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Van Halen's Legendary 'M&M's' Rider Revealed

While some longstanding mysteries -- what's really inside Area 51, for instance -- may never be solved, the legend of Van Halen's "no brown M&M's" concert rider has finally been explained, thanks to the estate of a concert promoter, which dusted off a copy for the folks at the Smoking Gun.

The 10-page document does indeed make the colorful candy demand, along with a passel of other outrageous requests -- all of which were alleged to have been concocted in order to determine if the bean-counters were actually paying attention to more important matters -- including providing four-pronged metal forks, and a few packs of a specific brand of cigarettes (but oddly, not a selection of groupies from obscure Soviet republics).

The M&M demand didn't even strike us as the oddest one in the rider, which also requires the backstage presence of canned malt liquor, herring in sour cream and a single tube of K-Y Jelly -- the last of which affirms our belief that the band that lubes together really rocks the rubes together.

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Lisa

I agree that some of these request are made to make sure people in charge are ACTUALLY READING THE CONTRACT. However, I also believe some of these so called "artists" are ABSOLUTELY NUTS AND TOTAL NARCISSISTS!!! When they're in a hotel room, don't they need to concentrate on their performance and not their surroundings???? I'm a performer, and before a concert, I'm happy staying at a Holiday Inn, so I can focus and not be surrounded by groupies and oh, so many people who want to suck the life out of you. In my experience, most of the great artists I've worked with, are also humble and NORMAL and NICE TO PEOPLE. Hey, what a concept!!!!! There will always be assholes in the world, and unfortunately stupid masses who will celebrate them.

December 15 2008 at 4:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lane pope

CRIPES!! WHO CARES!!!!

December 14 2008 at 8:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jessica

the requests are actually briliant!they are the hottest band on earth and can ask for anything they want.

December 14 2008 at 8:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rae

first of all the document was 54 pages... not 10. The only reason they had all those strange requests was to see if their manager was actually reading it and paying attention to details they wanted as far as lighting.. etc. If they went backstage and saw no brown M & M's anywhere then they knew the manager was reading the whole thing.

December 14 2008 at 6:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MadCap

I remember when he wasn't nothing! guess what? he still aint.ha ha ha ha ha ha

December 14 2008 at 6:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
PENNEYPACKER

Rolling Stones Rule and Rock!

December 14 2008 at 5:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DWSS7

i ll help valerie out of her pants without k jelly

December 14 2008 at 5:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tam

They suck anyway, so wtf cares?

December 14 2008 at 5:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bilco7

Van Halen? Gimme a break! I can name 25 gtr player better than him. He is full of gimmicks. And a poseur. I got your brown M&M right here, Eddie.

December 14 2008 at 5:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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my Master

Alright, name 'em.

December 14 2008 at 7:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sharon

i was a back stage caterer for 7 yrs.. i was the POOR SUCKER! that had to spend 2 1/2 hrs picking out the brown ones.. my job was never dull, and i was fortunate to meet some great( and not so great) rockers... but i have to tell ya.. it was the haredest job i ever had in my 49 yrs..some of the requests were beyond ridiluclous.. yet in a odd way it was fun..oh the stories i could tel!!!

December 14 2008 at 5:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply