{"id":257338,"date":"2025-11-02T20:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257338\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T20:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:07:09","slug":"8-celebrities-who-admitted-to-the-wild-things-on-their-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257338\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Celebrities Who Admitted to the Wild Things on Their Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        &#8220;I thought it would be funny to provide a rider where I asked for a Hawaiian shirt for every show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When celebrities travel around the world while on tour or working on a movie, they often request specific items to be waiting for them in their dressing room. This rider usually consists of snacks, drinks or a blanket to keep cozy &#8212; but some stars go a little overboard. From puppies to slushie machines, these celebs ask for whatever they can imagine. While there\u2019s always been rumors about wild requests from the stars, only a few have actually admitted to their crazy demands.<\/p>\n<p>Find out what these stars say they have on their riders\u2026<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2013\/09\/05\/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-mansion-architectural-digest\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:article:6e966b4a-4e42-5e52-ad30-2253417ddeca\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:608f43c3-186e-4607-ad26-191caa91fc9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/502f2c3343aa4451b111e79c4b810588_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            Inside Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen&#8217;s Mansion!<\/p>\n<p>          View Story\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Joe Jonas<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/joe-jonas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Jonas<\/a> was on the road with his band, DNCE, he made a hilarious revelation about his tour rider. He admitted that he requested 12 puppies at every show they\u2019ve played &#8212; and while he completely didn\u2019t expect anyone to follow through, sometimes they actually showed up to find dogs in their green room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had 12 puppies on the rider for a while\u2026Every once in a while, a city will show up with 12 puppies,\u201d Joe said during an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/life\/joe-jonas-demands-12-puppies-every-time-he-hits-the-stage-20160810\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nova 96.9<\/a> in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        Jennifer Lawrence<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/jennifer-lawrence\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Lawrence<\/a> had a very specific trailer request while she was working on her film Mother! Since the movie was pretty intense, Jennifer said she needed things to be lighthearted when she wrapped for the day &#8212; so she requested an area where she could watch Keeping Up With The Kardashians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, but I got to such a low point in this film, and going into such a dark place that I eventually had to bring the Kardashians in,\u201d Jennifer explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E1IikrVHw5E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Tonight Show<\/a>. \u201cNot in person, obviously! I had to do this one scene, and I hadn\u2019t gone that dark before, I had never done something that horrifying. I started getting scared a couple days before so I was like,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I need a tent to keep away from all the extras\u2019 because I didn\u2019t know what I would do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2025\/09\/21\/celebrities-who-let-other-stars-live-with-them\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:article:3aaf8306-4453-451e-b44e-852cdf0f01ba\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:608f43c3-186e-4607-ad26-191caa91fc9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/910f0bc1f71c4f6387e1df25a07a6033_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            9 Celebrities Who Let Other Stars Live With Them<\/p>\n<p>          View Story\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Pharrell Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/pharrell-williams\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pharrell Williams<\/a> has one random item on his tour rider that his team always includes because of the musician\u2019s obsession with astronomer Carl Sagan. When they first started requesting a picture of Carl in every dressing room, Pharell says it was initially a joke &#8212; but it eventually became a reminder of how lucky he is to be living his dreams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been obsessed with Carl Sagan. I watched Cosmos as a child, and I was always blown away and enamored by his mind and the way he thought. And [my staff] thought it was a funny joke to put it on my rider, so his picture\u2019s always there,\u201d he shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PWSELJJYHQA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cBut you know what? It\u2019s actually a good thing. Because every time I look at that picture, I realize how lucky we all are to be on this planet and be able to do what we love to do every day. Seeing Carl\u2019s face reminds me of it. It\u2019s a cool thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        Weird Al<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201980s when Weird Al was on the road, his rider included a stipulation that every promoter had to provide a garish Hawaiian shirt. Eventually, Al had to stop asking because he ended up accumulating so many. With over 200 shirts, he says his wife finally asked if they could donate some to charity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remembered on one of my early tours, I thought it would be funny to provide a rider where I asked for a Hawaiian shirt for every show. I ended up with over 200. I still have a lot of them. But my wife went through my wardrobe after we got married and she made me donate a lot to Salvation Army,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/the-gqa-the-return-of-weird-al-yankovic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GQ<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2025\/04\/12\/celebrities-who-love-playing-board-games-and-tabletop-rpgs\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:article:508e37a2-a1b4-49ae-a22b-a830ae90b2cc\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:608f43c3-186e-4607-ad26-191caa91fc9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4480ff2e65554ee1af49292ff873cd89_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            10 Celebrities Who Love Playing Board Games &amp; Tabletop RPGs<\/p>\n<p>          View Story\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Grimes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/grimes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grimes<\/a> has shared that she loves reading other people\u2019s tour riders so back in 2013, she decided to post her own on Tumblr. As for her most wild request, the musician says she asked for the presence of a cute animal to hang out with before the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf possible, one cute bulldog, French bulldog, pug or pomeranian (or other cute animal, such as a chinchilla or a pekingese to visit and hang out but who gets to leave before too much loud noise is heard so that he or she does not hurt their ears. It is important that if said animal visits, they have a safe home to return to,\u201d Grimes <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/52581-check-out-grimes-incredible-eco-friendly-rider-in-which-she-requests-the-presence-of-cute-animals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote at the time<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her rider also requested that all other items like food be presented in an eco-friendly manner. That meant local, organic food and no plastic silverware or containers. She also specifically requested no candy as to not create waste.