I saw a Motorhead rider recently online and am wondering if any bands request such huge riders anymore, plus how did venues afford this kind of thing back then?. Or even now?. Granted, it's Motorhead , but I was always curious about who shelled out for this kind of thing .
https://fullinbloom.com/motorhead-2002-tour-contract-rider/
Metallica 2004
All 24 pages of it
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/metallica?page=0
The rider covers more than just junk food and booze in the dressing room, the Van Halen/Brown M&M thing was fucking genius, Roth explained the logic in his book. It was buried deep into the rider. They walk in, see brown M&Ms and instantly know the promoter has taken shortcuts and knew to check the PA, backline, etc.
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on September 03, 2025, 09:39:40 PMMetallica 2004
All 24 pages of it
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/metallica?page=0
What the fuck is Metallica's obsession with bacon?
There must have been some anoint of waste with all that going on.
The bacon thing had to have been a joke.
With all the red bull I don't know how Rob T didn't shit himself with his crab walk.
Also they must be pissing nonstop with that amount of water.
Imagine what it's like at the big festivals or when Beyoncé rolls into town.
Quote from: jpm4 on September 03, 2025, 10:02:34 PMQuote from: Pagan Saviour on September 03, 2025, 09:39:40 PMMetallica 2004
All 24 pages of it
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/metallica?page=0
What the fuck is Metallica's obsession with bacon?
They were trying to train lars off using the snare, during sound check every time he hit the snare they'd fire a rasher at the little fucker.
Didn't work unfortunately.
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on September 03, 2025, 09:39:40 PMMetallica 2004
All 24 pages of it
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/metallica?page=0
From what I've heard in various interviews Metallica do tend to give a lot of the rider to support bands.
Baroness & The Sword definitely have said that the lads took care of them a fair bit when they were on tour with them.
I'd swap the bacon requirement to black pudding
Iggy Pop had one of the most entertaining ones
https://www.iggypop.org/stoogesrider.html
On Arrival:
* enough assorted cheese, ham and salami sandwiches for twelve persons
* tea and coffee with milk & sugar
* one crate of assorted sodas
In The Dressing Room:
* coffee and tea
* 3 bottles of Jack Daniels, 70cl
* 1 bottle of Kahlua, 70cl
* 1 bottle of vodka, Finlandia preferably, 70cl
* 1 ltr gin, Bombay Sapphire preferably
* 2 bottles of Amarone red wine
* 2 litres of high fat content milk
* 70 domestic beers (min. 4,5%, max. 5%),33cl
* 24 bottles of sparkling and non-sparkling water, 50cl
* 12 bottles/cans of energy drinks (Red Bull or Dark Dog)
* 4 packs of cigarettes (Marlboro Red/Lucky Strike),sigarillos and sigares.
* 24 bottles/cans assorted sodas, thereamongst Coke and Sprite, 33cl
* lots of fresh vegetables and fruits
* large plastic cups
* ice cubes
* snacks
* condoms with strawberry taste
* strawberries, champagne, pink toilet paper, extra soft.
* 25 clean large towels. White
* 5 blankets
Dinner:
The promoter is to pay and provide for a full dinner for five persons. No fast food or take-aways. The dinner is to be complemented by choice of beverages. Please note that there must be available 1 vegetarian for GORGOROTH and 1 vegetarian for one of the crew members.
Stage And Other Additional Specifications:
* 50 sheepheads
* 200 meters barbwire
* 1 carpenter with equipments to build racks for barbwire, barricades, crosses ect.
* 1 masseuse for the band every 3 days of the tour, this person needs to be there from arrival or during the afternoon
Pink toilet paper, extra soft is a nice touch :abbath:
The strawberry condoms are very thoughtful. Give the groupies something tasty to suck on.
Quote from: Maggot Colony on September 04, 2025, 02:15:17 PMThe strawberry condoms are very thoughtful. Give the groupies something tasty to suck on.
After the band were all bumming each other :abbath:
Quote from: The Great Cull on September 04, 2025, 04:09:05 PMQuote from: Maggot Colony on September 04, 2025, 02:15:17 PMThe strawberry condoms are very thoughtful. Give the groupies something tasty to suck on.
After the band were all bumming each other :abbath:
True Norwegian Bumming :abbath: