Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all brown M&Ms

Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by philwelch on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @02:15PM (#743919)

Kansas's rider specifies that the venue is not allowed to bill any other band as "the original Kansas", which is something of a reaction against Proto-Kaw, a band composed of the original members of Kansas (since Kansas itself has faced numerous personnel changes). Something of a Theseus' ship paradox. They also require prune juice! (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/kansas/kansas1.ht...)

According to the documentary on disc 2 on their latest live DVD, Dream Theater's rider specifies that their drummer, Mike Portnoy, be supplied with a jersey from the local basketball or soccer team. He has a sizable collection.

Meat Loaf is a superstar. Don't believe me? His rider specifies (and I quote):

"Purchaser acknowledges that it is promoting a worldwide "superstar" artist and that each and every element of such promotion, production, and other arrangements shall be absolutely first-class in nature and commensurate with the stature of a "superstar" in the entertainment industry". (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/meatloaf/meatloaf...)

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Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by tyvkiuiyi on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @02:53PM (#743996)

That sounds like a standard 'negotiable' clause - you can argue that pretty much anything should/shouldn't have been done for a world class superstar.

The M+M one is cleverer because it is a no-arguements, you did it or did not. You don't have lawyers arguing about the meaning of "arrangements commensurate with"

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Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by paulgb on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @04:39PM (#744208)

Something of a Theseus' ship paradox.

Neat, I'd never heard of that one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

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