Monsters of Rock: Iron Maiden, David Lee Roth, Kiss. GNR, Poster 1988 12x18

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In 1980, promoter Paul Loasby, along with Maurice Jones, planned a one day festival dedicated specifically for bands within the
hard rock
and
heavy metal
genre. Loasby was an established and successful promoter working that year on the
Rainbow
UK tour and penned the festival as the final show of the tour for the band to headline. Jones knew the owner of the
Donington Park
race track, Tom Wheatcroft, located next to the village of
Castle Donington
in
Leicestershire
,
England
, and the site was chosen to host the event.
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Donington Park was unknown as major location but its location in the
East Midlands
next to the
M1
, A42 and A50 allowed for better transportation to the site from around the country. Additionally the site ground level sloped which allowed for a better viewing for the audience throughout the site.
The first Monsters of Rock line-up consisted of a mix of British and international bands and was a success with 35,000 heavy metal fans attending. Although only conceived as a one off event, it was mentioned on the day the idea that the festival will return the following year and the first edition birthed what would become a regular festival for the next 15 years, becoming synonymous as a Mecca for fans of the genre and further establishing the
Midlands
as the home of heavy metal.
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This Poster is an Early Monsters of Rock Poster from 1988.
The Acts included Iron Maiden. David Lee Roth, Kiss, Guns & Roses, Megadeath, Anthrax, Great White, Helloween & Treat.
This Poster is a Reprint.
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