The 1989 Moscow Peace Festival was a historic event featuring rock bands and promoting peace amidst political tensions. Moscow Music Peace FestivalLenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet UnionAugust 12/13, 1989Setlist:01. Ozzy Osbourne02. Motley Crue / Scorpions03. Bon Jovi In the twilight of the 1980s, a period marked by fervent rock anthems and political transitions, the Moscow Music Peace Festival exploded onto the scene. #OzzyOsbourne #MoscowMusicPeaceFestival1989 The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a one-time gathering of high-profile metal bands and artists for a performance in Moscow, Soviet Union on 12 and 13 Often referred to as the “Russian Woodstock,” the Moscow Music Peace Festival was the first festival in Moscow to include Western bands performing with Russian bands. From the West, Cinderella, Skid Row, Mötley Crüe, and Bon Jovi represented the US, Jason Bonham and Ozzy Osbourne represented the UK, and the Scorpions represented Germany alongside Russian bands Gorky Park, Nuana, and Rock and roll has often been the anthem of the rebellious, the soundtrack of change, and in 1989, it became the voice of unity at the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Moscow Music Peace Festival 1989 Rock Music 5.7K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed On 12 August 1989, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, and other rock icons performed at a 12-hour festival in the Central Lenin Stadium in the Soviet capital of Moscow. Officially named the The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a rock concert that took place in the USSR on 12 and 13 August 1989 at Central Lenin Stadium (now called Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow. Occurring during the glasnost era, it was one of first hard rock and heavy metal acts from abroad that were granted permission to perform in the capital city, (being the first the ten shows the British band Uriah Heep played Videos from 1989 View All 1989 Videos Moscow Music Peace Festival 1989 Aug 12 - 13, 1989 Moscow, Russian Federation Embedded by Victor Logvinov A remarkable lineup boasting some of the world’s most popular hard-rock and heavy-metal bands performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Artists included Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue Get the Ozzy Osbourne Setlist of the concert at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia on August 13, 1989 from the No Rest for the Wicked Tour and other Ozzy Osbourne Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Band: Ozzy Osbourne Date: August 13th, 1989 Venue: Luzhniki Stadium Location: Moscow, Russia Other acts: Scorpions, Skid Row, Motley Crue & more Vocals: Ozzy Osbourne Lead Guitar: Zakk Wylde Drums Date: August 13th, 1989 Venue: Luzhniki Stadium Location: Moscow, Russia Vocals: Ozzy Osbourne Lead Guitar: Zakk Wylde Drums: Randy Castillo Bass Guitar: Geezer Butler Setlist: 00:14 - O'Fortuna 02:01 - Band enters stage 02:32 - I Don't Know 07:20 - Flying High Again (Drum intro) 08:08 - Flying.. If any single event encapsulated the massiveness of hard rock and heavy metal at the end of the 1980s, it was the Moscow Music Peace Festival, which put six megawatt bands – Skid Row, Cinderella, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions and Bon Jovi (along with Russian rockers like Gorky Park and Brigada-S) onstage for two days at Moscow’s 100,000-seat Central Lenin Stadium for what Moscow Music Peace Festival (Part 2) (1989) Mötley Crüe, Gorky Park, Ozzy Osbourne (Remastered) [4K] Punch-outs, drunken antics and revolution at the 1989 festival where Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne rocked for peace and freedom. 1989- Moscow Music Peace Festival by Deana Clark • Playlist • 9 videos • 81,882 views The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a rock concert that took place in the USSR on 12 and 13 August 1989 at Central Lenin Stadium (now called Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow. According to Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan, Ozzy Osbourne was the real star of the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Black Sabbath’s music was sold and traded on the black market in Russia, so Ozzy was as much a legend or even a myth as he was a living, breathing entity.
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