19 Insane Tour Rider Requests By Your Favourite Artists
From ironed carpets to three boxes of condoms: the ridiculous, rumoured demands of your favourite artists' tour riders.
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1. 'Cash Me Outside Girl' aka Bhad Bhabie is making some lavish demands for her tour.
According to TMZ, Bhad Bhabie aka Danielle Bregoli is demanding lots on tour, including a 50" inch TV with Netflix and DVD player, 3 fidget spinners, 5 Gildan or Fruit of the Loom brand white tank tops, 4 large Domino's pizzas, 1 fruit platter, but NO pineapple. She is also requesting $750 per diem, plus $3k for extra security costs.
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2. Beyonce's 2013 The Mrs. Carter World Tour rider was insane...
Beyonce reportedly had some bizarre requests for her 2013 The Mrs Carter World tour. According to E! news, the singer is claimed to have listed “hand-carved ice balls”, freshly painted white walls and a new toilet seat, red toilet paper, 100% pure cotton clothing for staff, titanium drinking straws (worth £600) and strictly no junk food!
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3. Cardi B requested a (fairly) modest rider at Coachella 2018...
According to TMZ, Cardi B demanded that she has 6 dozen white roses in her room before the show and that there was plenty of alcohol for her crew. Her full rider includes: Six dozen white roses, Degree spray deodorant, Gillette razors, Grilled/fried chicken, Caesar salad, Roasted vegetables, Two bottles of D’usse, Two bottles of Hennessy, One Bottle of 1942 tequila, 20 bottles of water, Red Bull and Fresh coffee. Picture: Getty
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4. Jay-Z insists that his dressing room is 71 degrees with three $80 Mayan-tuberose scented candles
According to TMZ, Jay also demands that there is no vacuuming near his room and that staff should not ask for free concert tickets to "avoid embarrassment". The rapper also insists on 71 degree temp. Rooms must be childproofed with all corners, sharp edges, and electrical outlets all covered, and statues, lamps, and breakable objects removed. Also, Blue Ivy only drinks organic whole milk.
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5. Ed Sheeran's tour rider is surprisingly humble...
According to the Daily Star, Ed Sheeran's Glastonbury 2017 tour rider includes Robinsons Squash, a six-pack of Coca-Cola, a six-pack of Diet Coke, a six-pack of Fanta Orange, a six-pack of Sprite and a jar of Manuka Honey. The total cost amounts to less than £60! Picture: Getty
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6. Drake asks for, specifically, 48 incense sticks and three candles
The rider, which The Smoking Gun obtained, allegedly includes "natural sented insense sticks” and “Dr. Bronner’s peppermint soap” which, the product, claims will “tingle the body and clear the mind”. The rider does, however, date back to 2010 and as we all know from Drake's 2015 track 'No Tellin'', he's changed since then: "Please do not speak to me like I'm that Drake from four years ago".
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7. Future requires "fresh white powdered" doughnuts and lemongrass scented candles.
TMZ claim that Future demands chicken fingers, "fresh white powdered" doughnuts, cheddar popcorn and broccoli to keep him full and wants 4 bottles of Ace of Spades, Ciroc and Moet to wash it down with.
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8. Kanye West demands 13 bottles of alcohol, cylindrical vases and a rare Genelecs 1031a speaker.
According to TMZ, Kanye also likes minty floss, Kashi Go Lean cereal and black towels. Picture: Getty
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9. Justin Bieber requests an "Indian yoga casket”, a jacuzzi and meals named after his owns songs.
The leaked rider, allegedly taken from a recent India tour, also includes "a private jet and chopper on stand-by", while his dressing room must be "entirely draped with white curtains". Biebs also demands "purple carnations" and absolutely no lillies, as well as half a gallon of almond milk.
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10. Kanye stipulated that his dressing room carpet must be ironed.
The Mirror claims that Yeezus made the request before performing on 'Later... With Jools Holland' in 2014.
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11. Mariah Carey asked for a 100 doves and 20 kittens
The Daily Mail claims that the singer requested that Westfield shopping centre provide 100 doves and 20 kittens for her appearance to turn on their Christmas lights in 2009. While they reportedly managed to source the doves, the kittens could not be arranged due to health and safety issues.
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12. Lil Wayne demands a police escort and a presidential suite
The Young Money rapper likes the presidential treatment.
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13. Eminem's request? Oh, just a koi carp pond
Is that really necessary now, Marshall Mathers? The rider allegedly dates back to a performance at a festival in Northern Ireland in 2011.
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14. DMX just wants Hennessy and THREE BOXES of condoms
He's a man of simple tastes.
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15. Jay Z has a full-time cigar rolling assistant on-call
During his 2013 Legends Of Summer Tour with Justin Timberlake, Jay Z reportedly wanted to create a sophisticated “gentleman’s club” vibe backstage. So the hip hop mogul asked that a cigar roller be on standby to roll for him.
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16. Rae Sremmurd want supersoakers and a van with a stripper pole. Whatever for?
The Sremm boys full list of requirements are: 2 dozen chicken wings, 2 Spicy Crunch Dorito Tacos from Taco Bell, 2 bottles of Ace of Spades Champagne, 2 bottles of Moet Chandon Champagne, 1 bottle of Hennessy, Small Super Soakers, Beach Balls, $300 in single dollar bills, 15 passenger van equipped with stripper pole for airport transfer and First class tickets on Delta Airlines.
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17. Meek Mill likes meat, lots and lots of meat.
Meek is hungry, his requests include: Real jerk chicken, ribs, steak, BBQ chicken, shrimp, Roast turkey, Salmon, Trout, Mahi-Mahi, Snapper, Orange Roughy, Chinese Stirfry, Spaghetti, Lasagna, Linguine, Veal. Phew, that's whole lot of food.