Post by admin on Sept 5, 2008 9:03:09 GMT
Just in case you ever wondered what the crew eat. Not entirely sure what the point of it is but I thought I'd post it anyway. Besides it was posted on the internet so by definition it's probably a load of cobblers anyway.
From www.sandiegoreader.com
JETHRO TULL TODAY
When Jethro Tull play Harrah’s Rincon Casino tonight, caterers must provide vegetarians in the band and crew with meatless pasta (“lasagna, ravioli, etc.”) and moussaka; “Fast food is not a suitable alternative.”
Dressing room requirements include 17 bottles of Beck’s beer (“not Dark or Lite”), a bottle each of California Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, plus and bottle and a HALF of Cabernet Sauvignon red wine (“Jacob’s Creek or similar”).
A bottle of Chardonnay white wine is expected on ice “beside the monitor desk,” on stage left; “Please pull the cork and then push it part way back into the bottle.”
In addition, “Due to the physically demanding nature of Mr. [Ian] Anderson’s performance, it is absolutely necessary that every possible step is taken to ensure that members of the audience do not smoke cigarettes or other materials in the venue.”
Finally, the list of items required on loading-out includes a note stating “In the past, caterers have ‘forgotten’ to provide load-out sandwiches and drinks, or have left them in a place where non-production personnel have taken…we will expect $15 per [staff and band] person recompense, IN CASH, on the night, if the take-down food or beverages are not available. This money will have to be provided by the local promoter representative and will NOT be show cost, but should be billed back to the caterer.”
When Tull played 9-19-93 at SDSU’s Outdoor Amphitheatre, it was actually a makeup date. The band had canceled an earlier local show due to singer Ian Anderson's throat problems. This concert (the final date of a U.S. tour) got off to a rough start, with Anderson verbally berating an audience member near the front for smoking a joint. He later gave a short speech about how the stage pulls smoke past him and how this affects his singing. "He mentioned he had been taking amoxicillin and joked he was receiving it anally," according to Reader reviewer Allan Peterson.
The upside to the vocal problems was that they played unusual instrumental versions of songs normally sung ("The Whistler," "Sossity, You're a Woman"), as well as added numbers rarely performed live, like Andy Giddings's "Parrott" and a lengthy flute solo that included bits of "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" (unreleased until two years later). Peterson describes the latter as "an untitled jazzlike instrumental that seemed free of any historical expectation and actually flew on its own."
Opening band Procol Harum pranked the headliners by showing up onstage while Tull played -- for the only time that tour -- in drag!
From www.sandiegoreader.com
JETHRO TULL TODAY
When Jethro Tull play Harrah’s Rincon Casino tonight, caterers must provide vegetarians in the band and crew with meatless pasta (“lasagna, ravioli, etc.”) and moussaka; “Fast food is not a suitable alternative.”
Dressing room requirements include 17 bottles of Beck’s beer (“not Dark or Lite”), a bottle each of California Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, plus and bottle and a HALF of Cabernet Sauvignon red wine (“Jacob’s Creek or similar”).
A bottle of Chardonnay white wine is expected on ice “beside the monitor desk,” on stage left; “Please pull the cork and then push it part way back into the bottle.”
In addition, “Due to the physically demanding nature of Mr. [Ian] Anderson’s performance, it is absolutely necessary that every possible step is taken to ensure that members of the audience do not smoke cigarettes or other materials in the venue.”
Finally, the list of items required on loading-out includes a note stating “In the past, caterers have ‘forgotten’ to provide load-out sandwiches and drinks, or have left them in a place where non-production personnel have taken…we will expect $15 per [staff and band] person recompense, IN CASH, on the night, if the take-down food or beverages are not available. This money will have to be provided by the local promoter representative and will NOT be show cost, but should be billed back to the caterer.”
When Tull played 9-19-93 at SDSU’s Outdoor Amphitheatre, it was actually a makeup date. The band had canceled an earlier local show due to singer Ian Anderson's throat problems. This concert (the final date of a U.S. tour) got off to a rough start, with Anderson verbally berating an audience member near the front for smoking a joint. He later gave a short speech about how the stage pulls smoke past him and how this affects his singing. "He mentioned he had been taking amoxicillin and joked he was receiving it anally," according to Reader reviewer Allan Peterson.
The upside to the vocal problems was that they played unusual instrumental versions of songs normally sung ("The Whistler," "Sossity, You're a Woman"), as well as added numbers rarely performed live, like Andy Giddings's "Parrott" and a lengthy flute solo that included bits of "In the Grip of Stronger Stuff" (unreleased until two years later). Peterson describes the latter as "an untitled jazzlike instrumental that seemed free of any historical expectation and actually flew on its own."
Opening band Procol Harum pranked the headliners by showing up onstage while Tull played -- for the only time that tour -- in drag!