The key difference here: "small shows." "foo fighters." If you were booking bands that drew a few thousand a night and dealing with 10s and 10s of thousands of dollars, you'd be used to riders, too.

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ok...well, the only thing is, the foo fighters are not on relapse records, and i'm guessing that whatever band you booked were not playing in an arena that holds 10,000 people. it's not the same ballpark. the foo fighters are not playing the "small shows" that you are used to booking. your comment is irrelevant. but you are right, they are rock stars, and that is why they have that kind of rider. get it?