Joe's very particular demands for his 2U shows includes red Gatorade, a big sandwich with Turkey, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, 12 black towel and a case of bottled water.

39  2019-06-19 by redditsipowillsuck

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Tech/Hospitality Rider: 2U-The Worlds 2nd Best U2 Show

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www.notu2.com

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4 double bedded non smoking 5 Star (min.) "brand name" Hotel rooms ( i.e. Holiday Inn, Sheridan, Days Inn etc...) Private and secure dressing area with a clean private rest room, for 60 mins prior to, and 60 mins. following the performance. A case of Bottled water and Red Gatorade. A "big sandwich"..Turkey and Swiss cheese with lettuce and tomato, condiments, utensils, salads or chips. 12 Clean White and Black Towels.

*DJ's SHALL NOT PLAY ANY U2 MUSIC IN THE VENUE FOR 60 MINUTES PRIOR TO, AND 60 MINUTES AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.

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PA system:

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FOH speakers (per side):

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At least 2-18" subwoofer enclosures.

At least 2-12" or 15" midrange enclosures.

At least 1- 2" throat hi frequency horns.

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Proper eq and compression. At least one reverb and one delay fx units. At least 16 channel mixing console with 4 pre-fade aux sends for monitor. All necessary cables, stands and mics. For 3 vocals, guitar, 6 drum , Bass, and tracks. 3 DI boxes, 4 wedge type monitors with at least one 12" speaker and one 1.5" HF horn in ea. Proper eq for monitor system as well.

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Min. Wattage for power amps: 2000 for subs, and 2000 for mid highs. 1000 for monitor system.

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Lighting. 16 par 64, 500 watt parcans (preferrably LED equivalent). Fog and 4 special fx type lighting (intelligent movers, laser, and strobe). With qualified operator. Must black out stage after each song!

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Stage gear:

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Drums:

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White Yamaha custom maple drum kit.

22" kick, 12" mounted Tom, 14" floor Tom, 16" floor Tom. 8 stands, one ea. 5.5" snare in wood and metal. 2 crash and one ride cymbals. Hi hat set up with cymbals . One throne, kick pedal, drum tuning key, and new heads.

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Guitar:

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One Vox AC30 or AC15 guitar amp for smaller venues. MUST be a newer model with BOTH master and gain stage volumes! One double guitar stand, 2 twenty foot guitar 1/4" guitar cables.

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Bass:

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One Ampeg SVT bass amp. One SVT 410 bass enclosure, or one Ampeg B115 combo for smaller venues. 2 twenty foot guitar cables, 2 guitar stands.

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Input list:

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  1. Kick drum

  2. Snare

  3. Hi hat

  4. Rack Tom

  5. Floor Tom left

  6. Floor Tom right

  7. Bass guitar

  8. Lead guitar

  9. Stage right vocal

  10. Stage left vocal

  11. Center vocal

  12. Supplemental track

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Basic instruction for FOH:

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Supplemental Tracks should be as audible as the guitar out front of house. It is an important part of the mix, and should be heard clearly. Supplemental Track should be potted up before show begins and should remain on throughout. Stage left and right vocals should be clear and audible as well, with a slight reverb wash and tight slap echo on both. Bass should be fat and "low-endie". Guitar is a big part of the bands sound and should be tweaked up during solos. Lead vocal is usually good with an 1/8th note delay, if the sound man isn't familiar with U2's music. The delay should be totally audible, and crisp.

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Bands stage volume is always at a fairly low level. All instruments should be amplified through the front of house. Soundman has full control of the band's mix.

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Monitors:

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Drummer: uses an auxiliary Mixer for his in ear monitors. He shall be supplied a line level aux. mix. and an "ambient mic" on a stand for room audio.

Monitor positions will require:

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Drummer: requires Kick, hi hat, snare, ld vox, guitar, and bass.

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Guitarist: requires his vocal, supp track, hi hat, kick, bass vocal and lead guitar.

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Bass: requires his vocal, supp track, hi hat, kick, guitar vocal, and guitar.

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Ld vocalist: requires his vocal, guitar, track and bass vocal.

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Stage plot:

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Guitar amp and vocal mic stand- stage right

Bass amp and vocal mic stand- stage left

Drums and aux track- center up stage

Lead vocals- center, down stage.

80 comments

"Sheridan", its SHERATON, you fucking retard. "120 IQ"!!

He is going to read this tonight drunk than edit it in the afternoon when he wakes up.

Hopefully he doesn’t

Burning down Atlanta at the corporate room rate.

He's the kind of guest who calls reception for more soaps and shampoo and then takes them home with him. #COMP'D

How dare you?

He takes them straight off Consuela's cart.

Heading to the continental breakfast.

Tsss, is he having Mrs. Bucket's son over or sumpthin?

I don't usually stay in places like that but isn't there something of a gulf in quality between Sheratons on the one hand and Holiday/Days Inn on the other? Why is he lumping them in the same bracket? Apart from being retarded.

That bovine thinks Holiday Inn and Days Inn are "5 Star" Hotel rooms. How do the other members of the band put up with him?

They don’t. 2U has a higher turnover rate than Walmart.

We will only eat food from michelin star restaurants (i.e. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, etc).

...vending machines, 711...

Some of the best red Gatorade I've had has been from a 711.

