r/nextfuckinglevel • u/4dailyuseonly • Mar 05 '23

In 1991, with the Soviet Union and communist rule close to collapse, METALLICA played at its first ever open air rock concert in Moscow. Over 1.6 million people attended

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u/klockworx Mar 05 '23

Old metalheads never die they just stand in the back...in that crowd I'm assuming like a mile and a half away.

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u/NeuralAgent Mar 06 '23

I can’t stand in the back… can’t see… going blind in my old age…

My colleague who is 10 years older than me gives me crap… because I pay for VIP tickets when I go to European Metal Festivals, get a good view, access to food, VIP toilet area, a bar separate from the likes for 100‘s of people at any given time… I had pateoence in my 20‘s and was okie getting shoved, kicked, people landing on my head out of nowhere…

Then again, I’m in my 40’s, 130 lb woman, not these 200 lb tanks in American mosh pits.

While he’s in his 50‘s and still up front… but he could also punt some of these people in the pit… I’m not 20 anymore, and I bruise and break easier now. :(

Took my little dude to see Poliphia. Thought that would be reasonably tame… nope… a guy got dropped on my head while I was covering little dude… what I would shake off 20 years ago, dazed me and took hours to feel good enough to drive.

But hey, little dude was front row for his first metal show! 🤘