Of course, that’d be Adele. Were you expecting someone else – someone like Courtney Stodden perhaps? I hear that Courtney Stodden fills her, um, appearance riders with things like life-sized sparkly stuffed ponies, strawberry-flavored edible undies, Bubble Yum, glow-in-the-dark body paint, and blacklight posters. Adele’s concert riders, however, are much more refreshing, and I mean that both figuratively and literally – girlfriend likes her water.
Some of the items on Adele’s “registry” include:
12 small bottles of room temperature spring water
1 electric kettle, 6 mugs for tea (new, washed and dried)
6 metal teaspoons
2 “squeezy” bottles of clear honey (not organic)
1 bottle of very best quality red wine
1 assortment of chewing gum
1 pack of Marlboro Lights
1 disposable lighter
1 small plate of fresh fruit including bananas, apples, grapes, fresh berries but NO citrus fruit
1 small plate of assorted, freshly made, individually wrapped sandwiches to include chicken salad but no tomatoes, vinegar, chili or citrus fruit
So awesome, right? So down-to-earth. I mean, of course, however, you have other performers who are not nearly as awesome as Adele (ahem, Rihanna) who ask for things like a variety of animal-print pillows with ABSOLUTELY NO SEQUINS. ZERO. So it’s extra-delightful to find out that Adele here is just a regular old gal like the rest of us, except for those of us who are not gals at all.
Finally, I, too, dislike citrus fruit on an immense level. Gag me with a grapefruit spoon.
What would you guys have on your riders if you were famous enough to have riders?
Actually, avoiding citrus fruit has nothing to do with taste preferences. Singers shouldn’t consume acidic foods before a performance because it isn’t good for the vocal chords.
Neither is smoking, yet she asked for a pack of cigarettes.
Aha Sarah I love how you love Adele so much you’ll hide that she’s actually a snob — along with that list came the specification that she will only have European import beer, no American beer for her thankyouverymuch. Come on gurrrl, Adele is far from perfect. She doesn’t even think she should pay taxes! (And this is true).
Ew, American beer is generally displeasing. LOL I mean, I suppose if I was in a pinch, I’d drink it (in order to avoid being rude), but I’d much rather toss down a Stella, a Grolsch, or a Heineken. :)
Coming from an area that is rife with microbreweries that make delicious and quite varied beers, I would modify your statement to read, “mass-produced American beer is generally displeasing.” =)
You’ve got me on that one!