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

▲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.

▲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.

▲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.”

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

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

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

▲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.

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

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

▲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.

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

▲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."

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

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

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

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

▲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.

▲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.

▲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!

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

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

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

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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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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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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.

▲Even the biggest stars have their anxieties and stage frights, but many have come up with some pretty peculiar ways to keep their energy high while flitting from city to city. From rolling in glitter to ironing shirts, check out this gallery to see the most peculiar things that big names in music do backstage.

Preshow rituals of famous musicians

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MUSIC Rituals

Even the biggest stars have their anxieties and stage frights, but many have come up with some pretty peculiar ways to keep their energy high while flitting from city to city. From rolling in glitter to ironing shirts, check out this gallery to see the most peculiar things that big names in music do backstage.