Jack White's management have issued a statement after the
artist's tour rider was leaked online by the University of Oklahoma school
paper, leading to booking agency to blacklist the university.
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment vowed to keep their
clients, who in addition to White include Foo Fighters and Pharrell, away from
the University in future after details of White's rider were published in a
student newspaper.
Among White's requests when he played the venue earlier this
month (February) were his own personal chunky guacamole recipe as well as four
bottles of fresh juice smoothies, one pound of "freshly sliced,
high-quality prosciutto and aged salami with a sharp knife." and a New
York strip steak, cooked medium. Notably, bananas are banned from the entire
tour. ("This is a no bananas tour").
In printing this information, William Morris Endeavor
Entertainment blacklisted the campus from hiring any of its clients with a
spokesperson telling The Oklahoma Daily that this ban would remain until its
"policy is modified not to disseminate private information."
Furthermore, Jack White's management Monotone Inc. responded
to a request for comment from Pitchfork and clarified that the rider was not
solely for their client's consumption and explained that the tour crew all need
to be fed on the night of the performance.
"Contrary to what some believe, Jack doesn't write the
rider nor make demands about his favorite snacks that must be in his dressing
room," a section of the statement reads. "We're not even sure he
likes guacamole but we do know that the folks who work hard to put on the show
do enjoy it."
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