Awaken The Empire – TOUR TIPS

Alternative/electronica band, Awaken The Empire, were kind enough to write a set of Tour Tips for you guys to learn from. You can check them out after the break.

1. This May Go on Your Permanent Record.
Keep a tour diary… but leave out all the really incriminating stuff. Unless you’re Nikki Sixx, then write all that shit down, and let me proof read it.
2. They Give Merit Badges for That?!?
In every city you go to, do one thing that you would never, ever do in your own hometown. I’m not saying to do something illegal… but I am saying to do something that will create an unforgettable memory to tell your grandkids when you’re old and your brain is mush… ok, maybe go a little illegal. You can never truly appreciate the value of a good idea until you do something totally fucked to compare it to…
3. Thicker Skin will make You Hotter, but that’s why there’s Air Conditioning.
Remember that you will be living in what is essentially a mobile prison cell with a bunch of other people. Attitudes are gonna get out of hand, and people are going to get cranky. Do your best to not take anything personally, and just remain calm… Luckily this isn’t prison and you don’t have to worry about getting shanked…
4. Leggo my Ego
Remember that all the fans that came out to support you, took time out of their complicated lives, and worked a job they most likely don’t wanna work at, just to see you play your little heart out on stage. I don’t care if you had the shittiest day on tour: Denny’s fucked up your Moons over My Hammy, You can’t find your favorite “edgy” scarf, The monitor mix wasn’t perfect… you need to be respectful, and appreciative of every person that came to see you. Get the fuck over yourself, and remember that without them, you wouldn’t even be on the road in the first place.
5. Menace to Sobriety
Drink, Smoke, Snort, Fuck, Love, Fight, Kiss… Do whatever you need to do to have fun and be fulfilled on tour… You only live once… Just try do it in moderation. A tour just quite isn’t a tour if you’re in the hospital getting your stomach pumped, while your singer is on some strangers hotel room floor getting a syringe of Adrenaline hammered into his heart meats…

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