Sooners with a penchant for potassium-filled yellow foods may want to steer clear of the Jack White concert on Monday at OU.
According to the Grammy award-winning rock artists’ contract, “this is a NO BANANA TOUR.”
And White’s not messing around. According to the contract, “We don’t want to see bananas anywhere in the building.”
Here are some other tidbits from his contract:
• While the local wardrobe personnel for the tour must provide an iron and ironing board, the White’s tour will provide Jiffy brand steamer for wardrobe needs.
• Hospitality for the performance must be set up and ready to go prior to the tour group’s arrival, with the exception of alcohol and deli/cheese platters. Those can wait. It’s a different story for the 36 bottles of spring water, four bottles of fresh juice smoothies, 1 pound of “freshly sliced, high-quality prosciutto and aged salami with a sharp knife,” though—all for White’s dressing room.
• The band’s dressing room requires “FRESH HOME-MADE GUACAMOLE.” They even included a recipe, and these people know their guacamole. The recipe is included in full below (just in time for a Jack White-themed Super Bowl party):
• 8 x large, ripe Haas avocados (cut in half the long way, remove the pit—SAVE THE PIT THOUGH--, and dice into large cubes with a butter knife. 3 or 4 slits down, 3 or 4 across. You’ll scoop out the chunks with a spoon, careful to main the avocado in fairly large chunks.)
• 4 x vine-ripened tomatoes (diced)
• ½ x yellow onion (finely chopped)
• 1 x full bunch cilantro (chopped)
• 4 x Serrano peppers (de-veined and chopped)
• 1 x lime
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, careful not to mush the avocados too much. We want it chunky. Once properly mixed and tested, add the pits into the guacamole and even out the top with a spoon or spatula. Add ½ lime to the top later so you cover move of the surface with the juice (The pits and lime will keep it from browning prematurely.) Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until served. Please don’t make it too early before it’s served. We’d love to have it around 5 pm.
• NO fluorescent lighting in the VIP/Artist Guestroom
• No photos of White in or directly outside the venue, and any reporting of the event on social media sites are discouraged until “well after the performance is over.” This is because White and the crew like privacy. If you want photos of the event you can get them afterward at jackwhiteiii.com.
• White ends the night with a New York strip steak, cooked medium, with steamed vegetables on the side and no sauce. “This should be made/picked up just before the show ends,” according to the contract.
It’s worth mentioning that all those specifics are “subject to budget and advance.”
Are you pumped to see White? Tickets are still one sale for the event.
Check out the full text of Jack White's contract to perform at OU here:
