"Wow, Rock Stars Ask For Some Stupid Crap"

Wedgie threats, fat roadies highlight hilarious Foo Fighters rider

MAY 13--We're not sure who authored the Foo Fighters 2008 tour rider--frontman Dave Grohl, the production manager, a witty roadie--but whoever is responsible for the document deserves much praise. The rider, an excerpt from which you'll find below, is filled with jokes about flatulence, fat roadies, leftovers from "last night's Dio show," and the provision of "big ass kielbasas that make men self conscious." While we've used red arrows to point out some of our favorite lines, a close read of the rider is suggested, since we've surely missed a few jokes. While the document claims it is "not as funny as the Iggy Pop rider," that is, in TSG's opinion, pure modesty. The 2008 document is every bit as amusing as the Iggy rider (which you'll find here) and eclipses an earlier Foo Fighters rider, which can be found here. (9 pages)

UPDATE: Credit for the Foo Fighters rider goes to Gus Brandt, the band's 39-year-old tour manager. Noting that many riders can be "long and boring," Brandt told TSG that he injected humor into the document, since he has to make the rider "interesting to the woman in Oklahoma City who has to go out and get the hummus." Caterers say they love the rider, Brandt said, adding, "that let's me know they are reading it." And any extra good will resulting from the rider can only benefit the band, said Brandt, since there is "no mystique" backstage, where drab locker rooms often "smell like feet and balls."


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