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Fact #167463

When:

Short story:

AC/DC headline the Monsters Of Rock Festival at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe, in front of an audience of 65,000.

Full article:

Jeff Clarke-Meads (journalist) : It had pissed down all day but the rain suddenly stopped as they came on the stage. They played a solid two and a half hours, and this was clearly a band at the top of its form. The most heart-stopping moment, though, was when this huge bell was lowered from above the lighting rig and Brian Johnson started tolling it in memory of Bon Scott. Unforgettable.