G8 SUMMIT IN SAINT PETERSBURG. SCORPIONS, THE RASMUS & MORE

On June 13, 2006, the first “Stop Counterfeit” Festival in support of musicians’ copyright was held at Kirovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg. The event was the cultural part of the 32nd G8 summit, a meeting of the heads of state and government, which took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna near St. Petersburg from July 15 to 17, 2006.

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METALLICA IN TALLINN, ESTONIA. ROCK ON THE FOLK SINGING FIELD

On June 13, 2006, in Tallinn, on the famous Song Festival Grounds, a concert of Metallica took place. That was the only performance in Eastern Europe within the framework of the “Escape From The Studio’06” tour. The arrival of the tough rock metalheads caused a great stir in the capital of Estonia. There were about 80 thousand spectators on the field. Fans from neighboring countries – Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia came to watch the bright and dynamic performance of rock musicians.

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NOKIA SNOWBOARD FIS WORLD CUP. BIG AIR IN SAINT-PETERSBURG 2006

On March 4, 2006, the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup stage was installed in Saint Petersburg for the first time. More than 100 athletes from 17 countries took part in the Big Air competitions. JSA Stage Company installed a slide-ramp 30 meters high and 100 meters long on an open area near the Kirov Stadium, specifically for these competitions. This structure was built for the first time in the city on Neva. This was possible due to JSA’s good material base (Layher warehouse) and the experience gained from two events in 2002 and 2005 in Moscow. At that time, JSA was the only company that could handle such a task.

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REVOLUTION ON MACHINES NEAR THE KREMLIN WALL. RED BULL ADRENALIN SHOW – SNOWMOBILE JUMPING

The “revolutionary” sports show took place on November 19, in Moscow, on the Vasilyevsky Slope (Russian: Vasilyevsky Spusk) on the Red Square near the Kremlin walls. The “revolutionaries” were armed with powerful equipment – Ski-Doo snowscoot. The event became history as the Red Bull Revolution On Machines. That evening at 17.00, the historical square shuddered from the deafening roar of engines: it was the beginning of the freestyle motocross competition on snowscoots.

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