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Fact #155782

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Short story:

On their Damaged Justice tour, Metallica play at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America.

Full article:

Phil Rodriguez (promoter) : In 1989 I told the band I’d be at the airport for their arrival at 6am into Rio de Janeiro.  I ended up having a very late night the night before, and I didn’t make  it  to the airport.  Jake Berry – who was their Production Manager at the time – got the keys to my room and came in with the whole band and poured a bucket of ice water on me.  That definitely got my ass up and, on our next run of dates in 1993 I was an the airport to great them on their arrival bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
(Source : interview with Johnny Black for Audience magazine, September 2017)