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Adele concert rider leaked online | Adele concert rider leaked online |
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US beer is off the menu and freeloaders will not be welcomed, according to British singer Adele's backstage rider, a US website has reported. | |
The Smoking Gun said the singer's list of tour demands stipulated that guests with free tickets must donate money to Sands, which supports bereaved parents. | |
"There will be no exception to this rule," the leaked document said. | "There will be no exception to this rule," the leaked document said. |
A spokesman from Adele's record company has declined to comment. | A spokesman from Adele's record company has declined to comment. |
According to the three-page document, Adele required a pack of Marlboro Lights, a lighter, six metal teaspoons, and a range of chewing gum at every venue on her tour. | |
The rider also informed US promoters that the 23-year-old's recent UK and European tour raised $13,000 (£8,328) from donations made by guests. | |
Other requirements listed by her tour manager included a dressing room with heating and air conditioning "to maintain an ambient temperature of 20C", a selection of fruit but "no citrus fruit" and six cereal bars in "individual wrappers". | |
Last week, it was announced that Adele had been nominated for six Grammys, including song and record of the year, for Rolling in the Deep, and best album, for 21. | Last week, it was announced that Adele had been nominated for six Grammys, including song and record of the year, for Rolling in the Deep, and best album, for 21. |
In October, the star cancelled all her remaining gigs and public appearances for the year before undergoing surgery to remove a benign polyp from her throat. | In October, the star cancelled all her remaining gigs and public appearances for the year before undergoing surgery to remove a benign polyp from her throat. |