METALLICA - The Smoking Gun Details 1983 Tour Rider When Band Was Making $1250 For Two Shows Nightly
March 28, 2013, 11 years ago
The Smoking Gun is looking back 30 years ago to METALLICA's 1983 concert rider when they were an opening act earning $1250 for two shows nightly in venues like the Bald Knob Amphitheatre in Arkansas and Broadway Jack’s in Chicago.
In 1983 (in support of Kill 'Em All) Metallica toured the US with NWOBHM act RAVEN and toted around a backstage rider that ran to exactly one page.
In its 11 paragraphs, the Metallica rider stipulated that the group be provided with a case of beer. A deli tray, a case of soda, and other beverages had to be split with Raven. The document also noted that, “when possible,” each band should be provided with its own dressing room. In the alternative, “one capable of accommodating 15 people will be provided.”
Today Metallica banks upwards of $1 million per show.
Check out the Raven and Metallica rider here.
