7:31 pm - 06/15/2011
Foo Fighters have shown off their sense of humour in a tour rider packed full of jokes as well as a colouring book and activity guide to amuse bored production staff.
The rider, produced for the band's 2011 tour and obtained by The Smoking Gun, features a section called the "Field Guide To Food Coloring Book And Activity Pages" which shows cartoon drawings of the band to be coloured in, a maze puzzle and a wordsearch featuring items banned from the catering menu including "pubic hair" and "band-aids".
The document goes on to plead with venue bosses to comply with all the demands because "We are just another band trying to make enough money to fuel our private jet, please help".
The introductory note states the rider is "not as funny as the Iggy Pop rider, but it packs a Wookiee (Star Wars creature) size punch", before going on to list catering and dressing room requests.
The group has banned certain types of bottled water, stating, "This water is not to be Dasani, Aquafina or Evian. If it is, expect the worst, most violent display of hatred and dispassionate agony since (famed high speed chase and police brutality victim) Rodney King got his Hyundai up to 115 miles an hour".
The rider goes on to poke fun at the crew's vegetarians to make sure they are not given meat for dinner, stating: "Vegetarians. Yep. The Crusades didn't rid the world of them, so we have to pretend to care... Chicken is not a vegetarian food. Neither is fish. In fact, if you considered chicken or fish vegetarian, please fire yourself."
The papers also list demands for unopened condiments as "Would you want Ozzy Osbourne's sloppy seconds from a mayo jar?" and threatening that if the towels provided are unwashed, "You will receive a wedgie".
Venue bosses are also instructed to make sure the dressing rooms are comfortable: "Feel free to shoplift some Ikea furniture," while a list of items banned from auditoriums includes "Light Sabers" and "garden gnomes".
A 52-page "Tour 2011" document has seen the light of day, thanks to The Smoking Gun, and it is a thing of beauty. Pop culture references, jokes and insults abound. The "Field Guide To Food Coloring Book And Activity Pages" contains a drawing of Grohl shredding with a fork and knife in his hand (See? Musicians do know how to use cutlery! Kind of.) Bassist Nate Mendel discusses breakfast — it is the most important meal of the day after all — while drummer Tyler Hawkins weighs in on what makes a good or bad salad. And before you wonder what the heck has happened to your favorite band, guitarist Pat Smear is seen giving the thumbs down to sweaty meats. Presumably because they weren't sweaty enough.
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Check out the rider over at The Smoking Gun.
The Foo Fighter's hilarious tour rider includes a coloring and activity book
Foo Fighters have shown off their sense of humour in a tour rider packed full of jokes as well as a colouring book and activity guide to amuse bored production staff.
The rider, produced for the band's 2011 tour and obtained by The Smoking Gun, features a section called the "Field Guide To Food Coloring Book And Activity Pages" which shows cartoon drawings of the band to be coloured in, a maze puzzle and a wordsearch featuring items banned from the catering menu including "pubic hair" and "band-aids".
The document goes on to plead with venue bosses to comply with all the demands because "We are just another band trying to make enough money to fuel our private jet, please help".
The introductory note states the rider is "not as funny as the Iggy Pop rider, but it packs a Wookiee (Star Wars creature) size punch", before going on to list catering and dressing room requests.
The group has banned certain types of bottled water, stating, "This water is not to be Dasani, Aquafina or Evian. If it is, expect the worst, most violent display of hatred and dispassionate agony since (famed high speed chase and police brutality victim) Rodney King got his Hyundai up to 115 miles an hour".
The rider goes on to poke fun at the crew's vegetarians to make sure they are not given meat for dinner, stating: "Vegetarians. Yep. The Crusades didn't rid the world of them, so we have to pretend to care... Chicken is not a vegetarian food. Neither is fish. In fact, if you considered chicken or fish vegetarian, please fire yourself."
The papers also list demands for unopened condiments as "Would you want Ozzy Osbourne's sloppy seconds from a mayo jar?" and threatening that if the towels provided are unwashed, "You will receive a wedgie".
Venue bosses are also instructed to make sure the dressing rooms are comfortable: "Feel free to shoplift some Ikea furniture," while a list of items banned from auditoriums includes "Light Sabers" and "garden gnomes".
A 52-page "Tour 2011" document has seen the light of day, thanks to The Smoking Gun, and it is a thing of beauty. Pop culture references, jokes and insults abound. The "Field Guide To Food Coloring Book And Activity Pages" contains a drawing of Grohl shredding with a fork and knife in his hand (See? Musicians do know how to use cutlery! Kind of.) Bassist Nate Mendel discusses breakfast — it is the most important meal of the day after all — while drummer Tyler Hawkins weighs in on what makes a good or bad salad. And before you wonder what the heck has happened to your favorite band, guitarist Pat Smear is seen giving the thumbs down to sweaty meats. Presumably because they weren't sweaty enough.
Source Source
Check out the rider over at The Smoking Gun.
DEAD at "Star Wars Creature"
Who doesn't know what a Wookie is?
I coloured that shit for hours, and then my bf came home and made fun of me. Colouring is awesome.