![Dylan Beattie on X: "The amazing thing about the line-up for Monsters of Rock 1985 (apart from Marillion appearing on a festival bill above Metallica and Bon Jovi) is that all of Dylan Beattie on X: "The amazing thing about the line-up for Monsters of Rock 1985 (apart from Marillion appearing on a festival bill above Metallica and Bon Jovi) is that all of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fa3N2H1WQAEuObH.jpg)
Dylan Beattie on X: "The amazing thing about the line-up for Monsters of Rock 1985 (apart from Marillion appearing on a festival bill above Metallica and Bon Jovi) is that all of
The Metal Realm - Monsters of Rock was an annual hard rock and heavy metal music festival held in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989
![Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/175153/large_Metallica_don_85.jpg)
Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives
![Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/175121/large_IMG_0011.jpg)
Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives
![Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/175154/large_metallica_1985.jpg)
Aug 17, 1985: ZZ Top / Marillion / Bon Jovi / Ratt / Metallica / Magnum at Donington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom | Concert Archives
![ZZ TOP performing live at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington UK - 17 Aug1985. | IconicPix Music Archive ZZ TOP performing live at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington UK - 17 Aug1985. | IconicPix Music Archive](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000epztk5V.AUE/s/1200/I0000epztk5V.AUE.jpg)