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The recent onslaught of DJ riders being released to the public have been the source of great ridicule, most notably Steve Aoki’s (which includes an inflatable boat and ‘local grass’), which resulted in the issue of a defensive statement on his blog (he was clearly referring to wheat grass).

Now Diplo‘s gone and trumped everyone with a totally mind blowing list of demands for his upcoming show with Afrojack in Manhattan. Following a series of farely tame, compulsory items including hot meals, milk, cereal and gum, there is a list of ‘non-required but greatly appreciated’ items. And that’s where things get a bit strange. A framed photo of Diplo, a Malawian orphan, an arranged marriage, a bonfire pit with logs for seating, and a dart board with Nicholas Cage’s face on it all feature on the list.

It is yet to be confirmed whether or not a Malawian orphan joined Diplo backstage at the Australian Stereosonic festivals.

And, yes, Pitchfork has confirmed that this is real.

The rider:

Non-required, but greatly appreciated, items to be available at the request of the ARTIST or their personnel immediately following soundcheck:

Two (2) Air Horns
Two (2) Inflatable Animals (Bonus points for endangered or extinct species)
Four (4) Blank Maxell Cassettes (New in Package)
One (1) Paddle Swimmin’ Pool
1983 G.I. Joe Storm Shadow Action Figure (New in Package)
One (1) Framed Picture of Diplo
One (1) Gorilla (Silverback is preferred, an Orangutan is also acceptable)
Ten (10) Magnum Condoms
One (1) Malawian Orphan
One (1) Arranged Marriage
One (1) Original Nintendo in the box (with receipt from Kiddy City)
One (1) Violin Player (to play while we eat our cheese plate)
Two (2) Matches and Lighter Fluid
One (1) Bonfire Pit
Two (2) Logs to sit on
Third season of Lost (on VHS tapes)
One (1) Parrot that is trained to say your name
One (1) dart board (with Nicolas Cage’s face on it)
Short Wave Radio
1983 Yak Face Star Wars Return of the Jedi Action Figure (New in Package)