BEST. RIDER. EVER!

OK, this is pure genius. Flip to page 4 and you will see this gem:

Bacon, I call it god's currency. Hell, if it could be breathed, I would.

Good read...


...by Dave Grohl...

Does that mean Dave is a Farker?

That's a pretty substantial list, but they ask for Coor's Lite? 3 cases of it? Boo.

/Gonna go get me some whole, firm, borderline chubby avocados right now.

For the most part, this is teh same crap you'd find on any week day at a 3-star hotel. This doesn't seem unreasonable, at least to me, anyway.

/hate business travel

I like that they included a recipe for ice.

These is the least absurd celebrity list of demands ever actually, rather reasonable.

I love how, in more than one spot, they would be something to the effect of, "We will need [number spelled out] (different numeral) of ..."

One example:

The following breakfast menu to be set-up no later than 30 minutes prior to load-in for Twenty-Five (44) people

Dave is awesome. Incredibly funny and personable guy.
Plus, he made a metal album using King Diamond, Cronos, and Lemmy.

Gecko Gingrich: The following breakfast menu to be set-up no later than 30 minutes prior to load-in for Twenty-Five (44) people

It's spelled out in metric, but numbered in yen.

Faux Shizzle: Bacon, I call it god's currency. Hell, if it could be breathed, I would.

I found that sentence to be particularly hilarious.

I have had naughty thoughts about Dave Grohl since 1995. If he's ever within 50 feet of me (again), I CLAIM MOTHERF*CKING DIBS.

jetzzfan: BEST. RIDER. EVER!

Even Grohl acknowledges the awsome-ity of the IGGY POP RIDER (new window)

Hysterical.
Not toooo outlandish

ImOscar: but they ask for Coor's Lite? 3 cases of it? Boo.

You sir do not know of the fine taste of a roadie

truth_is_stranger_than_fishin: You sir do not know of the fine taste of a roadie

Sadly, I do.

/the things I've done for backstage passes...

dionada: Sadly, I do.

/the things I've done for backstage passes...

For Colour Me Badd tickets too! My cousin Lenny in Little Rock told me about you...

dionada:

Sadly, I do.

/the things I've done for backstage passes...


Beth from Denver?

rocinante721: jetzzfan: BEST. RIDER. EVER!

Even Grohl acknowledges the awsome-ity of the IGGY POP RIDER (new window)

The Foo rider made me laugh but Iggy's caused me to guffaw quite robustly. Definitely worth reading all the way through.

dionada:

Sadly, I do.

/the things I've done for backstage passes...


...and I hesitate to imagine what you might do for (or with) Johnny Depp's Pirate Booty.

Hiymenator: For Colour Me Badd tickets too! My cousin Lenny in Little Rock told me about you...

Hey, that was all for love.

DrBenway: Beth from Denver?

I've got some hydroponic pot!

DrBenway: ...and I hesitate to imagine what you might do for (or with) Johnny Depp's Pirate Booty.

I'm going to have to think on that a minute. I'll be in my bunk.

Oh gods, I'll admit, Dave's rider made me giggle. But Iggy's is just flat out hysterical.

saintwrathchild: Oh gods, I'll admit, Dave's rider made me giggle. But Iggy's is just flat out hysterical.

The English are funnier than anyone over here, and they don't even have to think twice to do it. It's amazing really.

My guess was that the different numerals/spellings are basically 'are you paying attention' gotchas, same as the brown M&Ms thing with whoever that band was.

But yes, although this was pretty awesome no rider will ever top Iggy Pop's. Classic.

I read that piece of crap through all the way. Iggy Pop's was pretty stupid too. I now know that all of you who thought this was funny are to blame for the terrible entertainment that graces our televisions.

rabidarmadillo24: I now know that all of you who thought this was funny are to blame for the terrible entertainment that graces our televisions. smarter and more attractive than I am plus you have a sense of humor where I have none.

FTFY

Gecko Gingrich: The following breakfast menu to be set-up no later than 30 minutes prior to load-in for Twenty-Five (44) people

I think it's funny too but I think they're asking for trouble by playing with some of those numbers. At one point they say "We will need four(6) rooms" I can imagine someone not paying attention and picking the wrong number. Funny stuff.

Dead Dog Island is brilliant.

rabidarmadillo24:

I read that piece of crap through all the way. Iggy Pop's was pretty stupid too. I now know that all of you who thought this was funny are to blame for the terrible entertainment that graces our televisions.


Never read a typical rider, huh?

That actually sounds like a good show. Well, better than Beauty & the Geek anyway...

Tofino: The English are funnier than anyone over here, and they don't even have to think twice to do it. It's amazing really.

Uh...Iggy Pop is from Michigan, dude.

i love these riders. most bands/artists riders are either boring or take themselves way too seriously.

whether a band is a multi-million dollar earning mega-band or a small touring gig, they rely heavily on venues to get them through their day-to-day lives. it's amazing how many dumps don't even provide clean ice or towels.

Nice of them to feed the local crew.

strangeguitar: Dave is awesome. Incredibly funny and personable guy.
Plus, he made a metal album using King Diamond, Cronos, and Lemmy.

So he made a bad metal album with famous people....

PYROY: Nice of them to feed the local crew.

that's pretty standard on a big rock tour. it's cheaper to pay/feed a local crew than it is to carry 75 roadies on tour

The most famous bizarre rider story belongs to Van Halen. Remember the "no brown M&M's" clause? According to David Lee Roth, it was their way of testing to see if the facilities people actually read the rider.

Or it was his fabricated justification for trashing a dressing room. Either way it's a classic story.

Just when I thought I couldn't love the Foo Fighters any more. God, that's awesome.

/would give my left nut to be a roadie for the Foos
//if I had nuts.

The Foo Fighters drink Crown Royal and Jagermeister, my two favourite liquors!

LOL @ Cornish Game Hens

Jagermeister!!!

hockeyfarker: The Foo Fighters drink Crown Royal and Jagermeister, my two favourite liquors!

Oh my god you are just like them!!!!

Crown and Jagger - the good stuff.

And for those who mock Coors-Lite, you'd know better if you drank lots of beer all day and still want to rock-on in to the night.

Pertifly: Oh my god you are just like them!!!!

People tell me I'm an awesome drummer on Rock Band, so yeah, I'm pretty much Dave Grohl!!!

I like how they'll take any four magazines as long as it's not Rolling Stone, Spin or People.

The numbers thing gets me. "at least seven (8) large banquet tables"

Thank god there's people in Rock with a sense of humor. Makes me think that it isn't all lost anyways.

/Yeah, I'm a Foo Fan.

rabidarmadillo24: I read that piece of crap through all the way. Iggy Pop's was pretty stupid too. I now know that all of you who thought this was funny are to blame for the terrible entertainment that graces our televisions.

Maybe some of these backstage riders are more to your taste.

gatorade "wacky colours only"

they do the numbers thingy "twenty five (44)" to say that they need for a minimum of 25, but to be safe, enough for 44.

for the rooms, they say they need "four (6)" rooms.. they explain that they need six rooms, but if six are not available, four rooms is mandatory.

Didn't the Foo Fighters endorse Ron Paul, if I recall correctly?

I liked the "Meaty soups make the roadies fart" comment.

jetzzfan: BEST. RIDER. EVER!



Seriously. Iggy's rider is the gold platinum really-farking-hard-to-obtanium standard for concert riders.