When Metallica Played For 1.5 Million in Russia! | Wild Ride! Clips

A clip from Steve-O's Wild Ride! Episode 172 with Corey Taylor
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[@WildElroy13]

It was Russia's first-ever open-air rock and metal concert. There were 1.6 million people in attendance at this concert, and the show was free.

[@elilachappa3330]

And they still had less problems than blue ridge rock fest

[@twistedrockafella]

@elilachappa3330 My grandma went, and she was in her mid-70s at the time

[@jacquelineb3475]

@@twistedrockafella Go girl!!! Love it!

[@garyregan7298]

For me Pantera stole the show!

[@DaBellOfDaBeets]

And wasnt that number just a rough guess? Im pretty sure I read somewhere that they never officially got a head count because it was free

[@joesmith6972]

I was there at the '91 Moscow show. I walked around and counted 1,514,849 people in attendance. It was nuts.

[@shizzledink]

Nice

[@toohak2782]

You can count?

[@robnhood1416]

Jason Newsted mentioned in woodstock 99 interview, its 400k+ people, off course they claimed number keeps getting higher to 1 million then 1.5 million. Wouldnt be surprise if its 5 million in articles from 2030 written by AI.

[@t-mac1236]

That a joke? You counted…

[@alelectric2767]

Did you count the people in the porta poties?

[@engineno.97]

Metallica never was the same when Corey left

[@Im_Old_Gregg]

Lol I couldn't agree more.

[@TheEricJBotelho84]

Corey Taylor never played for Metallica, the fuck are you talking about?

[@DMXo0]

He really talking like he was in the band fr 😂

[@SlamDeath-cm8es]

Imagine Lars Ulrich as new Drummer in Slipknot Yeah

[@Daniel_B79]

Kirk James and Lars are what matters

[@Seabee208]

Still, Corey's knowledge of music overall is mind-blowing. Legend

[@justinkassinger8238]

Your not too bright then 😎

[@The_Last_Ninja]

Yeah, it’s mind blowing for sure…he failed to mention that AC/DC, Pantera and others also played that show too!

[@aroundtheworld5555]

Corey knows nothing about REAL Metal because Slipknot isn't Metal. What Metalhead doesn't know anything about the super popular bands he was mentioning? Amateur at best.

[@ThrillHouse666]

That's what happens when you remain a fan into your success.

[@MattHadder]

​@@justinkassinger8238you're*. Maybe learn your grammar/spelling, before trying to put someone else down.

[@ftrevino4493]

It wasn't a Metallica concert. It was a heavy metal festival. It had other bands as well. Pantera, AC/DC. Update: I fixed it.😆

[@sportsentertained]

AD/BC

[@zoomped]

AC/CD

[@HolyShnikeez_1975]

BA/CD

[@dro9075]

DC/AD

[@ebaareda1200]

AB/CD

[@rafablasco8906]

I would watch every video from Corey talking about the metal/rock history

[@codyd9380]

Pantera killed it at that concert. Never forget fuckers

[@AsylumSaint]

Toasty!

[@Ozz77765]

Cory is a national treasure and Metallica historian.

[@KoalaParty2000]

I love how no one ever mentions they weren't the headliner.

[@FPSJesus]

There was actually 6 bands playing but footage for Metallica is the easiest to find. Entrance was free but they stopped counting at 500,000 or something. 1.5 million is an estimate but I don't know what it's based off. Maybe the amount of area the crowd covered. It was on an airfield in Moscow. There's also military everywhere and helicopters flying over the crowd. Hetfield talked about it when he was on Joe Rogan which is worth listening to.

[@robnhood1416]

Jason Newsted literally mentioned in woodstock 99 interview, its 400k+ people, off course the claimed number keeps getting higher to 1 million then 1.5 million. Wouldnt be surprise if its 5 million in articles from 2030 written by AI.

[@BPhillips2000]

Another fun fact (thanks to Rex Brown's autobiography): There was no 'customs' in the USSR when that show happened. The August 1991 coup attempt happened a little over a month before the concert, & the country was pretty much locked down. Per Rex, the mayor of Moscow at the time (Gavriil Popov) had written a letter & sent it to Pantera, essentially functioning as their visa to enter the country. The USSR dissolved 3 months later on Christmas Day 1991.

[@Im_Old_Gregg]

Monsters in Moscow was wild. Pantera played that show too.

[@Im_Old_Gregg]

@Plaza_and_Mote are you asking a question?

