THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!! First Time Reaction to Metallica - 'Enter Sandman'

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[antivanti]

1.6 million people. Military helicopters. Soldiers who were there to keep the order gave up and just joined the crowd
One of the first shows by western bands that were allowed to play there as the iron curtain started to fall

[bobs]

Okay Stacy, a history lesson from a guy who was there, sort of. The Monsters of Rock concert was a free concert put on by the Russian government. It was held at the Tushino Airfield in Moscow, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. They estimated 1.6 million attendees. Being American I was not allowed to go but I was in the US Embassy about 3 miles away. If you look at the crowds those structures you see are actually speaker towers. The concert was so loud that inside the Embassy we still measured the sounds at an average of 96db. According to an official memo received by the Embassy in following days, there were 54 deaths attributed to the concert and the following day over 126k people were treated for hearing loss. And those helicopters you referenced had a dual purpose, one was to move the air around in the crowd and also be on standby in case an emergency rescue was needed. Also, the Russian military was doing security. Any other questions that I can answer, just let me know. 😁👍

[bazkeen]

Rumour has it that there are still people trying to get home from this concert 😂😂😂😂
Estimated 1.6 million people at this one

[dogfacedgremlin]

Metallica is not a concert, it is an experience. They give 1000% every show. They did an opening gig on an Ozzy tour back in the 80s. It was the last time this band was not at least a co-headliner. I've been lucky enough to have seen 8 Metallica shows since the 80s. I've never been disappointed.
If you get the opportunity to see them, I strongly recommend going. You will not regret it.

[TexasMagnolia]

It’s not about Metallica. It’s about The People.
The First time these beautiful people were “Allowed” to have/attend/see a Concert. It gets me every time.
It’s really sad Reactors don’t know how important this was.

[TravisBHartwell]

This was one of the first Western concerts in the USSR before the Soviet Union fell. It was in Moscow. These people were anxious for anything from the US.

[christophersims]

This is a special show. People forget Metallica wasn’t the headliner, AC/DC was. But it’s significant because they were on the monsters of rock tour in Europe while the black Album was blowing up at home. This was the last time they were ever an opening act with one exception for a one off stones show. They are becoming the biggest band in the world right here in real time.

[rodjames]

Creeping Death from the same show is amazing! Def worth a watch. Hearing over a million people scream Die Die Die gives the chills

[Owenwithee]

Not even a Metallica fan, but they were one of the best concerts I've ever seen. They're unreal live. Absolutely amazing.

[rodstar]

It was the biggest Metallica performance in its history. I was 21 and no stadium in Moscow would have accepted such a crowd. The concert took place in Tushino, a military airfield. After that, Hetfield fell in love with the Russian people and came to visit us many more times alone without Metallica.

[StergiosMekras]

You have to realise that for people back then, and especially the crowd in that particular concert, the music wasn't just about the sound, it represented a whole worldview and way of life.

[ghostfacedkilla]

This is what 1.6 million people look like. And no, that isn't a typo

[kennethv]

everyone seems to forget this little tidbit.... "The British heavy metal band Iron Maiden first played in Poland on August 9, 1984, in Warsaw, as part of their World Slavery Tour. The tour supported their fifth album, Powerslave, and took place across Communist Eastern Europe in the summer of 1984. Iron Maiden was one of the first major rock bands to play big shows in the Communist Eastern Bloc at the time"

[jasoncrawford-lgxs]

In 1991 the iron curtain came down in Russia, Boris Yeltsin became the president of Russia, , He went around asking college kids and young adults in general what they really wanted> The overwhelming majority was a rock concert, , Metallica was on tour with ACDC in Europe at the time.. They were contacted and agreed to do a free concert.. 1.6 million + showed up, , The helicopters were there to keep order, but to also keep people cool, , this was held in Moscow .

[tim]

The real quiz is their performance of Harvester of Sorrow at the same concert. No one reacts to it and it is one of the greatest live performances of all time.

[neverlate_mtb]

James (Hetfield, lead singer) has the same stage presence today. Yes, they are still touring, my son and I went to see them at Twickenham in 2019 (second time we'd seen them). They've been performing for so long that you can find 3 generations of fans from the same family going to see them together. They sound just as good now as they did in the 80s. You're going to have a blast with their back catalogue. One, Master of Puppets, Fade to Black, Creeping Death (from this concert), Nothing Else Matters. You'll hear of all these and more in the comments. They've got over 35 years of top class material.

[dpnpqds]

To put this in perspective: Taylor Swift, who has been an international icon and phemonenon for many years, has recently played three back-to-back shows each attended by a record 96, 000 people. And that's still 16 times less than this concert, held in times when there was no Internet.

[John-tnnm]

This performance is more iconic than the music video.

[cyberdan]

Monsters of Rock 1991 on the 28th Sept at Tushino Airfield Moscow - the line up was AC/DC, Metallica, Pantera, The Black Crowes and a Russian metal band E.S.T. The, then collapsing Soviet rule allowed the tour and the event was basically free, the attendance is not really known, but legend says it was 1.6 million. It was almost certainly over 1 million. As you can see, security was literally a division of Soviet troops, many of whom joined the crowd.
Something to think about; most of the attendees were likely in their teens and early 20s (at that time, I myself was 18 then I'm now in my 50's). Now it is 33 years later and I wonder how many of those young people are still alive today, I wonder how many (if any) are now important or powerful people in Russia, how many may be politicians or military commanders in Russia or Ukraine. An exceptional moment in time and history. It is tragic to see what has become of the nation(s) that welcomed that amazing tour.

[YAHNewsNetwork]

Metallica's concert at the Monsters of Rock festival in Moscow, Russia in 1991 is considered the largest rock concert in the band's history, with an estimated 1.6 million people in attendance