nurse chrissi said:
ouizy
thank you so much for being so amenable in terms of sharing the behind the scenes work that happens at a U2 show (I had wondered about Bono's Jeans on several occasions - and it is nice to know that you and your team take such good care of the beanies)
my one question is this - has U2's rider changed for this tour and what specifically is on it?
again thank you for the important work that you do
I am very serious.
Seriously.
The rider has changed over the years. First of all the 'code' has totally changed. Many people think that a rider is always written clearly as to what the band wants backstage. this is actually very inaccurate. Yes, it has some common things you may find at a show, but more than ever a band has a code for which they ask for something, but it means something else. Here is an example:
On the ZooTV tour the band would always request 4 Fresh Packs of Colombian Coffee.
Well, this actually meant they wanted 4 grams of cocaine (pre-cut.)
Of course they would never ask for that written that way, but they did ask for the coffee.
Now, the code is as follows:
Case of beer = case of fresh nappies for the babies
Clean towels = fresh pack of Depend Undergarments
Cheese Plate = Baby food
Bottle of Champagne = warmed bottle of formula
Bottle of Vintage Red Wine = One bong fully packed
Case of Pepsi = Case of Pepsi
Bowl of M + M's = 6 random girls assorted variety, back room
Now the list goes on and on...
