METALLICA SHOW IN PETERBURGSKY ARENA. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SAINT PETERSBURG

On July 18, 2008, Metallica performed in St. Petersburg as part of their World Magnetic Tour. That was the first and long-awaited visit of the famous metal rockers to the big city on the Neva River. About 20,000 spectators attended the show of their favorite band. The concert was at the Sports and Concert Complex – Peterburgsky. This unique building doesn’t exist today (it was closed and dismantled in 2019-20).

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RETURN OF THE NASHESTVIE TO EMMAUS IN THE TVER REGION

From July 4 to 6, 2008, the rock festival “NASHESTVIE” (in English – INVASION) was held once again in the Tver region. This is one of the largest open-air music events in Russia, after a two-year break, again returned to the banks of the Volga. In 2006, the festival was held in the Ryazan region, and last year, in 2007, it was cancelled due to a number of organizational issues. In April 2008, representatives of “Nashe Radio” and the organizing committee of the festival “Emmaus” decided to merge the two largest Russian festivals – “Nashestvie” and “Emmaus”. The combined festival continued to be called “Nashestvie”, and the venue again became the already well-known site near the village of Emmaus.

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