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Sort of reminds me of the bands that wouldn't play a venue if the crazy rider demands weren't adhered to. So the logic goes - if the venue haven't put the effor
by iamben 11y ago
Sort of reminds me of the bands that wouldn't play a venue if the crazy rider demands weren't adhered to. So the logic goes - if the venue haven't put the effort in to source the bizarre requests on the rider, they probably haven't met all the requirements for sound, electrics, stage weight etc. And thus the show will be terrible or dangerous.
If you can't follow the initial instructions regarding the font, what chances do you have further down the line?
(That said, passing on Calibri before explicitly banning it seems a tad harsh.)
- Blackthorn 11y agoIf anyone is wondering about some specifics and doesn't already know the story, this was a (now well-known) trick by Van Halen. Their rider included a provision where backstage needed to have a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed. It was explicitly done as a safety measure. More details: http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vanhalen.asp http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vanhalen.asp
- informatimago 11y agoAgreed. But again, we're talking about researchers, not about brainwashed robots selected to work at the IPCC or at the WHO and countersign any paper the politicians tell them to countersign.