[@LP004]

There was Metallica, AC/DC, Pantera and a couple other lesser known bands that played, those 3 alone would sell anything out, now add the Soviet Union collapsing to it, Rock & Metal + Freedom = Moscow 91

[@GTMSGAMES]

No shit the jack played on acdcs live album was sung in Moscow at this then that's sick

[@linhlopbaya]

what a year to live.

[@drew7044]

Bro talks more with his hands than a sign language interpreter 😂😂

[@SlamDeath-cm8es]

For The Deaf Metalheads

[@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml]

Black Crowes, Pantera, and AC/DC as well... I've seen the VHS... pretty cool thing to happen.

[@johnnyirish801]

Everyone seems to forget that Pantera, AC/DC, Black Crows played that show, too. Look up Pantera Domination Live. That's the show!!!

[@petergriffin4629]

To me the bigger thing of that monsters of rock festival has to be the pantera show. I mean they didn't have the same crowd yet, but the energy and power they must have brought to that stage. I always wondered if they actually filmed the entire thing because to my knowledge you can only find the clips they used for music videos.

[@chriskeyes713]

You can find their whole set on here dude. It’s like 24 mins long, and they went on at 10 am. Talk about WAKE THE FUCK UP!!

[@mikehunt4797]

Yep Pantera killed it!

[@petergriffin4629]

@Jasonmcglovon I am talking about the performance, not the notoriety of the band

[@actavisprime514]

I love Metal history classes. I could hear Corey talk about this stuff all day.

[@donaldlamendola1392]

I think the 1.6 mil is just what the ticket sales showed. They estimate a LOT more actually there.

[@alecgolas8396]

It was a free concert, there weren't any tickets sold.

[@6stringermadness]

Metallica is still the biggest band in the world 🌎

[@americanmariachi97]

Biggest heavy metal band yes

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

Stevo's laugh is infectious. Makes me wanna laugh at whatever he's laughing at. Motley claiming to be sober. LOL.

[@bryansunga4459]

They still are the "biggest band" in the world today. No one else.

[@ChampCampMMA]

Corey sure knows his metal...🤘

[@scrubadubdub8360]

Dude is just a well of musical knowledge. Love it.

[@omegared8320]

I swear every time I come back Corey’s hair gets crazier and crazier 😂

[@cdnrednek1027]

Monsters of Rock, Russia 1991, was a whole day rock festival.

[@CrueHead18]

When Steve-O speaks I want to clear my throat, hehe

[@twistedrockafella]

Metallica always gets all the glory for this massive show in Moscow but everyones seems to forget that metallica were supporting AC/DC at this show

[@ImDembe]

It has nothing to do where you're at in the line up, it's about what you deliver, Pantera did for sure and Metallica more than that at the time.

[@twistedrockafella]

@@ImDembe your right there fella there was a good couple of SUPPORT bands on the bill at the AC-DC show

[@ImDembe]

@@twistedrockafella Not many bands come out with confidence AFTER Pantera and Metallica in the early 90s :) Never saw the ACDC preformance before and it's a different vibe becuase the audience was warm and the sky dark.

[@twistedrockafella]

@Jasonmcglovon that's like, saying they were bigger than ozzy on the puppets tour

[@MidwestBoxin]

Its amazing that not only is he the lead singer in slipknot but he knows his history. Respect.

[@HolyShnikeez_1975]

Check out Domination by PanterA live in Russia. It's better than their studio version imo 🤘🤘

[@daleb19931]

The perfect performance of that song and everyone I've ever got into Pantera or just metal in general has been made to sit through that video

[@astro2691]

"Arguably the biggest band in the universe" Yeah that's why ACDC was the headliner lol.

[@Cris.ag1]

Just cause acdc was the headliner doesn’t mean shit Metallica were the superior band period

[@astro2691]

Doubt it. But close.

[@MontiMiller-z4t]

That was a free concert 😁 as well, what a treat😊!!!

[@ISoHEoBASSIST]

> Invites Corey Taylor from Slipknot > Talks about Metallica

[@shawnstephens6795]

Not sure how many people were there...but it was an ocean of humans as far as the eye could see.

[@grogu1986]

AC/DC and Pantera were there too! Insane lineup 🤘

[@rudyescalante5126]

WHEN METALLICA WAS METALLICA because of this era, I began to realize that jason Newsted was the actual, driving force, behind MetallicA’s rage….. Long Live Newsted, rest in peace

[@timothyhall7153]

Whadda ya mean, r.i.p. Jason newsted.? He didn't die??

