How To Get Along On Tour: 3 Essential Essentials

Posted on: September 7th, 2010 by Kelvin Cech No Comments

I’ve written before about the rewards offered by the road and the contentment that comes from taking your music to different cities and far-off lands, but one fact cannot be ignored: when you’re on tour, people will annoy you (understatement). Unless you share the van with candycane toting pleasure minstrels whose sole reason for existing [...]

Peak Oil Vs. Touring Bands

Posted on: August 30th, 2010 by Daniel Klassen 2 Comments

Global depletion of not only crude oil but of all non-renewable energy sources will severely strain the ease and ability for bands to tour extensively but with changes in both technology and life style, limited touring will be possible.

Post-Tour Stress Disorder

Posted on: August 16th, 2010 by Daniel Klassen 7 Comments

It’s easy to start a band but hard to finish one. The frustration of having to deal with several relationships intertwined into one piece of art is emotionally, spiritually and physically taxing. Egos get in the way. Ideas are set in stone. People fall in love. While the degree of dedication varies drastically, it can [...]

Dealing With Last Minute Show Cancellations

Posted on: August 2nd, 2010 by Jeff Archibald 1 Comment

There’s one phrase that every touring band fears hearing more than any other. No, it’s not “All I brought for driving is this sweet Savage Garden album”. It’s not “I’m on my last pair of underwear”. Yes, both of these instances are/would be terrible – thankfully I’ve never dealt with the Savage Garden one – but the phrase I speak of comes from the mouth of a promoter: “There’s no band booked tonight.”

Staying Healthy on Tour

Posted on: July 5th, 2010 by Daniel Klassen 7 Comments

You wake up. You slept in the shape of a broken accordion. You drank too much and you smoked too much last night so your skin, mucosa and sclera are dehydrated. As the early morning sun hits your eyes and your pupils dilate, you realize you have a 10-megaton headache and the pressure inside your [...]

Tips & Tricks for Crossing the Border

Posted on: June 10th, 2010 by Liam Harvey Oswald 3 Comments

So I’ll start by saying that I’ve always been told it can be a total piss-off at the border. Bands either get across with absolutely no hassles or your van gets torn apart and everyone gets read the riot act. With that in mind, last year I had my first chance to test the waters and [...]

A Guide to Independent Tour Booking

Posted on: June 7th, 2010 by Daniel Moir No Comments

The music industry today is an overwhelming force. The competition seems endless, and the monotonous tasks that face the independent artist can be extremely daunting, especially if you don’t know where to start. Touring is indeed one of the most essential things in building a career as a musician and getting your name out there [...]

6 Tips For Booking Your First Tour

Posted on: May 14th, 2010 by Kelvin Cech 3 Comments

Being on tour is one of the greatest experiences of my life, and it was so much more fun when it was planned with a dash of intelligence. (And apparently it also encouraged me to use the word “dash”.)

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