Foo Fighters paid Chevelle $30,000
Foo Fighters are back playing live with a new drummer, and it turns out Dave Grohl and company are very generous. Chevelle drummer Sam Loeffler discussed opening for Foo Fighters in 2003 in a new 107.7 The End interview, and how they were nearly kicked off Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozfest by Ozzy’s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne.
He said: “We were confirmed to do Ozzfest the second time, to do the main stage [in 2003]. It was us, Manson, Disturbed, Korn and Ozzy. I think that was what it was. We had to go to Europe to do some shows right before that. And our agent called and said, ‘Foo Fighters is doing these four shows. They’re all sold out, but they need somebody to open. Would you guys wanna do it?’ And they weren’t very big shows; they were, like, four- or five-thousand-seaters. And so our record label calls supposedly Sharon and said, ‘Hey, is it okay, since these guys are booked to do Ozzfest, is it okay if they do these shows? It’s not gonna affect ticket sales.’ Ozzfest was all sold out. The Foo Fighters shows were sold out. It didn’t affect anything. She’s, like, ‘Yeah, that’s fine.’
And they paid us $7,500 to do the four [Foo Fighters] shows each, so it was 30 grand. So we do the shows. We go to Europe and we’re in Europe, and our manager calls and says, ‘You got kicked off Ozzfest for doing those Foo Fighters shows.’ And we’re, like, ‘What are you talking about?’ And apparently somehow it happened where, I don’t know if she didn’t remember that they had talked to her about it or if when somebody did talk to about her about it, it was someone else that gave the message or whatever. But so we were in this terrible situation. We were, like, ‘Well, God, what are we gonna do? We just got kicked off the tour,’ and it was nine weeks, whatever. And so our label guy gets a hold of Sharon, and she goes, ‘Well, how much money did you make at Foo Fighters?’ [He was,] like, ‘Well, $30,000.’ So we were getting paid 10 grand a show to do Ozzfest. And that would’ve been — what? — 2003? Yeah, 2003. So Sharon goes, ‘Pay me the $30,000 that you made at Foo Fighters and you can be back on the tour.’ Yeah, they didn’t pay us the last three shows [at Ozzfest], which was 30 grand. [Laughs]”
Sharon Osbourne breaks silence after losing Ozzy Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne is speaking out publicly for the first time nearly two months after the death of her husband, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.
In an Instagram post shared on Friday (Sept. 12th), Sharon thanked fans for their support and opened up about how she has been doing since the Black Sabbath frontman’s passing.
“I’m still having trouble finding the words to express how grateful I am for the overwhelming love and support you’ve shown on social media,” she wrote. “Your comments, posts, and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know. None of it has gone unnoticed, in fact, it’s carried me through many nights.”
Sharon continued, explaining that, like her daughter Kelly Osbourne, she has found some peace through falconry.
“Though I’m still finding my footing, I wanted to share some glorious creatures I had the chance to spend an afternoon with. The connection you make with these powerful birds is built entirely on trust and confidence. They’ll choose to perch on you only if they sense you are safe and unafraid of them. It’s a bond I know all too well, and the experience was nothing short of magical,” she said.
“I love you all, and I thank you deeply for the otherworldly amount of love you continue to send my way. ✌️❤️.”
Alongside these words, Sharon shared a video montage of her and Kelly handling various types of birds, including a falcon and an owl.
Earlier this week, Kelly also shared that her newfound hobby of falconry has been helping her cope with the loss of her father.
“In all my sadness and grief, I have found something that truly makes me happy,” Kelly wrote on her Instagram stories. “I never thought I would find my smile again through falconry, but I did. I absolutely love being with the birds!”