[@rudyescalante5126]

@@timothyhall7153 Brotha Man…… Look at that Specific Newsted……. That man is gone… never to return….. Walked away from the biggest band in the world…. To create his own band & Paint….. no knock on Newsted…. My sons middle name is Newsted, I have the black album of Jason, on my calve….. Reread it,, then it’ll make more sense…. It’s all good 👍 Nothin but love n respect to that era OF, Jason Fuckn NEWSTED 🤘😡🤘

[@mikeynoclass8240]

Why didn't you name him Jason?

[@rudyescalante5126]

@@mikeynoclass8240 Hella Jason’s already

[@zachoons]

listening to one of fave singers talking about one of my all time fave bands...awesome!!

[@bradydeangelo284]

Corey knows more about Metallica than Metallica. He should host a Metallica podcast.

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

I saw Metallica last night in Arlington TX! Great concert.

[@smokeysalmon68]

Your history lesson today was presented by Corey Taylor

[@alexgutierrez8305]

Before all those bands went to played in Russia. It was one solo recording artist his name Yngwie J malmsteen in 1989. Live in Lenigrand. St Petersburg Russia.

[@johncenashi5117]

Was kinda hard to play in Russia a while before -91. Since Soviet was a dictatorship that didnt really allow heavier metal concerts. Specially not US based ones.

[@ericluscombe3272]

was just after the soviet union fell it was the moscow piece concert wasn't just mettalica crue, skid row, etc

[@rocknrollmilitant]

Actually, Monsters of Rock took place in September and the Soviet Union wasn't dissolved until December.

[@tommyandrews4992]

Imagine if Slayer played that gig!

[@DrSprigs]

It wasn't just Metallica though AC/DC and Pantera was there and a few other bands.

[@codybischoff1010]

It was also Pantera and AC/DC

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Wish I hadn't lost all my albums, concert ticket stubs, autographs,concert drum sticks picks,etc... when storage locker got robbed. I seen on ebay the white import creeping death album in good shape is worth a couple hundred.

[@carbajal8283]

Pantera dropped the greatest breakdown of all time at that show, and they’re talking about Metallica lol

[@JP-----]

Corey looks like little kid wearing a big Corey Taylor mask

[@americanmariachi97]

ACDC and Metallica were the biggest bands in 1991 Razors Edge and Black Album were BIG albums

[@Williams1505]

Those tickets were actually free

[@drpainlesss]

My father and uncle went to that festival

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

And while 1.5 mil for the Mighty Met may sound like the largest audience of all time....nope. Rod Stewart and someone named Jean Michel Jarre both played to 3.5 million!!

[@dueyev]

This was a reward to the pwople of russia for stopping a mikitay coup! AC/DC were the headliners.

[@BurkeCN74]

Small number? Kids! Stay away from drugs before you make statements like this.

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

He's right about 1.5 mil being a relatively small number compared to the total USSR's population at that time.

[@RoverWaters]

there is no official record of 1.6 mil at the Metallica show it is just internet folktale

[@rafaelgonzalez7230]

If AC/DC and GNRs played there would be crazy 😂

[@skipdegraff6547]

Metallica stopped nuclear war

[@Psteinz]

Stevo sounds like a waitress that smokes.

[@jeblan666]

Corey, I hope you'll change your mind about Russia one day. Until then, thanks for the music.

[@arunashamal]

Funny thing is that Metallica playing this show is what everyone is talking about.. But the headliner was AC/DC... so did all these people really came to see Metallica??

[@MidwestCombatServicesLLC]

"Every boahdy & their moahhm came out, like, it was, like, so deeude bro, whuuuut?! At the time, neau-body, was doin that, like, deeude!!" -C. Taylor

[@brianmarek6159]

It was a free concert.

[@MichaelBiddulph67]

The crowd for Motley Crue was bigger lol It was not a Metallica concert it was a music festival.

[@spellman007]

The most modern show that was ever filmed later in Moscow … here “modern” just means American… as if Russia didn’t have its own modern music.

[@mikerobertson2402]

Metallica was good but Pantera stole the show! A true Vulgar Display Of Power!! 🤘

[@jankowalski6338]

In the world? Yes. In the universe? That's a stretch.

[@deflandre8286]

2:04 Wall came down in 1990, not 1989.

[@dv0709]

It did came down in 1989 goofy

[@Mr.OldRoastBeef]

it was a free concert

[@SDMFdeeger]

AC/DC was bigger than Metallica in 1991, 1991 was the beginning of Metallica getting huge. It was Pantera, The Black Crowes, Metallica, and then AC/DC headlining. And it was a free show, there were no tickets (to my knowledge)...so nobody knows for sure how many showed up.

