DIPLO'S TOUR RIDER...

With DJs and dance acts criss-crossing the world on endless tour schedules, it’s fun to wonder what kind of perks and requirements go along with it all, especially when you get to the scenes big guns. Are David Guetta and Tiesto demanding dance divas? Does Roger Shah require freshly pressed white linen pants at every show? While we’ll probably never know the answers to those questions, Diplo has shown the world (re. the internet) his tour rider for his DJ shows and it is a serious doozy.


As posted on comedy website Funny Or Die, Diplo’s tour rider is a rather hilarious affair, with the Mad Decent head honcho detailing his essential items that range from the obvious to the outrageous.


As well as well DJ necessities like towels, ice and a few champagne bottles, Diplo’s rider gets a bit crazy with the inclusion of ridiculous requests for vintage Nintendo systems, the third season of Lost (on VHS, no less), a gorilla, as well as a framed picture of himself. Our personal favourite though is the request for a parrot that’s “trained to say your name”.


It’s (hopefully) obvious that the Major Lazer player is taking the piss with his rider, but we’d be pretty stoked to hear if a promoter actually got Diplo a Malawian orphan for the night.


Diplo’s tour rider

1. The following must be provided to the ARTIST, free of charge either backstage or in the DJ booth. These items are REQUIRED and substitutions/exclusions must be advanced with the ARTIST.


•Drink tickets for beverages of ARTIST choice
•Two bottles of champagne
•Four bottles of kambucha
•Raw almonds
•Raw carrots
•Healthy cereal
•One box of soy milk
•Two packs of gum
•Paper plates, plastic cups, utensils, bottle and can openers, corkscrews, etc.
•Ice
•Two large, clean towels


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Non-required, but generally appreciated, items to be available at the request of the ARTIST or their personnel immediately following soundcheck:


•Two air horns
•Two inflatable animals
•One paddle swimming pool
•One framed picture of Diplo
•One gorilla
•Ten magnum condoms
•One Malawian orphan
•One arranged marriage
•One original Nintendo in the box (with receipt from Kiddy City)
•One violin player (to play while we eat our cheese plate)
•Two matches and lighter fluid
•One bonfire pit
•Two logs to sit on
•Third season of Lost (on VHS tapes)
•One parrot trained to say your name

(source: www.inthemix.com.au)

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