{"id":30326,"date":"2016-08-20T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=30326"},"modified":"2020-04-22T16:23:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:23:53","slug":"10-tips-on-how-to-survive-life-on-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/learn\/10-tips-on-how-to-survive-life-on-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"10 tips on how to survive life on tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Practically every band on earth dreams of going on tour.\u00a0Traveling, visiting new places, playing in front of hundreds of people every night and feeling the energy from the various crowds.<br \/>\nBut not all is fun and games&#8230; as those who\u2019ve already dealt with the touring life may know too well!\u00a0So here we prepared a list of the best tips on how to survive life on tour as harm free as possible <\/strong>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Road trippin\u2019<\/strong>: There\u2019s always a possibility that your tour van could break down.\u00a0So remember to have it checked before leaving.\u00a0Rock n Roll all the way, but safety first!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The co-pilot<\/strong>: aka &#8220;navigator,&#8221; plays a very important role.\u00a0They are responsible for the GPS coordinates, supplies, the radio and most importantly to keep the driver awake \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Food<\/strong>: recent studies have shown that musicians are human and may need to eat to refuel.\u00a0Stock up on energy bars, pasta, rice, water and snacks before departure: this will prevent you from spending all your earnings at the overpriced gas stations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleep<\/strong>: musicians are nocturnal creatures who only sleep a few hours a night, it is scientifically proven.\u00a0Beware of sleeping arrangements: you\u2019ll often be promised a bed, but without mentioning that you\u2019ll be sharing with the bassist &#8230; be mentally prepared for sleepless nights and bring a decent pillow!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recovery<\/strong>: Ibuprofen, Aspirin, vitamin supplements and water bottles.\u00a0A tour is not a holiday and the weight of fatigue can take its toll.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hygiene<\/strong>: never, never, never refuse the opportunity of having a shower&#8230; you never know when you\u2019ll have another chance!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Equipment<\/strong>: be fully equipped with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/strings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>extra <\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><strong>trings<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?bf=&amp;sw=gaffer&amp;viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>gaffer<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?bf=&amp;sw=m%E9diators&amp;viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>picks<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/cables_and_plugs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>cables<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/sticks_and_mallets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sticks<\/a>.<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Someone always forgets or loses something. Also make sure to send a list of requirements to the organizers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Parking<\/strong>: you&#8217;re traveling with a lot of expensive equipment, the result of many sacrifices and not to mention of great sentimental value!\u00a0So do not leave your precious musical equipment unattended and always park in guarded parking lots when available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bureaucracy<\/strong>: all terms, fees, negotiations with managers should be confirmed well in advance.\u00a0Too often, bands find themselves to be paid only in beer after the show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Communication<\/strong>: Timeouts are good opportunities to maintain contact with your fan base by keeping your social networks updated with posts and photos of your road trip. So don\u2019t forget to bring your phone chargers and travel adapters.\u00a0A fully charged phone also may come in handy with access to information or in cases of emergencies, especially when you\u2019re in unfamiliar territory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you have any tips or experiences you\u2019d like to add?<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"advads-content-injection-before-content advads-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"advads-1043013672\"><div class=\"advads-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"advads-750522338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html?utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=partnersite&#038;utm_campaign=branding&#038;utm_content=thoshop&#038;utm_term=gemischt\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a practical guide to help you survive life on tour as harm free as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":30280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tblog_post_audio_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn"],"category_colors":{"color_key":"learn","css_classes":{"text":"cat-learn","text_light":"cat-learn-light","bg":"cat-bg-learn","bg_light":"cat-bg-learn-light","border":"cat-border-learn","text_on_bg":"cat-text-on-learn"}},"reading_time":{"minutes":2,"formatted":"2 min"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}