One of music's greatest inventions is the concert rider, a backstage list of demands that Van Halen's "No Brown M&M's" decree helped promote to high art. Spinner counts down our favorites, spanning everything from bacon to baby oil. picked by leehblanc 2 years ago tags concert rider outrageous backstage |
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Snopes article on why Van Halen had that line in their concert rider about ABSOLUTELY NO BROWN M&Ms EVER. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 9 comments edit related share entertainment |
Behold the Holy Grail. Since we began publishing backstage concert riders about 10 years ago, TSG has been searching for the most famous rider of them all, the one in which Van Halen famously stipulated that brown M&M's were to be banished from the band's dressing room. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
In response to Bornbad's earlier post, here are some vids of the big reunion Police concert in Oakland, CA. Last one is king of Pain from the Vancouver, Canada concert. Quality is poor, but it's all I could find. 1 comments edit related share plime.com8 separate videos picked by ogri2003 2 years ago |
Look at his requests, and his strange wording. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
"High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop-culture phenomenon. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Incredible early Little Feat show. Stream for free or download full concert for around $10. picked by ejohnson94 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
New York City officials say Bon Jovi will play at a free concert in Central Park on July 12th. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share entertainment |
It was to be the concert of the year. Due to low ticket sales and Ms. Carey's high demands, the promoter shut the show down. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
You decide to go and see your favorite mega band at that huge arena near by. You go online and buy a ticket, and in the mail comes a small white bag. The bag contains the materials to grow grass, grass that will replenish the O2 wasted during the concert. Not only is it good for the environment, the grass is timed to fully sprout on the day of the concert, giving you the perfect count down. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
This time we take a look at the concert rider of the band The Killers. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
The Rolling Stones have asked to change the venue for a concert in Belgrade to spare hundreds of horses from enduring a potentially traumatic experience. 1 comments edit related share plime.comThey took your advice, suebe! Follow up on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago |
Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music. picked by suebe 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Madonna will go against the wishes of the Russian Orthodox Church when she sings on a cross at her concert there. Russian fans continue to support the star as an artist. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
A non-bootleg Google video of a Radiohead concert produced for MTV from the OK Computer tour in 1997. 1 comments edit related share plime.com(over 47 minutes) picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
Jagger's doctor advised him to delay his rare concert appearance at the Beacon Theatre in New York. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Too tired to go out for a concert? In Japan, you can listen to the music in bed. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
These annoying people are universal: they appear in this situation hundreds of times over all across America. If you can’t understand why a certain person is on this list, bad news; that’s you. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
...because she supports gay rights. 7 comments edit related share politicsOk, don't knock me for the source, it's the best I could find. picked by JoshSF49 12 months ago |
Well he was the drummer for part of one concert at least. 19-year old Scott Halpin was enjoying The Who's Quadrophenia concert when Keith Moon passed out. The band asked if anyone could play drums and Scott stepped up and started playing. See comments for video picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |