Run, Forever – TOUR TIPS

Indie folk band, Run, Forever, have written a set of awesome Tour Tips for you guys to learn from. You can check them out after the break.

1. Don’t tour harder, tour smarter. Partying may be cool but getting smashed every night is going to burn your wallet and you out real fast. Also instead of sleeping on top of an 8×10 in the trailer smooched in weird positions think about a means to be as comfortable as you can be, especially when out for long periods of time. We travel in an old school bus with bunk beds and plenty of space to stretch and stand up.
2. Swim as much as possible.
3. Make sure you find a way to give yourself a little bit of time to yourself each day even if that means just listening to an ipod for a little while or going for a short walk before or after the show. When living in close quarters with anyone for long periods you’re bound to get on each others nerves once in a while. Finding time for yourself is a way to help prevent most little arguments.
4. Don’t be the guy who spills food all over himself all the time but doesn’t change his shirt for the whole tour and puts his moldy feet all over the dashboard even though it’s pretty funny.
5. Try to eat semi-decent. Ramen noodles are a tour essential but try not to eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We travel with a coleman propane stove and charcoal grill and we try to cook meals together as much as we can.

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