This week guest is Heather ‘Foster’ Kjollesdal. Heather is currently the Dressing Room Coordinator for both Metallica and The Rolling Stones. Heather’s job is essentially to take care of the band and ensuring that they have everything they need while on tour.
Heather started working in The Industry when she got a summer job while in high school as a dishwasher. Within a few months, Heather was being trained on the line as a cook. At age 18, Heather moved on to a new summer job at a catering company that catered all the concerts and major events in Toronto as both cook and dining room service. This included venues such as Massey Hall, Maple Leaf Gardens, Exhibition Stadium on the CNE grounds and many more. The company catered every show or event that came through Toronto from Bette Midler to the Indy car race, to Guns N Roses with Metallica, The Rolling Stones, etc.
After the summer job ended, Heather attended university and worked at various restaurants as a line cook. Once Heather completed her post secondary education, she returned to Toronto and worked various jobs. Several years later in 2002, Heather got a call from the catering company she had previously worked for and they had asked her to go on tour with he Rolling Stones as the front of house caterer for the crew. This launched Heather’s career, and she has never looked back.
Some of the notable acts and tours that Heather has worked for include the following:
2003 - 2004 Metallica dressing rooms
2005 - U2 rehearsal in Vancouver for a month as crew caterer
2005-2007 The Rolling Stones dressing room caterer
2007 Van Halen tour management - Canadian tour
2008 John Mellencamp crew caterer - Canadian tour
2008 -present Metallica dressing room coordinator
2012 - present The Rolling Stones dressing room coordinator
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