Whiskey and wine among the star's demands
Grace Carroll
10:02 5th February 2013

Lady Gaga's official tour rider for her worldwide Monster Ball tour has been revealed.

The tour took place from 2009 to 2011, and the rider has instructions for decoration of her dressing room, as well as food and personal items.

The document asks for black and silver satin to be draped around the room, and for white leather couches to be obtained - with vases of fresh roses in either yellow, white or lavender.

She also asks for a double set of lavender scented hand towels to be available 'at all times', as well as 'fan art' on the walls and posters of musical icons David Bowie, Elton John, Queen and Billie Holiday.

In terms of food, Gaga asked for a healthy choice, including whole-wheat bread, low-sugar peanut butter with flax seed, bran flake cereal, fruit, hummous, and homemade guacamole - although she also asked for Jamesons Irish Whiskey and white wine.

She went on to request 24 hour kitchen access in the hotel for her personal chef, and a personal elliptical machine to be available in her hotel suite.

Her final request was for a mannequin with 'puffy pink public hair' - which is assumed to mean 'pubic' instead.


Gaga insists on black and silver satin draped around her dressing room

Compared to Dipo's rider requests, which were revealed last year, Lady Gaga's choices are quite tame.

Diplo's tongue in cheek choices included a Malawian orphan, a framed photo of Diplo himself, logs to sit on and even a gorilla (the rider said that while 'silverback is preferred, an Orangutan is also acceptable').

Below, Eminem, Morrissey Beyonce: Ridiculous Rock Star Riders

  • Paul McCartney - Nineteen leafy 6ft plants. Four leafy 4ft plants. Vegetarian catering (including no meat by-products).

  • Mariah Carey - Cristal champagne. One box of bendy straws. One special attendant to dispose of used chewing gum. Tea service for eight. A Honey Bear pack of honey. Two air purifiers. Puppy. Kittens.

  • Robbie Williams - No alcohol. Four ashtrays. Two packs of cigarettes. Two full-length mirrors. Two deodorants. Two freshly laundered towels. Toothpicks. Soap. A melon platter. A fruit platter. Evian. Peppermint drops. Chocolate. Soft loo paper.

  • The Police- Organic food. Cough mixture.

  • Rolling Stones- HP sauce. Shepherd’s pie. Paintbrushes. Snooker table. TV (capable of showing cricket matches). Toilet (on wheels).

  • Lily Allen- A bottle of Jack Daniel’s. Four bottles of champagne. Twelve packets of Monster Munch (pickled onion flavour). A puppy (for the night only)

  • Jools Holland - Fifty clean pint glasses. 5 bottles of good quality champagne. 12 local postcards with 1st class stamps.

  • Marilyn Manson - Air-conditioning always on full. Haribo gummi bears. Doritos. Microwave popcorn. Bottle of Absinthe. A bald hooker with no teeth.

  • Prince - A physician. All food to be covered in clear plastic wrap

  • Motley Crue - Mayonnaise. Grey Poupon Dijon mustard. Creamy peanut butter. A 12ft-long boa constrictor. A sub-machine gun. Local Alcoholics’ Anonymous meeting schedules.

  • Arctic Monkeys - Special K. Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. Two cooked chickens. A novel of the venue%u2019s choice. Two cases of cider. Extra chewing gum. A novelty Yo-Yo.

  • Oasis - “Lots of” Guinness. “Lots of” beer. “Lots of” red wine. “Lots of” vodka. A bottle of whisky. Monster Munch. Wotsits. Doritos and dip.

  • Elton John - 74 towels. Flowers (NO chrysanthemums, lilies, carnations or daisies).

  • Cher - Own wig room

  • LL Cool J - One small bottle of Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil, 24 long stem roses (TOTALLY DETHORNED)

  • Iggy Pop - No toy robots, television evangelists ... No plastic seahorses, no bailiwicks, crepescules or kooks.

  • Ozzy Osbourne - Three oxygen tanks for the Black Sabbath Show must be there at load in.

  • Nirvana - Macaroni cheese.

  • The Darkness - Absinthe. Fruit smoothies.

  • Frank Sinatra - An ear, nose and throat specialist with the anti-inflammatory drug Decadron.

  • Britney Spears - Two boxes of Pop Tarts. Fruit Loops. Cable television. Two 6ft sofas. Odour-free carpet. A phone line.

  • Led Zeppellin - Iron. Ironing board.

  • Janet Jackson - Chaise longue. Ten black roses. Marmite. Male catering staff.

  • Beyonce - Pepsi products only. Honey Nut Cheerios. Ginger root. A two-man love seat. 78F in dressing room. Toilet scrubbed with disinfectant. No sweets, chocolate or crisps in dressing room.

  • James Blunt - 120 bottles of beer. 12 bottles of Magners cider. 4 bottles of vodka. 3 bottles of white wine. 2 bottles of champagne.

  • The Pogues - 24 bottles of beer. A bottle each of gin, vodka, dry white wine, Martini, brandy, champagne, ginger beer. A bottle of Rock shandy. Two bottles of non-alcoholic Beck's. Marlboro Red and Lights. Benson & Hedges. Chocolate.

  • Jennifer Lopez - White flowers. White tablecloths. White curtains. White candles. White couches. Lowwatt lightbulbs. Coffee to be stirred counter-clockwise. Skittles

  • Jamie Cullum - 20 bottles of Moet & Chandon. 20 bottles of good-quality lager/beer. 12 small bottles of still mineral water. Four cans of Guinness. A bottle of good-quality red wine. A bottle of good-quality white wine. A half-bottle of Myers rum. Marks & Spencer sandwiches. Crisps. Nuts. Yoghurt. Bananas. Apples. Grapes. Pineapple. Ice (must have no straight edges). A full-length mirror (must have lights around it). A deck chair.

  • Morrissey – Young sapling no less than four feet but no higher than six feet’ be placed in his dressing room at each show.

  • Madonna - all the seats on her toilets must not just be hygienically clean, but they must also be brand new.

  • Van Halen - requested a bowl of M&Ms with ‘all the brown ones taken out’.

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