Ever wanted to now what your favourite band consumed backstage before a gig?

Overnight, Crikey obtained the complete rider list for the artists performing at the very popular St Jeromes Laneway Festival, which was staged in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Adelaide and Perth in late January and early February this year.

As expected there’s a fair amount of alcohol requested. Whiskey, vodka, even Pimms.

There was not, however, a local celebrity on any rider list, which is the urban myth attached to the bizarre rider request by Australian rockers You Am I.

Melbourne indie rock group Oh Mercy asked for a “local souvenir tea towel”. Crikey spoke to Oh Mercy manager Natalie Bell who told us that Oh Mercy did not receive a tea towel but did get a banner from the University of Western Australia when the festival was in Perth.

But it was eccentric American musician Daniel Johnston and his request for a selection of comic books, “preference — superheroes”, that caught our eye.

Crikey spoke to Rachel Tulloch, from Hub Artists Services, who was looking after Johnston on his tour to Australia. Tulloch said she couldn’t recall if Johnston received comic books in his rider but had comic books with him the entire time, often going to a comic book store the first thing after touching down in a new city.

Rock and roll.

Artist
 Rider Quantity
The Salvadors Anything u have left lying round would be amazing!
The Very Best beers 40
vodka 1
white wine 1
red wine 1
honey/lemon/hot water 1
mineral water 6
healthy snacks 8
Voltaire Twins Variety of soft drinks 10
Red Bull 10
Bottle of Vodka with orange juice mixer 1
Carton of becks or Heineken 1
Non-vegetarian snacks for 3 3
Vegetarian snacks for 1 1
Danimals Bottle of Red Wine 3
Jack Daniels (standard bottle) 1
Cans Of Coca Cola 18
Bottle of Standard Vodka 1
Case of House Beer (24) 2
1.5L Bottle of Soda Water 2
Teeth & Tongue 750 ml bottle Smirnoff Vodka 1
Coopers green stubbies 12
1 litre lemon squash 1
1 litre soda water 1
Boys Boys Boys! Bottled Water 14
Red Bull 14
Carton of Becks 1
Bridezilla tea 1
Cans or bottles of premium Lager 8
cans of vodka premix 16
bottles of water 16
selection of chips and chocolate 1
Seekae Can – Coke 6
Case of Water 1
Soda Water – 1.25lt 3
Vodka – 700ml 1
Coopers Pale Ale 24
Kid Sam Heineken Beer 24
Jamiesons Whiskey 750 ml Bottle 1
Still Spring Water 24
Red Bull 4
Coca Cola 6
Oh Mercy Local Beer 12
Cider (Mercury or Bulmers) 12
Red Wine (Local Cab Sav pref) 1
Bottled Water 12
Mixed Soft Drinks 12
Local Souvenir Tea Towel 1
Mumford & Sons Lager premium 36
Whiskey bottle 1
Coke cans 12
Water bottles 24
Bread, Hovis, best of both 1
Fruit, fresh
Marlboro Lights, pack 1
Towels 5
Sandwich, filling inc. cheese,
meats, hummus
Snacks, light
Last Dinosaurs Toohey’s Extra Dry OR Strongbow (Original) 12
Sparkling Wine 4
Bottled Water 12
Assorted juices/soft drinks 12
Vodka 1
Panel Of Judges Tanqueray Gin 2
Tsing Tao beer 24
tonic lemons
Mark Barrage Bottled water any type 6
Sauvignon Blanc any type of bottle 1
Corona Beer 6-Pack 3
Schweppes Lemonade 1.25L 2
Pimm’s No. 1 Cup Special 700ml 1
Dear Times Waste Beer 12
Red Wine 2
Water 8
Coke 8
Philadelphia Grand Jury Mens size 16 Bonds T-Shirt 1
Sandwiches 5
Fruit 5
Lemonade 1
Case Coopers Green 1
Bottle of Vodka 1
Bottle of red wine 1
Cans of Coke 12
Orange Juice 1
Pond Beer – Little Creatures Pale Ale 36
Quality Red Wine, Pinot Noir 2
Quality Champagne 2
Appleton Rum 750ml 1
1.25 ltr Dry Ginger 3
375ml Bundaburg Ginger Beer 10
water 24
Gatorade 6
ICE to put in drinks
Daniel Johnston Ice + Cups
Clean Towels 8
Bottled Natural Water (
preferably small bottles)		 2
Selection 12 – 24 DIET Soft Drinks ( coke, Sprite) 12
Selection 12 – 24 Soft Drinks ( coke, Sprite) 12
Premium Beer ( Peroni, James Boags) 2
Selection Comic Books, preference – superheroes 5
The Swiss carton of low carb beer 1
red wine 1
vodka 1
soda 1
water 12
Black Lips Chips 2
Sandwiches with vegetarian option 1
Food platter – fruit, vege, cold meat, dip, cheese 2
Sparkling Water (Club Soda) 2
Mint Gum 4
Chapstick or other Lip Balm 4
Box of Throat Coat Tea 1
Emergen-C Packets 4
pairs of foamearplugs 6
case of 1-liter bottles of water 1
One case of beer; Amstel, Budweiser, Heineken, etc 24
Red Wine please, nothing less than $12/bottle and 2
decent whiskey/scotch 1
cigarettes 2
Kill Teen Angst Case of Heinken Beer 24
Bottle of Absolute Vodka 1
600ml bottles of water 12
Mixed soft drinks (cans) 12
Dappled Cities Case of bottled Water 1
Case of James Boags or Peroni 3
Bottle of Jamison 1
Bottle of coke 2
The Middle East Cascade Premium Beer 12
Snacks – Cheese & Fruit Platter
Bottle of nice Red Wine 1
Bottle of Jim Beam 1
Still Water 24
Mixed Soft Drinks 24
Carbonated Mineral Water 24
Sandwich Platter
Eddy Current Suppression Ring Decent Slab of beer 2
Vodka 1
Cranberry Juice 1
Orange Juice 1
1 bottle nice sav blanc 1
Whitley Bottle of Jamesons Whiskey 1
Cans of soft drink 12
Bottles of water 24
Red Bull energy drinks 6
Selection of herbal teas 12
Bowl of fruit 1
Local beers 24

Disclosure: Crikey senior journalist Andrew Crook was seen drinking Mumford & Sons’ rider backstage at the Laneway Festival but was not the source for this story. Crikey does not condone Crook’s actions.