MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983
@ Kaiserslautern Germany
1983, Kaiserslautern, Germany
So far there are setlists of 7 gigs.

Saturday, September 3, 1983

Blue Öyster Cult
Meat Loaf
Motörhead
Saxon
Thin Lizzy
Twisted Sister
Whitesnake
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MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983
@ NUREMBERG GERMANY
ZEPPELIN FIELD
Monsters of Rock Nuremberg 1983 Setlists
SEP
4
1983
Date
Sunday, September 4, 1983
Venue
Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
So far there are setlists of 7 gigs.

Sunday, September 4, 1983

Blue Öyster Cult
Meat Loaf
Motörhead
Saxon
Thin Lizzy
Twisted Sister

1983[edit]
20 August 1983

Whitesnake
Meat Loaf
ZZ Top
Twisted Sister
Dio
Diamond Head
Tommy Vance (DJ)

Donington Monsters Of Rock 1980 - A motor-racing track in Leicestershire might not be the most inspiring venue in the world, but it played host to anyone who is anyone in hard rock and metal for a decade and a half. It is, of course, Castle Donington Raceway and the event is the Monsters Of Rock festival.

Castle Donington 1980
Castle Donington 1980
In 1980, the one-day event immediately established… More itself as a metal challenger to the Reading festival by booking Rainbow, Judas Priest, Scorpions and Saxon. Completing the seven band line-up were April Wine (from Canada) and Riot and Touch (both from New York city). Neal Kay, champion of the burgeoning New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement, was the DJ.

Official attendance was given as being around 35,000. It had rained in the days leading up to the event but the 16 August itself wasn't bad at all. The event was promoted by Paul Loadsby - who had also been promoting Rainbow's tour that summer - and was pretty well organised. And you could take your own drink in. That's the spirit. There was even one of them new fangled video screens.

Space age giant tellies aside, there were some technical difficulties in the warm up that would not have shamed a Spinal Tap outtake, when the PA system was damaged during tests for Cozy Powell's pyrotechnics. The legendary drummer had good reason to want to go out with a bang: this was to be his last gig with Rainbow as he had grown disillusioned with the direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band. But more of them in a minute. How brilliant, though: to knacker the PA because you were playing with fireworks. It has been claimed that the explosion could be heard three miles away. Just a surprise that there wasn't a freak gardening accident.

It wasn't the only weird mishap at the event: the bassist of Touchhad the misfortune to swallow a BEE while on stage. Not in the Ozzy Osbourne manner, biting its head off, though: the buzzing chum just flew into his gob mid-song.

After the two American acts, it was into the meat and drink of the event: The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Saxon were the first band with a real following, as a result of their recent success with Wheels Of Steel and 747 (Strangers In The Night). Always wondered if that record freaked out any misdirected Sinatra fans. Barnsley's finest were in good form and got the crowd going nicely. This was a band on the up - the next years saw them release Denim And Leather, arguably the classic NWOBHM record.

Saxon on stage at Donington 1980Saxon on stage at Donington 1980
April Wine played next, the highlight being their I Like To Rock - which is featured on the excellent live album of the event 'Castle Donington 1980 - Monsters Of Rock'. It's got two tracks from Rainbow and Scorpions and one each from the other bands, with the exception of Judas Priest who were bringing out a live album of their show and didn't want to steal their own thunder. Less

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MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983
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4
1983
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Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Monsters of Rock Nuremberg 1983 Setlists
SEP
4
1983
Date
Sunday, September 4, 1983
Venue
Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
So far there are setlists of 7 gigs.

Sunday, September 4, 1983

Blue Öyster Cult
Meat Loaf
Motörhead
Saxon
Thin Lizzy
Twisted Sister
Whitesnake
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DIAMONDHEAD
Monsters of Rock Nuremberg 1983 Setlists
SEP
4
1983
Date
Sunday, September 4, 1983
Venue
Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
So far there are setlists of 7 gigs.

Sunday, September 4, 1983

Blue Öyster Cult
Meat Loaf
Motörhead
Saxon
Thin Lizzy
Twisted Sister
Whitesnake
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MONSTERS OF ROCK 1983
Monsters of Rock Nuremberg 1983 Setlists
SEP
4
1983
Date
Sunday, September 4, 1983
Venue
Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
So far there are setlists of 7 gigs.

Sunday, September 4, 1983

Blue Öyster Cult
Meat Loaf
Motörhead
Saxon
Thin Lizzy
Twisted Sister
Whitesnake
Add Setlist