# William Shatner’s Riot Fest Rider Demands Are Out of This World

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/william-shatners-riot-fest-rider-demands-are-out-of-this-world/
- Published: 2026-07-16T20:58:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T06:13:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/07/william-shatner-riot-fest-rider/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Shatner’s Riot Fest rider includes deliberately over-the-top requests.
- The 95-year-old actor performs on 20 September.
- He is also recording a heavy metal album.

## Summary

William Shatner, 95, has announced deliberately extravagant rider requests for his forthcoming Riot Fest appearance in Chicago, where he will perform with metal backing band The *uckers. The demands underline the festival’s playful promotion of his appearance and mark another unusual music venture for the Star Trek actor.

Shatner is due to play on Sunday 20 September and has requested, among other things, a renamed boat, a Cubs-game invitation, a GWAR-made introduction video, DeLorean transport, eight pallets of Faygo and adoptable puppies. He will be backed by musicians from Nuclear Messiah, while also continuing work on a heavy metal album featuring contributors including Rob Halford and Mikkey Dee.

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