Nothing controversial here, but it’s always fun to see what pop stars snack on before hitting the stage. Click the image to see the full Ashlee Simpson tour rider at The Smoking Gun.
A far cry from sister Jessica’s rider (bottled water and half a Tic Tac, obvs).
I once volunteered for the Ben Folds Five Hospitality crew in college and had to wake up at 8AM on a Sunday to meticulously arrange the “ubiquitous deli platter.” You can imagine my disappointment when none of the guys touched it. Great concert, though.
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“Pieces of Brie”
Can’t
stop
laughing.
I seem to recall that when I was 19 I could eat the same four things for days in a row, but how exciting can it possibly be to know that when you’re done performing, the finest of grape jellies and a bag of oreos await you?
When I go on my world tour, my rider will simply read “Surprise me. And if it sucks, we’re ordering pizzas and putting it on YOUR credit card.”
that “NO EVIAN-please!” sounds like a threat.
ha, holly is awesome!
I like how the beer goes into “The Band’s” dressing room!
Only the finest of grape jellies for Miss Simpson. And if they are not to her liking, then I will fly to the finest jelly makers in all of Switzerland to procure another brand. If you decide you do not like grape, then I will also provide strawberry.
this just seems like product placement or something or a white trash snack table.
That sucks SG, they should have at least trashed your deli tray in a show of rock appreciation.
I worked crew for a few bands with these kinds of riders in college, and usually they never touched the food either. The riders often also include extra funds specifically for the bands to go to a restaurant after the show, anyway. Who wants to eat cold cuts n’ jelly sammiches every night?
The good side of all this was that whatever the band didn’t touch we got to take home with us. This often resulted in lots of free beer and food.
Yay for Cornell Concert Commission! Exec crew call is at 5am this Sunday for our Jimmy Eat World/Taking Back Sunday show. Can’t wait.
why the hell would you ask for regular oreos when you can get double stuf? moron.
if it was my rider I’d force them to hand-make me triple stuf.
Reminds me of the time Van Halen demanded a bowl of only one color of M&M’s… just to see if they’d actually do it!
Well if *I* was a kickass rock star, I’d demand all British food products during a US tour, just to see if they could do it.
Hobnobs
Jaffa Cakes
Marmite/Bovril
Walnut Whips
Weetabix
Pot Noodles
etc.
It goes on further to say that she needed throat medicine and throat coat tea. Why the fuck you need that when you don’t even use your voice in the concert?
Someone’s gotta turn her on to Red Pepper Jelly. She’ll never look back.
Ashlee must be the kid who really did rummage through the fridge after soccer practice, wrinkling her nose at the “purple stuff” and then cheering when she found the Sunnie D.
Blu, hobnobs should be on everyones list coz they really do rock! (especially the chocolate covered ones!) but put it this way, why not order loads of food if you can!
WTF is brie?!
Brie is a French cheese very expensive and very smelly too.
CCC represent – or something.
I still have scars from those early crew calls for the duration of 2001 and 2002.
Dan Dickinson, you just did it for the bright red Staff shirts.
This deli tray is unacceptable!
Har Mar Superstar totally asked for a bottle of Cristal on his rider… I wonder if anyone has provided him with that elusive bottle yet.
OMG seriuosly talk about picky does she need everything perfect jeeze if i was in her spot it would b any water and sushi lol im not picky like her wanna b a rocker as..s
shes gonna b a chunky monkey!