perform Mountain's "Mississippi Queen." 1987 (June 20) – Cotton Bowl in Dallas (General Admission – $20.25) Boston Aerosmith Whitesnake Poison Tesla Farrenheit Notes: The live concert footage for Poison's video "I Won't Forget You" was filmed at this performance. The crowd seemed wild about Poison while in actuality a drunk concertgoer was on top of a lighting tower (about 30' up) trampolining on the tarp roof in nothing but a pair of blue jeans. The crowd really enjoyed him and the Dallas PD's attempt to get him safely to the ground. Also, Poison was joined onstage by Paul Stanley for their performance of KISS' "Strutter". The temperature in Dallas that day reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit, prompting many in the very crowded ground area to pass out and be lifted overhead to the indoor areas of the stadium where there were water fountains. Water from hoses was also sprayed on the concertgoers in the field. 1988 (a.k.a. "The Monsters of Rock", July 3) – Cotton Bowl in Dallas (General Admission – $25) Van Halen (OU812 Tour) Scorpions (Savage Amusement tour) Dokken Metallica (Between Master of Puppets Tour and ...And Justice for All Tour). Kingdom Come Notes: Metallica played "Harvester of Sorrow" for the first time live. Van Halen's Sammy Hagar lost his voice after only a couple of songs. He then promised to play a free show in Dallas. A few years later, Van Halen followed through on that promise. See also List of historic rock festivals List of heavy metal festivals List of music festivals in the United States References External links Blackstone – Blackstone Archives Site Music festivals established in 1978 World music festivals Rock festivals in the United States Heavy metal festivals in the United States Music festivals in Texas