Seven ages of rock - a history of rock music over the past 50 years

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• Mike Harrold, Guildford
  Such a fantastic line up for my first ever outdoor rock event.I have a pirate dvd copy of the Rainbow set from that day. Looking back it really was a good show and am pleased to relive it through the dvd occasionally. I still have my official Monsters of Rock T shirt which is still unworn but alas it seems to have shrunk in the drawer !!Any chance of the BBC screening the Rainbow footage from the day?A great day full of great memories.

  Glen Pimborough
  My first ever festival......and still without doubt, the best.

  Simon Richards, Birmingham
  I don't think it rained but it had as I do recall mud. Rainbow were sublime, Ritchie was in awesome form especially on Stargazer. April Wine were there as well, and I remember one side of my face was sunburnt quite badly. I also seem to recall bottles of Newcastle Brown that had to be left in the car.

  Paul Addison
  A really great line-up. I do not remember it raining - that was 1981. Rainbow, Judas Priest and the Scorpions were excellent. Especially as Rainbow did Stargazer for the first time since their first tour. You missed out Riot who were also on. I also remember a BBC Rock Week special shown on BBC2 which featured about 40 minutes of Rainbow. What are the chances of releasing the whole concert?

  Kenny Stewart, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
  We drove through the night from Edinburgh, set up a tent and opened a can of beer at 8am. Thats what you do at 17, right? It was a great event but I was new to festivals and didnt really enjoy the piss filled bottles flying about the place.