easy rider - or the curious case of James Morrison's two sinks

By Catherine Jones on Jul 5, 09 10:17 AM

The Liverpool Summer Pops are upon us once again and with the big gigs come the little details which make them so much more interesting.
Riders - the requests made by artistes who perform at venues - can be very enlightening.
And as you'll see they're not always of the Crystal champagne and Diptyque candle variety.

For example, when Julian Lennon visited Liverpool a couple of weeks ago to launch the White Feather exhibition at the Beatles Story, he and mum Cynthia were surrounded by all kinds of PR hoopla.
Once you got past the ropes and the clipboards however, the 46-year-old was as lovely as they come and if you want an example of how down to earth he was himself, I hear the only thing he'd asked for was bags of salt and vinegar Hoolahoops.
Maybe you can't get them in France where he now lives?
Anyway, news has come to me of a few of the 'rider' requests of those appearing at the Echo Arena this month.
James Morrison has apparently asked for non-GM food and not one but two sinks. Go figure......
Those cheeky boys from McFly will be enjoying wine and a mixed cheese platter before their gig on Saturday.
And as for Summer Pops veteran Jools Holland? Go-go dancing girls? Silk cushions? Sushi flown in from Japan?
Nope, apparently Jools would like a dozen postcards. Oh, and stamps for them too.
More, I hope, as the Pops progresses!