Festival No. 0001760 · Est. 1980
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Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Monsters of Rock 1981
- City
- Castle Donington, UK
Somewhere to sleep it off
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About the artists
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AC/DC formed in Sydney, Australia, in November 1973. Plays blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock, rock and roll. -
Blackfoot formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1969. Plays hard rock, rock, southern rock.
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Blue Öyster Cult formed in Stony Brook, United States, in 1967. Plays aor, arena rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock.
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More formed in 1973.
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Slade formed in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, in 1966, and split up in 1992, after 26 years. Plays aor, christmas music, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock.
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Whitesnake formed in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, in 1978, and split up in 2022, after 44 years. Plays acoustic rock, blues, blues rock, classic rock, glam, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal.