What airfield hosted Metallica's September 1991 Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow?

Tushino Airfield hosted Metallica's September 1991 Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow. The show was the final concert of the 1991 festival tour supporting the era of The Black Album.

The event became historically notable because it was described as the first free outdoor Western rock concert in Soviet history. Estimates put attendance between 150,000 and 500,000 people, while some unofficial claims were even higher. The different figures reflect the difficulty of counting such a massive open-air crowd.

Metallica performed alongside other major rock and metal acts at the festival. The concert took place shortly after the album's release and helped demonstrate the band's enormous international reach at the start of the 1990s.

Tushino Airfield is sometimes confused with Moscow's better-known stadiums or commercial airports. It was an airfield in the Tushino district, chosen as the large outdoor setting for the festival rather than a conventional indoor concert venue.