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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