"Details from the 37-page rider were published by The News Gazette. And while the headlines focused on Springsteen's request for broth-heavy chicken soup, or the eight love seats in the dressing room, there's one epic, easy-to-miss, two-word takedown. Included in the rider are six bottles of beer, with the caveat: "not Budweiser"."
"Well, it definitely wasn't made for this American icon, whose rider did include bottles of Belvedere Vodka, Santa Monica Pinot Grigio, and three kinds of Bai 5-brand beverages - Congo Pear, Costa Rica Clementine, and Kula Watermelon. Incidentally, Budweiser finds itself on the list of beer brands fans have been side-eyeing over rising prices, not that cost would have been of any concern to Springsteen. He just has a preference for "high quality beers" according to the rider."
Bruce Springsteen's 37-page concert rider explicitly excluded Budweiser by listing six bottles of beer with the caveat "not Budweiser." The rider also requested broth-heavy chicken soup and eight love seats in the dressing room. Beverage requests included Belvedere Vodka, Santa Monica Pinot Grigio, and three Bai flavors: Congo Pear, Costa Rica Clementine, and Kula Watermelon. The rider is dated March 2023 for a Greensboro Coliseum show. Springsteen later canceled concerts due to a peptic ulcer and gave up alcohol, and he was never known as a heavy drinker because of his father's alcoholism.
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