1985 Metallica U.S Ride The Lightning Tour Shirt With Club Dates on Back. (Early version)

Super rare and awesome jaw-dropping Metallica piece here!! One of my favorite Metallica pieces in my collection.

This shirt is maybe a little more rare and slightly different than the other ‘85 RTL tour shirts released during the US tour.

This shirt was only produced and sold during the very first month of the US RTL tour (Jan.9 - Feb.8) and after that month, they ditched and discontinued this design and had went to the RTL design we all know and love with the dates on the back as well.

The difference between this particular shirt and the other RTL shirts released is the front design. Where as the Original RTL front design had a White border surrounding the Metallica Logo, this shirt has a Light Blue color surrounding the Metallica Logo. Close up pictures have been provided to show everyone exactly what I mean. These hardly ever pop up in the wild and usually get snagged even at a high price just due to the different color design that makes it unique among the others. Shirt isn’t mint but you’d be hard-pressed to find one mint for anything under $500.