"What’s a Rider?
A rider is what the industry people call the full contractual list of requirements that a talent asks of the event organizers and producers. Often, it contains instructions about certain conditions and requirements, which can range from stage-related needs to backstage needs. And now and then, often with the biggest acts with household names, the backstage demands can be so bizarre that even production staffs who should already be so inured against the most baffling of demands, would still give pause."
Some examples:
Lady Gaga demands a Mannequin with puffy pink pubic hair, White leather couches, fresh roses and black satin drapes, Old rock posters of David Bowie, Queen, Elton John and Billie Holiday, Peanut butter with flax seed that contain no more than 4g of sugar.
Madonna:
A 200-person entourage that includes 30 bodyguards, personal chefs, a yoga instructor, an acupuncturist and an on-site dry cleaner, 20 international phone lines, Lilies and white and light-pink roses that have stems trimmed to precisely 6 inches
Mariah Carey: 20 white kittens and 100 doves (WTF 
), $200 bottle of cabernet sauvignon, Two dozen white roses and vanilla aromatherapy candles, No busy patterns in the living room space, Her room should be about 75 degrees
Kanye West:
Imported and recut Versace towels, Any chauffeur who drives him must wear 100% cotton clothes, "no man-made fibers."
and on Adele's list: Any fan who scores free tickets has to make a donation to charity, no exceptions. (I like this one, personally.)
SO, YOU are a huge international celebrity and your tour rider can have anything you want on it. What's on the list?
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