Metallica – Enter Sandman [live; Tushino Airfield, Moscow; 28th September 1991]
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Tushino Airfield is an airport located in the northwest part of Moscow, Russia. During the Cold War it was the site of military airshows which reviewed the latest in Soviet innovation. It is a general aviation airfield. On 28th September 1991, it hosted the Russian Monsters of Rock concert featuring AC/DC, Pantera and Metallica. Some say there were 150,000 in the crowd, some say 500,000, some say 1.6 million. This could be the biggest crowd Metallica has played live to.
Apparently, attendance was free. Legend has it that the Russian prime minister Mikhail Gorbachev personally invited the band to play at the concert.
As can be seen in the video, more than 1,000 militiamen are on guard around the stage, and more are hidden in trucks parked further away. Their violent methods of controlling crowds leave 53 people injured.
The clincher is, at least of the guards can be seen singing along.
