Leaked Biffy Clyro rider reveals rock star excess

GuitarMonkey

http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/leaked-biffy-clyro-rider-reveals-rock-star-excess-1-3582361

"Rock Stars"? 

Moe_Zambeek

Seems fairly tame to me for a band at that level - some booze, some decent scoff and some accommodation...no mention of m and ms...

Strat_a_tat_tat

"The band also wanted two packets of “kettle crisps (one black pepper, one surprise)”"

Awww bless.... despite success... it's still nice to get a surprise crisp flavour!

 

"two packets of “interesting” chocolate biscuits""

Rock and roll!!!

 

 

"The tour management office, as well as a Pink Lady apple, wanted a bottle of squeezy honey, stating: “Must be a squeezer. A jar will not work.”"

One can only imagine about the necessity for squeeziness!

 

 

mike_l

 

They want a runner who can speak "fluent English". unlike the band who speak "fluent Scotish"

Vaiai

Their management shouldn't have even bothered to give a response - what a stupid article....non-story...and to think I used to work at The Scotsman

monquixote

What a pathetic article.

The person writing the story seems to have failed to understand that putting on a show might require more than just the three members of the band. 

underdog

It's funny because a good chunk of the stuff is for hangers on and management.

Me, I'm easy, some gentleman Jack, pizza and a bed

digitalscream

Moe_Zambeek said:

Seems fairly tame to me for a band at that level - some booze, some decent scoff and some accommodation...no mention of m and ms...

The M&Ms story actually makes a lot of sense when you understand why they did it - it's because they had some very specific safety requirements regarding the stage setup, so it was a test to see whether the venue's staff had read the detail of the rider properly.

MazzaG

I've followed Biffy since I was about 15 (23 now) and saw them at the Barfly in Camden around that time too, it's actually inspiring to see a band go from where they started to now.

They've had a lot of ups and downs (alcoholic drummer etc) but through sheer hard work, great (sometimes) music and a bit of luck they've done it.

Rox

digitalscream said:

Moe_Zambeek said:

Seems fairly tame to me for a band at that level - some booze, some decent scoff and some accommodation...no mention of m and ms...

The M&Ms story actually makes a lot of sense when you understand why they did it - it's because they had some very specific safety requirements regarding the stage setup, so it was a test to see whether the venue's staff had read the detail of the rider properly.

Expertly explained by David Lee Roth in his autobiography. 

NervousJohn

I can't help but think that a "surprise" packet of crisps opens you up to all sorts of pranks. Anyone for a Hedgehog and Jism flavour?

richardhomer

I love the whole concept of a rider. If I were famous I'd make sure there were a few things in there that would raise eyebrows - just because I could. I read that when Mark Radcliffe and Mark Riley toured as The Shirehorses, they stipulated two tubes of Anusol on theirs - only because they found its overly direct brand name funny.

Drew_TNBD

18 under-age "looking" Japanese girls please. I wanna teach them how to play hopskotch!

joeyowen

If you wanna kill an hour, this site has loads of official riders. Loads and loads
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstage

stickyfiddle

None of that Biffy stuff is outlandish. They basically just want to be fed and watered and able to be toweled off afterwards. Not very "rock n roll" in a Guns & Roses kinda way, but that's just not how bands work any more.

I've seen a couple of excellently amusing Foo Fighters ones. Always good to give a laugh to the poor sod who has to arrange all that shit to look after 100+ members of a road crew!

boogieman

No "proper sized sandwiches" ? Amateurs.

holnrew

richardhomer said:

I love the whole concept of a rider. If I were famous I'd make sure there were a few things in there that would raise eyebrows - just because I could. I read that when Mark Radcliffe and Mark Riley toured as The Shirehorses, they stipulated two tubes of Anusol on theirs - only because they found its overly direct brand name funny.

It's actually the best too.

Emp_Fab

MazzaG said:

They've had a lot of ups and downs (alcoholic drummer etc) but...

Er... I'm not sure there are any other types of drummer - is there ?  Every one I've known has been an alcoholic.

lustycourtier

This is about right for a band of that size. What people dont realise is these guys live on the road, so when they make requests for Socks, Ginger, Toothbrushes, Mousteriser, Red apples, its because they cant walk into the kitchen or bathroom at home for these things. They get of a plane and want home comforts, whether thats Lynx africa or Razzle.

Evilmags

Christ, it's hardly Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. Bunch of amateurs.

Paul_C

mmmm, Mousteriser. . .