Here’s a look at the strange to luxurious demands made by musicians while on tour, according to leaked tour riders.
Tour riders are documents that outline all the terms that must be met by a venue when hosting a performing artist.
Pharrell Williams
His dressing room must contain a framed photo of legendary astronomer Carl Sagan.
Celine Dion
Her room must be exactly 73 degrees Fahrenheit (22.7778°C), according to a 2008–2009 rider.
Lady Gaga
Her food must include a whole roasted chicken and cheese but only ‘non-smelly, ‘non-sweaty’ kinds.
Mariah Carey
The songstress once requested furniture with no busy patterns, only solid black, cream, dark pink, and grey were accepted.
Cher
For her tour in 2000, she requested a room just for her wigs.
The Rollingstones
In 1997, the band once requested "two smartly dressed, well-groomed hostesses to assist in serving food in the band lounge”. They preferred those with experience.
Mary J. Blige
She requested new toilet seats for her bathrooms.
Jennifer Hudson
Her request included brand new and unused humidifiers for her dressing room.
James Brown
The Godfather of Soul, also remembered for his sleek hair, required a "professional hooded hair dryer" in his dressing room while on tour.
Jennifer Lopez
J-Lo requires everything white. An all-white dressing room, with white flowers, candles, couches, tables and drapes.
Kanye west
Yeezy requested a slushy machine with mixtures of Coke and Hennessey as well as Grey Goose and lemonade.
Justin Bieber
The Biebs requested the following for his 2017 concert in Mumbai, India:
Backstage massage table, a private jet on standby, Haribo Cola Gummies, several packages of white t-shirts, and twelve white handkerchiefs and a personal chef who makes dishes named after his songs?
Lupe Fiasco
The rapper required ice-cream, including several flavours, such as "crème," sprinkles, nuts, hot fudge, warm brownies and apple pie, and glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
John Mayer
He requested a box of cereal, a kids brand cereal, either Cap’N Crunch, Lucky Charms, Count Chocula, Cookie Crisp or Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Janet Jackson
The singer requested a flower arrangement that could only contain Tulips, Roses, Gardenias an Lilies.
Source: Insider
