Avery Lynch - TOUR TIPS

In this Tour Tips segment, the indie pop artist, Avery Lynch, recommends advice for being a musician on the road. You can check out the tips below:

I went on my first tour last year with Blü Eyes. The tour was just a month long, but I have plenty of experience with long road trips across the country. I drive from the West Coast to the East Coast and back at least twice a year, so hopefully, these tour tips can double as road trip tips too!

1. Always have snacks and water bottles in the car! When I was on tour last year, we were driving in my car, and since we’re used to taking it on long cross-country road trips, we have a bit of a routine. We always keep a bin of snacks, a cooler bag, and a case of water bottles in the car. The snack bin should have quick breakfast items in case your hotel doesn’t offer breakfast, as well as daytime/pre-show snacks. You should also definitely have a sweet treat for after the show because you’ve earned it! Dessert is a must, at least for me. The cooler bag is for lunchtime stuff—we keep Uncrustables, applesauce, cheese and crackers, fruit, and smoothies in there. The case of water bottles goes without saying, but we also like to bring a few Gatorades for emergencies. A fun added bonus is to have a car trash can—it’s a real game changer.

2. Bring your pillow! Blü Eyes, the artist I opened for on tour, gave me this tip, and it’s the best thing ever. We don’t go on our road trips without our pillows now! Since every night you’re in a new place, so much is inconsistent, and it’s really nice not to have to rely on hotel pillows.

3. Take vitamins. When I was on tour, I made sure to take a gummy multivitamin and a separate vitamin C gummy every day. Since you’re constantly traveling, meeting new people, and staying in new places, it’s super important to take care of yourself and your health. For my vitamins, I was supposed to take two of each a day, so I was recommended to take one of each in the morning and the second at night. It worked out really well—I never even got the sniffles!

4. Get a vocal vaporizer/steamer. This is probably a tip everyone knows, but it helps so much. I got one and didn’t think I’d really need it as an opener, but the tour I went on was from October to December, and the cold made my vocal cords really tense. The vaporizer helped a lot. You don’t realize how strained your voice can get when it’s cold and dry outside until you’re singing every day.

5. Find a show to watch. I found it really comforting to have a show to watch every night when I got to my hotel after a performance. The days can be really long, you might be staying in the middle of nowhere, and it’s been a while since you’ve slept in your own bed, so getting into a show that you’re excited about can be a great way to end the day.

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