At which airfield in Moscow did Metallica perform at the 1991 Monsters of Rock festival?

Metallica performed at Tushino Airfield in Moscow during the final concert of the 1991 Monsters of Rock festival tour. The show took place on September 28, 1991, shortly after The Black Album was released.

The Moscow concert became one of the most famous performances associated with the album’s early touring period. It was described as the first free outdoor Western rock concert in Soviet history, and contemporary estimates placed attendance between roughly 150,000 and 500,000 people. Unofficial claims were sometimes much higher, which is why attendance figures vary in retellings.

The event was part of Metallica’s fourth appearance on the Monsters of Rock festival tour. The band’s set helped connect its new material with a massive audience during a moment of political and cultural change in the Soviet Union.