The reality of touring ...

PaulBrewer

There's a great blog on David Byrne's website about the day to day on a medium sized tour.

http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2009/08/080809-edinburgh-so-how-does-it-work-on-the-bus.html

How many people here have been on a tour and what was your gig ?

alan kelly

great post... Lot to be said working 9 to 5.. lol:D... Actually in theese times a lot to be said even working,,

PaulBrewer

It is good fun !
I just got bored with the actual work as opposed to the touring which I like.
I'm also a good Bus Sleeper !

PMI

ha.... well in the middle of a 28 day stint of gigs this month alone.... feeling burned out and shaking a bit, due to 5am sleeps and 10am wake ups....but screw it I will live ha

PaulBrewer

Keep going!

godfrey

/me loves bus tours - flying is a massive pain in the bummm

aido179

aw, i could read about a hundred times whats written there before i would get bored of dreaming about going on tour.

PMI

1st time back on net since last post 3 more days and then 2 weeks off, sick of hotel food, running into walls to just because thats where the bathroom door was the night before etc...

After the 2 weeks break, back out for 2 months with poss 6 days off in total....

any engineers wanna run my studio while im gone? haha

Black Thorn

planning out my first tour of Ireland...should be interesting. Looking forward to what I might 'learn first hand' at it (i.e. fu*k up so bad that I never forget it)