At which venue did Metallica finish the 1991 Monsters of Rock tour supporting The Black Album?

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Metallica finished the 1991 Monsters of Rock tour supporting The Black Album at Tushino Airfield in Moscow.

The concert took place on September 28, 1991, during the European festival run that followed the album's August release. The event became one of the most notable early performances of the Black Album era because it brought major Western rock acts to a huge outdoor audience in the Soviet Union.

The show is often described as the first free outdoor Western rock concert in Soviet history. Estimates of attendance vary substantially, with commonly cited figures ranging from roughly 150,000 to 500,000 people, while some unofficial estimates were much higher.

Tushino Airfield is distinct from Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, another major concert venue. The show was part of the Monsters of Rock festival, not the later North American Wherever We May Roam arena dates, although both tours supported Metallica.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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