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Lot #2412
Ramones Collection of Tour Documents

Impressive assortment from the tour manager's personal collection, once displayed at the Grammy Museum

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Impressive assortment from the tour manager's personal collection, once displayed at the Grammy Museum

Collection of Ramones tour materials consisting of printed itineraries and handwritten documents, including: a hand-drawn stage schematic for a Ramones show; typed lists of equipment requirements and rooming info; a Ramones dressing room sign printout; a standard 15-page Ramones contract rider; a 7-page itinerary packet for the Subterranean Jungle tour of April-May 1983; six handwritten documents detailing shows in January-February 1985, listing venues, promoters, travel info, guests, and other details; a 6-page itinerary packet for the California leg of the Animal Boy tour in September 1986; a 5-page itinerary packet for the southern leg of the Mania tour in November 1988; a 9-page itinerary packet for the canceled January-February 1990 Southern Brain Drain tour; a 2-page itinerary packet for their year end shows in 1991; a 2-page itinerary packet for the Ramones performances as the opening act for two Pearl Jam shows during their Vitalogy Tour in November 1995; and an 8-page itinerary packet for the Adios Amigos! tour in February 1996. In overall fine condition. These were displayed as part of the “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk” exhibit at the Queens Museum in New York from April 10, 2016-July 31, 2016, and the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live from September 16, 2016-February 28, 2017, and the pages remain in their sleeves from the Grammy Museum with affixed inventory labels. From the Monte A. Melnick Ramones Collection. A unique, behind-the-scenes assemblage that lends insight into the band's prolific touring schedule and all that went into putting on a successful show.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Modern Music
  • Dates: #513 - Ended December 14, 2017