event · Aug 1980

Monsters Of Rock Festival

The first Monsters Of Rock festival is held at Castle Donington U.K. and attracts a crowd of 35,000 rock fans to see Rainbow, Judas Priest, Saxon, Scorpions, April Wine, Riot and Touch. The concert later becomes an annual event for the next fifteen years.

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