Van Halen
The rider for Van Halen’s 1982 tour is possibly one of the wackiest! Yes, they asked for herring in their sour cream, but that’s not all! They asked for a bowl of M&Ms, which makes sense, M&Ms are delicious. However, they didn’t want the brown ones. That’s right; a person needed to remove all of the brown M&Ms from the bowl. Don’t they know they all taste the same in your mouth?
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This did seem a bit excessive, demanding someone to pick through a bunch of candy, but apparently, the band just wanted to make sure their rider was completely read. This is a smart trick, and it works! If they saw any brown candies in the bowl, they know their rider wasn’t read or taken seriously. But if anyone ever asked me to remove all the brown M&Ms, I’d quit my job.