We’ve written before about certain musicians have some pretty insane backstage riders. Most famously, Van Halen’s rider included a request of M&M’s with brown ones removed, but others, such as Jack White’s, included a recipe for guacamole, The Beards’ was just silly, and the Foo Fighters’ rider was provided by way of a comic book. But now, thanks to old mate Justin Bieber, we think we may have found one of the most insane backstage riders of all time.

A Tweet has surfaced which allegedly outlines the outlandish requests that the Canadian pop star requires while on his Indian tour. While the Tweet’s authenticity may not be clear, it’s still a pretty crazy look into the supposed requirements of the singer.

Right from the start, this rider sounds pretty insane. “A convoy of ten luxury sedans and two Volvo buses will be at the disposal of the artist and his entourage of 120 people throughout their stay with a Rolls Royce reserved for the Grammy winner himself,” it begins. “There will be special security cars comprising of Z+ level security and Maharashtra Police personnel apart from the artists’ global security who will be 8 in number.”

It also suggests that he wished for ten containers to be flown in, which would include items such as a “ping pong table, playstation, IO HAWK, sofa set, washing machine, refrigerator, upholstery, wardrobe cupboard, massage table that will be used backstage.” Likewise, a Jacuzzi is also supposed to be included as well.

Food and hotel requirements are also outlined, which includes the request that the hotels redesign Bieber’s hotel suite. But the most confusing aspect of this rider would have to be the request for “a special Indian Yoga Casket containing aromatic essential oils; jasmine, mogra, rose and camphor incense sticks.” It goes on to request that “books on chakras an yoga asana will be placed in Bieber’s suite knowing his love for Yoga.” This doesn’t exactly surprise us, maybe the idea of treating your body the right way was exactly what Bieber meant when he sang the words “you should go and love yourself”?

As we said before, these Tweets haven’t been authenticated, so we can’t be sure if this is true or just what some fans have cooked up, but it all sounds pretty plausible. Regardless, we definitely hope this is legit, because we’d love to imagine Bieber keeping busy backstage while playing his Playstation, lounging on his sofa set and doing his laundry.

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