Is this the "use by October 2021 vintage, my good man?"

Dumpster

Yeah and there's no such thing as star rating higher than 5.

If Joe and a roadie share a room in a three-star, that makes it a six-star

5 stars out of 15 maybe

N rich

What a diva

"No brown immigrants."

Is this fucking wop for real.

literally 95% of his gigs they're like

Here's what we got

and he's like

"Ok"

the ethnic eroticism in your username is making me uncomfortable

DJ's SHALL NOT PLAY ANY U2 MUSIC IN THE VENUE FOR 60 MINUTES PRIOR TO, AND 60 MINUTES AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.

What the fuck? If I was tue "DJ" at one of Joe's TGIFridays gigs, I would slam on the Joshua Tree immediately after 2U finished and then go take a 60 minute shit break.

HAHA stupid cow doesn't want anyone to be reminded of how shitty his band sounds compared to the real U2.

If I was a "DJ" at one of Joe's TGIFriday gigs, I would slam my forehead on a landmine immediately before 2U started and go take an eternal break from shit

Why wouldn't you save the landmine until after the show started

If I was a patron at a restaurant Joe was playing at, I would be sure to have the check on the table 10 minutes before he started.

His favorite flavor of gatorade is " red".

It's also like $1.89. A case of water is like $3.50 at Walmart and you can get a turkey sandwich there for probably $5. His whole rider is around $10. Why make the venue buy this shit? We know you're not too busy to go grocery shopping, Joe.

FULLY COMP'D

#PAIDINFULL

LIKE REAL BANDS DO

IM A DUMB WOP

It's about the principle. I was promised four large pepsi cola's.

He is a lazy cumia what do you expect? Next you gonna want him to write his own lyrics sheesh.

"you can have the Irish coffee or the Gatorade sorry I can't afford both"

Joe on Facebook:

"So to the LIBTARD bar owner thought he could GET one over on ME so I.... Blah blah blah.... Moo"

So so so so so if I have the irish coffee I cant be hydrated?

Of course that fat-titted slob drinks red Gatorade.

Amazing that the local library parking lot was able to provide these accommodations.

Also, 5 star Days Inn? I guess that makes a real hotel like 12 stars

The plastic bag convention makes a killing on weekends

Bologna sandwich with honey mustard. EVERYTHING COMP'D

Must black out stage after each song!

how theatrical. I would be glad thinking it was over after the first song and bummed when they started up again

I wonder how many venue owners have spat in his unnecessarily specific sandwich. I'm going to go with a conservative 14.

“CHOKE on it, ya motherfucker.”

"Here you go guys. Alright, have a good time."

"Enjoy!"

“Excuse me, could you turn down the guitar a bit?” - Annoyed restaurant patron

"2 more hours of U2 cover music you say? Cancel my dinner and bring me the check please."

sitcom laugh track begins

Not that there was really any doubt, but if he's seriously asking for "a big sandwich." in his contract then the man really is just a complete and utter buffoon. He's like an unlikable Homer Simpson.

In the opening paragraph as well.

Does he mean one of those party sized ones that catering companies do, to share with his bandmates or is he literally saying "me want big sammich because me hungry" ? Either way, what an un self-aware shithead he is.

Unless I’m reading it wrong, joe doesn’t have his own Vox amp. THE GUY WHOS BEEN IN A U2 TRIBUTE BAND FOR 10 YEARS DOESNT OWN A FUCKING AMP.

He just wants to look like a rockstar walking in with the guitar and plugging in rather than bring in his own amp and set it up so he looks like his own roadie.

Bands stage volume is always at a fairly low level.

Hey, let's not blow out these spring chickens' eardrums, alright?

This shit is gold I tell ya, gold.

Reading this is infuriating. I've never seen someone who deserves less ask for more.

Just imagine what he asks from Anthony. Probably one of the main reasons Anthony is aging so quickly.

' Hey Anth, I hate to do this but I need an advance."

Jesus Christ. What a diva he is. For a top-notch band, they sure expect libraries and nursing homes to provide a lot of equipment.

"Supplemental tracks shall be as audible as guitar..."

He's lip syncing. Jesus Christ, he's not even playing these shitty gigs, he's just doing Karaoke.

A Cumia doing karaoke? No chance.

I doubt he's ever gotten all of these things, or even most of these things at a gig. It's fucking outrageous for a shitty U2 cover band to demand "Fog and 4 special fx type lighting (intelligent movers, laser, and strobe). With qualified operator. Must black out stage after each song!"

They probably give him a Subway sandwich and a red gatorade and tell him to shut up and play.

I believe the rider specified a BIG sandwich

There's a five-star Holiday Inn?

I think he's confused. Probably looking at a mid sized city with five Holiday Inn's.

Some rube probably gave it 5 stars on a google review and Joe is so stupid and lower class that he thought that meant it was a luxury hotel.

"Big sandwich" being in quotes makes me think it's some low key gay and/or pedophile codeword.

It's like a redditor asking what time the Narwhal bacons.

A big black cock, probably.

between his two buns.

Of course this white trash fuck asks for the worst Gatorade flavor there is. The fact they even have a rider is unbelievably delusional.

Joe takes the leftovers home and uses it for Layla’s school lunches

As if he ain't stuffing it all down his big Apple hole

Red is not an actual flavor of Gatorade.