Amy Glover
Being a celebrity can sometimes get you a lot of cool stuff — including the right to make pretty specific demands of the places you work. A celeb’s list of preferences and requirements is sent ahead to a venue or set, and is called a rider. Here are 26 of the wildest ones:
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According to information revealed during a lawsuit, Lady Gaga once asked for “a mannequin with puffy pink public [sic] hair” backstage. We assume “public” was a typo.
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Graham Norton admitted that an unnamed celeb on his show asked for nine dressing rooms. Then, they changed their mind — they actually wanted a tenth room (to charge their phone, of course).
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Lindsay Lohan reportedly demanded $860,000 and a one-on-one with Putin to appear on a Russian talk show. Her requests were not met (and TBH, we doubt she ever expected them to be).
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Metallica wanted bacon with every single meal during their 2004 tour. “BACON VERY IMPORTANT THAT BACON BE AVAILABLE AT EVERY MEAL AND DURING DAY,” the rider reads.
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There was a time when Weird Al Yankovic asked for one “garish Hawaiian shirt” every show. He stopped when the collection became too big.
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Pharell Williams’ request for a framed Carl Sagan picture in his dressing room may have started off as joke but since then, it’s become a regular part of his rider.
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Mariah Carey reportedly asked for 100 doves and 20 kittens when switching on a British shopping centre’s Christmas lights in 2009. The requests were denied for health and safety reasons, sources say.
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The Foo Fighters’ alleged riders include endless wild requests, like venue staff choosing four magazines that “show us you have a brain and fantastic interests.”
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George Clooney allegedly had a custom-built beach hut and hot tub placed next to his trailer while filming Gravity.
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Britney Spears allegedly wanted a picture of Diana hanging in her dressing room while performing at the O2 London arena.
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Jennifer Lawrence needed a bit of emotional reprieve while filming the intense Mother! and in this case, “emotional reprieve” meant “a full Kardashian-watching tent.” “I eventually had to bring The Kardashians in,” she joked when speaking of filming one particularly harrowing scene.
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Will Ferrell’s jokey rider once (unseriously) demanded an electric three wheel mobility scooter, a flight of stairs on wheels, a fake tree on wheels, and a rainbow on wheels.
Can you think of any other examples? Let us know in the comments below!
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