‘If I get covered in urine, that means I’ve arrived’: the birth of Monsters of Rock festival

In an extract from new book Denim and Leather, an oral history of 80s British heavy metal, Judas Priest, Saxon, Rainbow and others describe the 1980 debut of an event that cemented the UK rock communityRob Halford (vocals, Judas Priest): That first Monsters of Rock [in 1980] was an extraordinary day. … Read entire story.

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