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Rufus Wainwright sure is picky. The singer-songwriter’s 2010 concert rider (excerpted here) is full of restrictions: No bread, no pasta, no red meat, no sugar, no dairy (including no butter or sour cream), no nuts, no plastic cutlery, no chocolate, no Evian water, not even any alcohol.
“Rufus is on a strict dietary plan,” the rider explains, “so please pay full attention to all food requests.” Fish is to be grilled “in olive oil (not butter),” while salads must have the “dressing on the side and NO cheese.” The contract also asks for “ALL eggs and chicken to be free range.”
With so many provisos, what does the crooner want backstage? In a TSG first, organizers are requested to provide Wainwright with a “selection of hip, gay magazines” to peruse in his dressing room. Other items to make the singer’s list of demands include a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes, an assortment of local postcards, and “fresh cut lilies in a vase.” (2 pages)
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