The Smoking Gun has compiled over 200 rock star "riders", which are lists of backstage requirements for touring musicians. Naturally, they're pretty absurd. The newest one is for The Killers, who apparently require Makers Mark bourbon on Mon, Wed, Fri, while preferring Jack Daniels on Tues, Thurs, and Sat, and Jameson on Sundays (because it's The Day of Rest, I suppose).
Although I couldn't click on all 200, I've highlighted some of the most interesting requirements I've found so far:
Guns n' Roses. Wonder bread and Dom Perignon for Axl, porn mags for the band.
Van Halen. Wow, that's a lot of tequila! (This must be from the Van Hagar days, before he marketed his own.)
Sinead O'Connor (2002). "Root ginger - raw (about two hands worth)". (Huh?)
Christina Aguilera (2000). "Flinstones Vitamins".
Paul McCartney (2000). "Paul's furniture should be nice & comfy!" Jeez, that's better furnished than my apartment.
Meat Loaf. First of all "'MEAT LOAF' is two (2) words". Second, "roast beef tenderloin (cooked medium) sliced and served hot in a covered chafing tray - beef gravy on the side" and "steamed broccoli and sauteed green beans almandine (CRISP -NOT SOGGY). What, no meat loaf?
Luciano Pavarotti. "There must be no distinct smells anywhere near the Artist." Hey, he who smelt it, dealt it.
Pearl Jam (2003). A tank of oxygen, but NO BUDWEISER! Amen, Eddie.
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Check out the Iggy Pop one:
"1 x case of big bottles of good, premium beer. You decide[...]Here's a clue - it probably won't start with a letter "B" and end with "udweiser."
Read some of it - it's quite funny.
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