"Wow, Rock Stars Ask For Some Stupid Crap" - May 13, 2008

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Foo Fighters Enter The Funniest Tour Rider Contest
Published 5/13/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... this excerpt was properly identified as blockquotable by Gawker. Littered throughout the rider's 16 pages (revised as of 4/2/08) are strict reminders not to recycle goods from "last night's Dio show," to make the soups vegetarian because "meaty soups make roadies fart," and DVDs of "your choice" as long as there are no Jamie Kennedy, Martin Lawrence, or Sport titles. Now you know where Dave built up the writing chops for his Metallica epistle . Read the entire chuckle fest at The Smoking Gun . Posted at 4:03 PM Tags: Foo Fighters ...

Foo Fighters Laugh-Laden Tour Rider Leaks
Published 5/15/2008 by John D. Luerssen at Spinner.com
[image] The Foo Fighters ' tour rider has found its way online , and, as expected, Dave Grohl 's sense of humor is all over the 26-page document. Sure, Van Halen 's legendary stipulation, "No Brown M&Ms" pretty much got the ball rolling three decades ago, and the Stooges ' 2007 rider was a total classic, but highlights of the Foo's 2008 backstage tour demands are a pisser as well: "Selection of cereals -- unopened. Do not recycle from last night's DIO show." "Every lunch should include a 'Soup of the Day' -- Please try to make it a ...