[@SDMFdeeger]

@Jasonmcglovon the black album was barely out an entire month when this concert took place.

[@ToxicShadow-ss13]

Pantera played better than every other band there 💯

[@superdave452]

Corey forgets that Metallica played to over 1.5 million people in Russia with Pantera and AC/DC during the Justice for all tour...way before what he is talking about

[@dmitrykosnichenko2505]

This is was bigger free show ever!!!

[@p_versus_p2547]

there were no tickets it was a free concert

[@JNAMOTORSPORTS]

Had to be more than 1.5 million

[@rileymcconnell6035]

Sad he didn’t say “pantera” cuz they were there and they were way heavier

[@kernoleary1394]

How you gonna talk about this show without mentioning pantera though...

[@dazkurt2331]

It was free, there were no tickets.

[@FantsyPants]

"Playin to 1.5 mill" they wish!

[@marcpadilla1094]

Its too bad when a people are reduced to currency exchange. Unless its a Euro of course. 1.5 might be a 3rd of that in the West. Reason why we have sweatshops in the Far East.

[@marthawhite6239]

1.6

[@kiko9599]

I thought there were mo than one band playing at that time. On diff times ofcouse

[@RoverWaters]

there is no official record of 1.6 mil at the Metallica show it is just internet folktale

[@bendalton5221]

totally not accurate - it was 1.6 million people

[@Dom_721]

It was legit 1.5mil

[@oscardelarosa3601]

Shiiit Metallica Pantera AC/DC!!! A free metal show with those bands!! You best believe I’ll swim across the ocean just to be there!

[@GregAustin-w2s]

Metallica wasn't even the headliner

[@rollerjones9136]

Steve o is the 💩 I watched every thing that is on the Internet 🤟🤟☠️

[@lennarthagen3638]

They sold out with ride the lighting

[@maxventuri-sn2mi]

why dont you play in Russia anymore

[@dipeshlama6972]

I think 1.6 million

[@michaelmurphy3250]

alot of stuff missed here. ac/dc headlined....even metallica themselves doubt the 1.5m number....metallica were not the biggest band in the world...they hit their peak probably 18-24 months later. this was too early after black album release for metallica to be conisidered at their peak.

[@alantinoalantonio]

Thank you. Also, Pantera arguably rocked harder than Metallica and catapulted their career to a 'new level' ( pun intended) and the concert was free. The fans were really all there for ACDC since they most likely were the biggest band in the world.

[@nitronick1220]

They were there for Pantera not Metallica lets be honest…

[@deadvegas208]

No they weren’t, pantera was there for pantera… that’s about it!

[@geraldgeraldson7640]

Lol no they weren’t. Are you really implying pantera was bigger than Metallica?

[@nitronick1220]

@@geraldgeraldson7640 no im implying in 91 in russia they preferred heavier music they preferred pantera, i stand by my statement and will die on this hill!

[@lyricgoosejj1560]

Pantera is great but you are well wrong my dude they weren’t even big time arguably until FBD before that they were mostly known by Texas only.

[@EddieSpaghetti555]

Not even close, most people would have been there for AC/DC and Metallica, two of the best selling bands in all of rock and metal. For context The Black Album which Metallica had just released at the time sold more copies than EVERY Pantera album COMBINED. There is just no comparison in the number of fans.

[@АлексейНемченко-п7м]

Fake , not fist band . Before in 1989 ozzy , motlue crue kick ass in moscow

[@layerity]

Annnd why Corey does not play Russia anymore… Aren’t there people there? I am a fan of Corey, but not a fan of that attitude

[@orxanr5955]

1 - it was a 3 day event 2 - there were maybe 500-600k people at a time, so a total of ~1.6 mil 3 - it was freeeee yeaaa communism baby )))

[@robertphelps1574]

It was a one day event ,the attendance was estimated to be 700,000 by the Russian authorities but as Lars said in an interview with the Kerrang magazine the audience numbers goes up by 100,000 every year

[@robtintelnot9107]

Corey ruined Slipknot. Screw him.

[@jackredinskamatik8130]

Wtf is Corey?

[@SmileMF267]

metallica is STILL world's biggest band,slipknot is NOTHING compared to metallica

[@АлексейНемченко-п7м]

Whos that bambi ears liar?

[@mejustme5563]

Hell yeah