But that’s another story…. I had a copy of ‘live like a suicide’ which became the live side of ‘lies’. A deflating, disbelieving mood swept through the exiting crowd. RIP We drove up the night before. it was only once iron maiden came on stage when we herd the tragic news of the loss of the two guys … the last set was dedicated to them it was a wonderful but teary set xxx Again couldn’t make much out apart from Paul Stanley’s white moon boots! I remember that night/day well, there was hardly anyone in the field when I got there about midnight so I just wandered around people’s fires to see what was going on, and then slept in my car.

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On July 30, 1992, while on break in New York City, Rose was diagnosed with severe damage to his vocal chords, and was told by doctors that he could not sing for at least a week, so three shows of the tour were rescheduled. We stayed near the front till midway through Kiss’ set & it took an age to get out of the crowd. ( Log Out /  Neither of us was freaked out or anything. “Cannabis resin” said a more knowledgeable member of the party. Things seemed a bit more mellow for DLR but some security guy climbed up on stage from the front and insisted DLR told the crowd to chill. Adler was fired from Guns N' Roses over his heroin addiction in 1990, following which he reformed his pre-Guns N' Roses band Road Crew and briefly joined BulletBoys. Great comments too. Maiden announced a tour of smaller venues after, and got to see the set properly from the front row at the Hammy O. I didn’t go to a festival or outside gig again for a decade. I found myself face down in the mud about 15 yards from the front during paradise city and basically kissed good bye to my life but I saw a glimmer of light and found myself being dragged to my feet by my mate bob, we both preceded to do like wise for the others face down before another surge of bodies came.

fellow rockers The tour's opening act was Faith No More. Faith No More lead guitarist Jim Martin joined Metallica onstage for their cover of the Misfits song "Last Caress" on September 5, 1992 at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. I played my imported copy of Aerosmith’s Night In The Ruts on a boom-box. My first trip abroad (from Italy) by motorbike – a Ducati Indiana 650 – with a friend: England, Ireland, Scotland and – on the way back home – Castle Donington, of course under a black sky that had poured everything and more on the hill facing the stage, making it as slippery as if it were covered with oil. Such a terrible loss of life on a day that was so memorable, now sadly for the wrong reasons.

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31 years later the memories are still very vivid…. We had called her next morning once we found a phone box. I’ve been to everyone since/including 1988 and seen how its changed. I was right on the verge of a bunch of fellow metalheads who had slipped in the mud in the hundreds and I kept leaning back so I wouldn’t fall into it myself. We arrived on the day on a bus. The Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Guns N' Roses and Metallica during 1992. You’re right about Maiden encouraging people to take a couple of steps back. Fireworks at the end and hearing the sad news about the guys who died during Guns n’ Roses, then holding on for dear life for a good 3 hours as we travelled back to Maidstone on my brother GPZ 750 and then being unable to sleep as my ears were still ringing! [1], "When you have to get Guns N' Roses and Metallica on the same tour to sell tickets," Ronnie James Dio told WERS' Nasty Habits show, "it shows everyone that you have to put real big packaging together to make a difference."[2]. As one of the band's ex-members, Tracii Guns, explained to Ultimate Guitar, Beich was drawn to metal. Critics album of the year behind Aerosmith, Whitesnake and Anthrax. There are pros and cons. There was a bloke at the gate. Not Good Enough or Not Pretty Enough? My heart absolutely goes out to their parents; such an awful waste of life. Take, for instance, one of the first members, Danish bass player Ole Beich, who moved to Los Angeles in 1982. and like you, we all felt such a slump upon hearing that terrible news being announced. watched megadeath from a safe distance as I was exhausted. I later asked the medics if she was ok, and thank god she was !!! I was also fairly near the mixing desk when G&R came on.

Of course Maiden was the biggie for me, I remember buying Can I play with madness single and it had ‘only Uk appearance on it’ so it was a must for me. It is amazing to think that the bands played on – I’m not sure that would happen nowadays. I found myself at one point standing on the side of a bus pushing back, as the crowd surged to get on, trying to protect the girlfriend. It had lost a lot of the magic, though ’91 was better (still puzzled why there were only 5 bands on the bill for both those MOR festivals though). Didn’t hear about the 2 guys who’d lost their lives until we got home the following morning. I was unaware of what happened to those 2 lads until I got home the next morning, there being no mobile phones in those days. Even at that time, there were a few hundred people down the front.

Going for a nap in the tunnel during Helloween using a bottle of cider as a pillow…. After having traffic issues in previous years, my friends and I decided to take a tent to the 1988 Monsters of Rock Festival at Donington.

At the end I turned around to see the whole crowd lit up by maidens flood lights ‘Wow!’ no way was I gonna get through that lot quickly so legged it over the barrier and sat down. Glad all was ok and kudos for going on to Germany! Ridiculous.

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