<\/p>\n<p>        Kanye West<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/kanye-west\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kanye West<\/a>\u2019s ex-wife <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/kim-kardashian\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Kardashian<\/a> once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/09\/02\/kanye-west-alcohol-slushie-machines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared one of the more wild items from Kanye\u2019s tour rider<\/a>. While backstage at Kanye\u2019s Saint Pablo Tour, Kim shared a photo of side-by-side slushie machines &#8212; one filled with Hennessy and Coca-Cola and another with Grey Goose and lemonade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPablo rider is LIT,\u201d Kim captioned a Snapchat story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2025\/10\/04\/10-celebrities-who-lost-brand-partnerships-and-endorsement-deals\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:article:1191a722-d51a-48b4-811d-b2192b490314\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:608f43c3-186e-4607-ad26-191caa91fc9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/b1ee95195fe6419e8d8330132e99eb57_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            10 Celebrities Who Lost Brand Partnerships &amp; Endorsement Deals<\/p>\n<p>          View Story\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Van Halen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/eddie-van-halen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Halen<\/a> may have had one of the most iconic tour riders of all time. Their request for a bowl of M&amp;M\u2019s with all the brown candies removed has gone down in history. According to lead singer<a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/david-lee-roth\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> David Lee Roth<\/a>, the reason for the ultra-specific request was so that the band could tell if the venue actually read their technical rider.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVan Halen was the first band to take huge productions into tertiary, third-level markets. We\u2019d pull up with nine 18-wheeler trucks, full of gear, where the standard was three trucks, max. And there were many, many technical errors \u2014 whether it was the girders couldn\u2019t support the weight, or the flooring would sink in, or the doors weren\u2019t big enough to move the gear through,\u201d he wrote in his memoir, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/van-halen-brown-m-ms-contract-2016-9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crazy from the Heat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u200b\u200b\u201cSo just as a little test\u2026in the middle of nowhere, was, \u2018There will be no brown M&amp;M\u2019s in the backstage area, upon pain of forfeiture of the show, with full compensation.\u2019 So, when I would walk backstage, if I saw a brown M&amp;M in that bowl, well, line-check the entire production. Guaranteed you\u2019re going to arrive at a technical error. They didn\u2019t read the contract. Guaranteed you\u2019d run into a problem. Sometimes, it would threaten to just destroy the whole show. Something like, literally, life-threatening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        Jack White<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/jack-white\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack White<\/a> was touring with The White Stripes in 2015, his tour rider was leaked &#8212; and he ended up facing a lot of backlash. As for the most absurd requests on the rider, it specifically stated that there could be absolutely no bananas, noting that they \u201cseriously don\u2019t want to see bananas anywhere in the building.\u201d The rider also requested guacamole that was made with a specific recipe and served at 5 p.m. The rest of the rider was filled with requests for an enormous amount of food.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jack, who was labeled a diva with insane requirements, ended up writing an open letter about the backlash he faced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst off, this is none of your business, but I have no specific demands in my dressing room. I know I could ask for lots of things but I actually don&#8217;t ask for ANYTHING. I take with me what I need, and that ain\u2019t much. Anything on the rider is for the band and the crew. This \u2018guacamole recipe\u2019 is my hilarious tour manager&#8217;s inside joke with the local promoters, it\u2019s his recipe, not mine. It&#8217;s just something to break up the boredom, seeing who can make it best,\u201d Jack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/people\/jack-white-reacts-to-banana-ban-tour-rider-diva-claims-with-yet-another-stronglyworded-open-letter-titled-for-god-sakes-10048818.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote in an extended response<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He later added, &#8220;I know it\u2019s a fun thing for people to try to turn me into a jerk and a diva, but in this case it\u2019s pretty ridiculous and has almost nothing to do with me. My relationship with the fans at that show and how we got to a new place together through music remains intact and i\u2019d love to do it again with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-0867473d-dd86-59de-ae49-6b50e369b27a\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/photos\/2015\/06\/04\/stars-who-turned-down-big-roles-actors\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:gallery:0867473d-dd86-59de-ae49-6b50e369b27a\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:608f43c3-186e-4607-ad26-191caa91fc9d\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1f1936bd4b035580aaa3bf44dc6d5d25_md.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><br \/>\n              Getty\/Everett Collection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;I thought it would be funny to provide a rider where I asked for a Hawaiian shirt for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-257338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}