which saw them perform to more than two million people worldwide over seven months. It took place at Joe Albi Stadium on a hot August day. 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. All Rights . Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions. In Tampa, a stadium-wide food fight took place. Kingdom Come played for only 15 minutes, and the show closed with Van Halen playing only 35 minutes. The year was 1988, when word filtered through that there was, indeed, to be a Monsters Of Rock festival in the States. Get the Van Halen Setlist of the concert at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA on June 26, 1988 from the Monsters of Rock 1988 Tour and other Van Halen Setlists for free on setlist.fm! In 2012 Harlan Hendrickson & Monsters of Rock Worldwide partnered with Larry Morand and Mike London to launch the inaugural Monsters Of Rock Cruise. Summarize this article for a 10 years old. 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