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[David Pedd]

I was reading another thread and the term "rider" was used many times.  Not being a pro "sound guy" I wasn't sure what it meant.  Wikipedia to the rescue!

I found this "rider request" as very interesting.  What's the weirdest, most unusual you've had?

"Van Halen requested in the technical rider that a bowl of M&M's be provided in their dressing room with the brown ones removed. Failure to do so would not only mean that the band would not perform, but the venue would still have to pay the full fee. The objective of this was not due to any excesses on the part of the band, but was a method to determine how much attention to detail the crew at a local venue paid to the requests specified in the rider. Should the bowl be absent, or if brown M&M's were present, it would give band members reason to suspect other, legitimate, technical and safety issues were also being performed poorly or were outright overlooked. David Lee Roth stated in his autobiography that this request was made as a result of faulty workmanship at a venue on an earlier tour which nearly cost the life of a member of Van Halen's road crew. He added that at one venue where he found brown M&M's, the management's failure to read weight requirements in the rider resulted in the band's equipment sinking through the floor and causing over $80,000 of damage."

[David Allred]

Edgar Winter.  No green gels.  Odd look on an albino.  FYI - His BE also sang back-up vocal.

[Adam Kane]

Just got one a while ago that stated all the usual stuff...but then required that the system be free of hums and "beeps." Not as weird as other stuff, just never have seen that before. The show turned out to be a fun one and the BE, band, and crew were great to work with. I thought about going backstage with a wireless during soundcheck and saying "BEEP" into the microphone.

Also saw one a long time ago where the lighting section specified a "100 watt-amp service" for the lighting package they traveled with.

[Michael Lascuola]

I don't like the look of green gels on any human, but maybe that's just me


A reggae band from this summer had these gems:

"ARTISTE requires a state-of-the-art Front-of-House System. Front-of House
System shall be a full range system with sub-woofers, capable of reproducing a
frequency response of
35Hz to 20Kh\+3db, have the capability of producing 117db\ (b-weighted) at the
FOH mix position..."

"B" weighting?  I haven't seen that in many years.

"Hospitality/Dressing Room Rider:
Assortment of Organic Fresh Fruit
6 Bottles Organic Juices
6 pack Guiness
6 pack Red Stripe
Two cases of Bottle Spring Water not filtered Water
Meals: Preferable Food Buyout $120 per diem.
In case of no buyout: Fish, Chicken and
Vegetarian(Vegan)"

[Debbie Dunkley]

Edgar Winter.   FYI - His BE also sang back-up vocal.

Sounds familiar.....

[Henry Cohen]

Circa 1980, for the Plasmatics: DI for the chainsaw.

[Brian_Henry]

Did the chainsaw have an instrument level output?


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[John Fruits]

Circa 1980, for the Plasmatics: DI for the chainsaw.

In the spirit of George Gobel's guitar, was it electric or gas?

[Tim Rose]

Here is one my guitarist made a while back for a festival...................  we did get a kiddie swim pool full of plastic crocodiles in front of the stage...ha

[Ivan Beaver]

Edgar Winter.  No green gels.  Odd look on an albino.  FYI - His BE also sang back-up vocal.

I've worked with a couple of BEs who sang back up.

Kinda odd standing at FOH with them.

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