yea north american beer sucks. rogue, brooklyn, left hand, full sail, legends, just to name a few of obviously really shitty beers. becks & peroni that's creme de la creme right there.

Am I the only one who is concerned that her band seems to be drinking a rather wide selection of alcohol before the show? that's pretty unprofessional…

Tour rider's are so stupid. Adele's probably got an army of PAs. Why isn't it their job to buy gum and make her sandwiches?

This is the most reasonable tour rider I've ever seen.

European factory beer sucks a tiny bit less than American factory beer.

I agree, North American lagers are unacceptable

The beer is on the bands rider, not Adeles.
Citrus fruit constricts the throat, and causes a increased phlegm production, which would obv hinder her singing.

I think it's pretty cool that her requirements are pretty much the same as what is demanded for her band and crew. I've seen some major diva riders so this is nothing. Props Adele for being so down to earth, at least for now.

Right… if her “best quality” means Beck's, Stella, or Peroni, she's clearly not a beer drinker.
“best quality European lager beer. ie Becks, Stella Artois, Peroni” = oxymoron.
As an American, I know she obviously doesn't know about our craft beers or any craft beers, frankly.
Beck's, Stella and Peroni all pale in comparison to any American craft beer.

Even those of us born in North America hate the beer. As for the cigarettes, I've always found it rather foolish for someone who makes a living off their voice to smoke. I don't get it. It damages your vocal chords. It would be like a hand model boxing in his or her spare time. It's why Whitney Houston can't sing for shit now. Smoking cigarettes, weed, and crack destroyed her vocal chords.

Not to say she is like that but their defiantly are people like it b

Well although people are arguing both way and they are both pretty much right I have to say that it annoys me some stars need every little thing or they throw a hissy fit, money really is the root to all evil people get rich because of they're FANS then once they made enough money to last 2 lifetimes just live their lives out thinking they are entitled to everything… I hate people.

Typically artists have been known to throw very zany requests into their tour contracts. Over the years they have been interpreted to be pre-madonas but the truth of the matter is that tour contracts are very comprehensive. The venue has to be properly equipped with electricity, loading and unloading zones, proper seating, etc. Typically artists would throw these weird requests somewhere in the middle of a 145 page contract, not to be weird, but rather as a litmus to determine if the promoter or venue even read the thing. For example, Ozzy's representatives would be able to tell if the promoter or venue carefully read the agreement by walking into his dressing room and seeing if they followed his M&M request. If they didn't, they would be able to anticipate other problems such as inadequate docks, or lighting, or sound, or electricity.

drr…I meant wife beater ale.

isn't Stella nicknamed “wife bearer ale” back in the old world? Good luck getting your aero bars….

This is a tame rider. Try working with Mariah, Kim K. Can't believe she'd pick Stella Artois. Ick.

…none of these demands are even weird. the food for before the show only has so many restrictions because she's trying to avoid acidic foods pre-performance (whether for the sake of her voice or her stomach, or both). and to be fair, I dislike most american beer as well, and I live here (and for the record, I'll take a guinness over almost anything).

Love how defensive people get because someone has different and specific tastes, I guarantee you American celebrities are much worse in their requests.

Don't you shit on our beer, you bitch!

So she'll eat cheap American candy, but won't drink cheap American beer?  She almost has taste!