Touring Advice

[CLWarunki]

Any quick tips/advice for going on the road? I'll be starting a small 2 week tour with "The Capitals" on Wednesday. Just wondering if some of the more experienced HODers have some words of wisdom or even some road tales for me, I'd like to hear em!

Cheers, =C=

[djmuskateer]

I've not done much but I have noticed one little thing which seems like nothing but is important - what you eat. Unless you're doing some high end tour staying in great hotels, chances are you'll be eating food from service (gas) stations or just grabbing it where you can. And belive me, after two weeks of junk like that, you'll feel sluggish and uncomfortable, and not too good. So that's my advice - grab some healthy food whenever you can!

[Randy walker]

just make sure you have backup parts, felts, wing nuts, springs and such. enough drumheads plus1 for the time you will be out.
get sleep when you can, traveling takes allot out of you.

[hanayalator]

Check out the modern drummer with Steve Jordan on the cover, there's an article with some great tips about touring in it.

[troutbrooke]

The most important advice that ANYONE will ever give you: TAKE YOUR WALLET WITH YOU ON STAGE!!!

[CLWarunki]

Thanks for the tips, guys!!!

Sounds like Don has it down to a science, right on man! I liked your band's site, lots of tour dates too...

Hanayalator, that issue with Steve Jordan is the only one I have missed in like 4 years!!! My subscription ran out and I kept forgetting to renew... I'll have to borrow it from a friend, thanks.

[Suspiria]

My only advice would be to crash to at my place if you happen to be gigging in Montreal [img]cool.gif[/img]
On a more serious note, are ya?

[CLWarunki]

Heheh, thanks for the offer Susperia, but the full Canadian tour will be next year...

This one is just a mini-tour of BC and Alberta.

[five eight]

That Bobby Rock diet can shock your system if jump right on the Trail Mix and soy milk bandwagon he suggests. Moderation in all things.

Lotsa luck, 'runk! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

[juanexpo]

GOOD ADVICES ABOVE.
One advice very importat:

ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR THINGS (DRUMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE). Do it in every place or situation: in the van, stage, parking, hotel, in the gas station...
Organize your bags, in order you can count every piece (bag) of your equipment (musical or not) every time you move from one place to another (hotel to stage, town to town)

Well, I am a little obsessed about security.

Good luck

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 03, 2005 05:42 PM: Message edited by: Juan Expo ]</font>