Ridiculous backstage riders never fail to whet appetites.
Whether it’s Madonna’s diva demand of ’20 international phone lines in the room as well as special white and pink roses that must have the stems cut to six inches’, or Iggy and the Stooges awesome 18-page request which includes ‘one monitor man who speaks English and is not afraid of death’, we can’t get enough.
In comparison to Dave Grohl and Co., Kanye West and Jay-Z’s are rather pale. Nevertheless, we always like to see the personal demands of our music heroes.
The hip-hop stars’ latest tour riders, which list their requests for hotel accommodation, have been leaked online by TMZ.
Jay Z
– Room is at precisely 71 degrees
– Three $80 Mayan tuberose-scented candles must infuse the air with fragrance
– No vacuuming within earshot
– ‘To avoid embarrassment’ staff cannot ask staff should not ask for concert tickets
– Alcohol is his own Ace of Spades champagne
– All suites must be child-proofed from floor to ceiling, when daughter Blue Ivy is around and she drinks whole milk, it must be organic.
Kanye
– All vases in his personal space must only be cylindrical,
– Dental floss
– Genelec 1031a speakers (a famous studio speaker that was discontinued in 2005)
– Towels must be black
– 13 bottles of drinks which cost around $3,200, including three bottles of Paradis Hennessy.
Pretty modest for Yeezy.
