SCORPIONS Demand New Individual Porcelain Toilets; Uniformed Chauffeurs
July 28, 2014, 9 years ago
German rockers The Scorpions, led by guitarist Rudolf Schenker (age 65) and vocalist Klaus Meine (age 66), still have very extravagant tastes when it comes to life on the road.
Organisers thought they'd bagged a crowd-pleaser when they signed the aged rockers up to a number of dates across Finland's summer festival circuit, reports YLE. But then they were hit with the band's 38-page "rider" - a list of requirements for their performances, some of which give rock-god parodies Spinal Tap a run for their money.
The rider reportedly stipulates that organisers must build new, individual porcelain toilets for all five band members, and provide a Mercedes-Benz car for each musician with matching, uniformed chauffeurs.
They also demand an enormous stage, 20 by 14 metres, the size of which has never been seen at the Kuopio festival before.
The Scorpions perfomed a surprise gig at the Lahden Yöt event in mid-July, which together with their list of wild demands raised the event’s ticket prices by a whopping 30 euros, making a single day ticket worth 69 euros (93 US dollars) - something organisers say brought negative feedback.
