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Beyoncé - It's all about prayers and massage chairs for Queen Bey. She also listens to a specially-made playlist that fans would love to get a hold of.

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Prince - To be in his best physical form, Prince liked to have a doctor give him vitamin B-12 injections before his shows.

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Katy Perry -

The pop star famously loves to surround herself with pink and white seasonal fresh flowers, but absolutely not carnations!

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Radiohead - Thom Yorke remains silent for hours before a show, meditating and standing on his head. 

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Justin Bieber - It used to be Sour Patch Kids and gummy worms, but these days the star may have moved on to something a little harder.

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Foo Fighters - Some bands say prayers, others eat a meal, but this one listens to Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall' and does jägerbombs.

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John Legend - Besides resting his voice, the singer eats half of a rotisserie chicken before performing.

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Alice Cooper - The rock star has been known to eat Skittles and watch kung fu movies before getting onstage.

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Weezer - Front man Rivers Cuomo and bassist Scott Shriner toss a Frisbee around before their shows, and Cuomo said it helps warm up their hands and concentrate their minds.

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Kanye West - The artist requires a barber’s chair, either to get a fresh cut before each show or to put him in his happy place.

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Eminem - The rapper works out backstage with 25-lb dumbbells and eats Lunchables Snack Packs.

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Rihanna - The singer gets her team together and, after a prayer, they put their hands in the middle and raise them as they yell a rallying cry at the top of their lungs.

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Rihanna -

Her guitarist said he looks forward to the prayer because it's how they read Rihanna. "We don’t just do it as a ritual; it’s more like looking at each other and feeling each other out."

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Jack White - The rock star said that before shows he's usually "backstage with a baseball bat breaking things. You have to work yourself up into a frenzy." The whiskey and Redbull helps!

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Led Zeppelin - Gone are the days of trashing hotel rooms. It’s reported that they sit around and drink tea and coffee together, and that Robert Plant always needs a designated area for ironing his shirts.

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Kesha - The singer rallies her dancers and bandmates by inviting them to slather themselves in oil and cover themselves in glitter.

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Zac Brown Band -

The country band gets in a circle and screams, "Ooh girl!" in unison. They're serious about it, too. Once they forgot to do it and they left the stage to get 'er done.

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Leonard Cohen - The late singer would have whiskey to calm the nerves, and he’d also chant a Latin phrase, “Pauper sum ego, nihil habeo,” which translates to “I am poor, I have nothing.”

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Selena Gomez - The star drinks a teaspoon of olive oil for her voice, and she told Ellen DeGeneres, "It's awful. You let it go down and it coats your throat. I gag every time."

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Lady Gaga - Along with eating healthy foods like tofu and coconut water, Lady Gaga apparently likes to dance topless with her dancers while throwing glitter everywhere.

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Passion Pit - The group gathers in a circle before every show to shout "Roote to scoot mate!" in terrible Scottish accents, Vulture reports.

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The Chainsmokers - Everyone on the team does a special handshake, and the most elaborate ones are with their security guard.

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Miley Cyrus -

For her 2014 tour, which included many risqué outfits, the pop star would depend on her sister Noah to make sure that her private parts weren’t peeking out. 

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - For a band known for jumping around with only a sock covering their private bits, their preshow ritual is very mellow. They meditate, pray, exercise, check out the opening band, and chill out.

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Madonna - The Material Girl is reported to have candles backstage to protect her as she sits in a dressing room that must look exactly like her own home.

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Tenacious D - Jack Black always says “I got a bad feeling about this one” before every show, according to Ultimate Guitar.

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Metallica -

From soaking up alcohol to soaking up energy, the band's preshow rituals have become much more tame, from stretching their bodies to meeting with fans.

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