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On This Day in 1993, a Legendary Rock Band Kicked Megadeth off Tour After Dave Mustaine Talked S**t About Them

Megadeth was kicked off Aerosmith’s ‘Get a Grip’ tour after frontman Dave Mustaine made some disparaging comments about the headliners.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Back in the mid-1990s, Megadeth were riding high. Their fifth album, Countdown to Extinction (1992), was a massive success, and they were preparing to release their sixth, Youthanasia. So why not go and shatter all that good karma by getting kicked off tour with legendary rock band Aerosmith?

It all started in April 1993. Aerosmith released their 11th studio album, Get a Grip, the band’s third consecutive multi-platinum project. To support the album, they headed out on the “Get a Grip Tour.” They brought Megadeth along as their featured support.

The first few shows went fine. But then Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine made some less-than-flattering comments about the headliners that got his band kicked off the tour. According to the lore, Mustaine said something to the effect of: Megadeth should be the headlining band because Aerosmith was on their way out. (This is not a direct quote, more of a paraphrase.)

There are conflicting reports that Megadeth was kicked off the Aerosmith tour........

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