What was the name of the airfield where Metallica played its September 1991 Moscow concert?

Metallica played its September 1991 Moscow concert at Tushino Airfield.

The concert took place on September 28, 1991, during the Monsters of Rock festival tour. It was described as the first free outdoor Western rock concert in Soviet history and became one of the most famous performances associated with The Black Album era.

Attendance estimates vary significantly. Contemporary and retrospective accounts commonly place the crowd somewhere between 150,000 and 500,000 people, while unofficial estimates have suggested figures as high as 1.6 million. The uncertainty comes from the enormous open-air setting and the difficulty of counting attendance at a free event.

The Moscow performance followed the album’s August release and occurred during Metallica’s rapid international breakthrough. The band later supported the album directly with the Wherever We May Roam Tour, but the Tushino appearance remains a landmark event in its global touring history.