#27 - The Beastie Boys Then and Now Radio City Music Hall New York City

This picture of The Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin was taken in June of 1985 by music photographer Josh Cheuse @joshcheusephotography.

Josh captured this picture outside Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan on Madonna’s The Virgin Tour on June 6th, 1985.

The Beastie Boys were selected to open for Madonna on this tour after RUNDMC were asking too much money ($20,000 per show). Russel Simmons, the Beastie Boys manager at the time, offered up the band for a cheap $500 per show.

The Virgin Tour was the first tour for both Madonna and The Beastie Boys, prior to this - both acts had separately performed shows and hang out at Manhattans Danceteria music venue and were familiar with eachother.

The show opened with the Beastie Boys performing six of their songs for 30 minutes. They were accompanied by their DJ, Rick Rubin, who scratched the music.

Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys reflected in 1998 on this tour “I don't know why she thought it would be a good idea for us to open for her tour. It was a terrible idea. But it was great for her in a way because we were so awful that by the time she came onstage, the audience had to be happy"

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