
Revealed: Milo Yiannopoulos’ tour rider is as ludicrous as his politics
Venues will be fined in excess of $7500 if they play anything by Adele
The tour rider of conservative firebrand and alt-right favorite Milo Yiannopoulos has leaked.
Emails passed to The Tab show his demands include “4 topless Abercrombie models, BLACK PREFERRED — NO gingers“, “2 x Laurent-Perrier Brut NV Methuselah” and “Framed 8×10 portrait of Daddy; frame must be gilded/gold-leaf; placed adjacent to artist’s.”
The rider also asks that “lesbian maintenance personnel must remain 100 feet away at all times and may not wear khakis, flannel, Birkenstocks, or plaid.”
The British journalist is set to restart his “Dangerous Faggot” tour of American campuses next month.
Earlier legs of the tour saw students at Rutgers smearing themselves in red paint in protest, and the fallout from a stage invasion at DePaul University led to its president standing down.
His employer Breitbart has been under increased scrutiny after its chairman Steve Bannon was appointed Donald Trump’s campaign chief.
Hillary Clinton singled out some of Yiannopoulos’ stories in a speech last week, lamenting that a site which published such pieces as “The solution to online ‘harassment’ is simple: Women should log off” should hold such sway in the political campaign of a major party candidate.
Yiannopoulos confirmed the authenticity of the rider, but declined to comment.
The rider in full
1. DRESSING ROOM
6 x Bottles San Pellegrino, chilled
2 x Laurent-Perrier Brut NV Methuselah
3 dozen poppy bagels, seeds removed
5 x good quality Sancerre
6 packs Newport shorts
Trainer-approved snack, fruits
Fresh fruit platter, prepared in shape of capital ‘M’
4 x Japanese square watermelon
Snow cone machine
2 buckets KFC Extra Crispy thighs should be ready upon arrival; skin removed & set aside in third bucket
Bacon
Hot and cold meal options – Gordon Ramsay recipes.
Preferred meats: Veal, suckling pig
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Use only French fleur-du-sel, Northwest coast preferred source
8 dozen double-stuff Oreos, halved & spliced together to make 4 dozen double-double stuff Oreos
Cave-aged Gruyere
A bowl and a half of green M&M’s (approx 1400)
2 x tin petrossian royal ossetra caviar
30 x peaches, defuzzed
Advil/Tylenol
Hot water (filtered), fresh honey and lemon
Coffee: Hawaiian, grown in volcanic foothills; or any non-fair-trade source/country
Cough drops
Humidifier
WiFi (2 dedicated networks, high-speed)
Central air-conditioning
Full-length mirror
Working outlets/ power strips, extension cords
2 dozen white roses, de-thorned, cut to 8-9 inches
3 pack x Scented markers
Framed,signed 8×10 photo of artist, next to roses;
NB: attendant rotate frame hourly to maintain sun aspect
Room with east & west views
Framed 8×10 portrait of Daddy; frame must be gilded/gold-leaf; placed adjacent to artist’s
Hand lotion; any South Korean brand containing horse oil banned in the USA & EU
On-call registered nurse for B-12 injections
3 Siberian Husky puppies
4 topless Abercrombie models, BLACK PREFERRED — NO gingers
Tahitian Vanilla candles, minimum 12 hour burning time
10 ‘torchiere-style’ floor lamps
Assorted ceramic tableware
Hot & cold towels (Ralph Lauren)
Framed 8×10 black-and-white photo of Princess Di, placed on windowsill
Tiara
Johnson’s baby oil (slightly heated)
Star Wars Top Trumps
Assistant to read my speech on repeat to artist
Selection of minimum 12 world capital major newspapers, ironed
20 x international phone lines
75 x $1 bills
Registered on-call acupuncturist
Strictly Non-Smoking Rooms
Carpet & upholstery deodorized
Framed 8×10 of Mariah Carey, always placed facing the doorway, set next to the white roses
Framed 5×7 photo of J.Lo (ideally Jenny From the Block era)
20 Sudoku & crossword puzzles, 90-95% correctly completed
Mariah back catalogue, including B-sides, looping upon entry
2 dozen limited-availability McRib sandwiches, and a vegan to watch me eat them
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Room must be fitted with a mihrab, 4 hookahs – berry flavors only – and 2 humidifiers
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Decor: ABSOLUTELY NO BUSY PATTERNS, NO CHEVRONS
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Room temperature: 25.5-26.2 degrees Celsius
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Any fridge doors should be glass/transparent Perspex
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NO PHONE CALLS IN DRESSING ROOM. $5,000 fine for venues per unwarranted intrusion
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Venue must install fresh toilet seat for artist use only
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ABSOLUTELY NO PLAYBACK OF ANY MEDIA BY ADELE; $7,500 fine to venue per infringement
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Metal detectors at all doors
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Venue transportation must be a late-model black Maybach; 26-inch rims
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Police escort during moderate-to-heavy traffic to avoid delays
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ChauffeurAll personnel must wear 100% cotton clothes. No man-made fibers -
Security personnel should be dressed neatly and tidily. NO T-SHIRTS.
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Venue personnel should refrain from applying perfume/cologne
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Venue personnel must apply deodorant/antiperspirant hourly; to be checked by tour manager
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Lesbian maintenance personnel must remain 100 feet away at all times and may not wear khakis, flannel, Birkenstocks, or plaid
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Female staff must wear brassieres or other supportive undergarments
2. STAGE
Freestanding iPad stand
Freestanding music/notes stand
2 x San Pellegrino chilled, small bottles
Cough candies
2 x Printed copy of speech, stapled
Assorted pens
Spectacles (2 pairs)
Assistant for meet & greet
Headshots for signing
3 x Silver paint pens (Brand: Molotow)
Bear Spray (see lesbians, above)
Fog machine
Personal taser
Hand sanitizer/wet wipes
Mace
Velvet-roped waiting queue
Dedicated gift drop-off table
Cattle prod
50 white doves to be released upon entry
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