I would like to draw attention to the band Nevermore!It's a very underrated progressive Metal band with one of the best guitarists of the world ! (Jeff Loomis,who also did most of the lyrics and plays now with Arch Enemy since Nevermore split up) and an amazing singer (Warrel Dane who sadly died a few years ago)! Composition,lyrics,musicianship,storytelling...all outstandingly good. I'm sure you as a music lover would totaly enjoy it! I'm almost 50 now and a metalhead since I was 12,so I know what I'm talking about when it comes to metal! And Nevermore are one of the best bands I have ever heared! I would love to see you giving them a try, even if it's not the most known band out there!But their nickname 'the best band you've never heared from' comes not from nothing!Cause thats always what people say who listen to them the first time... 'This Godless Endeavor' or 'Sentient 6' would be great to react and analyze! Both masterpieces!

I wish I would have taken this seriously much soon but now at shows I use my ear buds with noise cancelling and it makes a world of difference and the bands sound so much clearer.

I’m actually looking to buy some currently so I was excited to see you mentioning these but 65$ only for the international shipping is a bit steep for my budget 😅

Serious question about the earplugs. I have similar ones from Senner, but for me personally the quality is worse than with normal plugs. They tend to give me a whining/rattle noise. Am I doing something wrong, is this normal or do I need different plugs.

Tank, as a musician, one of the things that drives me UP the wall about live shows ive seen, when and why did the “stepped” FOH thing start for openers up to the headliner? I saw Switchfoot a handful of years ago, and given the faith based aspect I figured they would have the openers sound great. But opener one was maybe 15% kick in the house, no bass or electric from FOH just stage level, and Vox. Then From there it stepped up to full system for the headliner. WHY IS THIS A THING!? Have you dealt with this on your tours youve worked?

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I actually have a keyring with a Hairdryer on I'm hoping to give to Kevin when I see EC in October haha

Dad and Mom combined. 😂

Yeh, they're the 'responsibe adult', or meant to be :p

I want an RPG style roadie video game for sure. Haha

There is so much that goes into a 2-3hr hour show. Now multiply that by 10-fold for the weekend for a festival.

Thanks!

We’ll be there too! Cheers! 🤘🍺

putting them in the tent bordered on being a crime tbh

@@paragrafenreiterinn agreed. the only reason i got such a great spot about 5 people back from the stage was because i made my way in right after the previous band said goodbye… about an hour before EC came on. people who got there 15-30 minutes before the show couldn’t even get near the tent.

When Tour Managing a show, having an unusual request on the rider that - on arrival at the venue - you can spot has been done correctly (i.e. the legendary M&Ms rider) is a great way of making sure that the venue/promoter has gone through the rider in detail and gives you confidence that the really important aspects of the rider have also been sorted out 100% as needed. Often when I was doing the job we would request something small like a pack of postcards from the city/town plus stamps. or a specific packet of cigarettes that you're not going to get at a gas station and even something simple like a copy of the local newspaper for the town/city. As Tank says, when you arrive at load in you have dozens of things to be working on from the minute you walk through the load in doors. Seeing these small, non expensive rider requests have been sorted always told me I was dealing with professionals at the venue who took you, the crew, the band and their job seriously. Also, sometimes the band would just ask for something to be added to the rider because it made them laugh their tits off 😂. Other requests, like 4 packs of clean socks and underwear may seem weird or even arrogant when you read them on the page, but when you're on the road and laundry is not always easy to do (hotel baths were always used for handwashing by both crew and band lol) then clean basic clothing items like that can really help. Contrary to what some people think, you don't get a lot of time to see the cities you're playing in (if at all) unless it's a scheduled rest day, so popping to the local store to buy extra clothes is rarely an option. Hell, I've had people ask me about cities on tours saying "Hey so what was Miami like?" and I'm "Uh no idea, I saw it through the bus window as we arrived, saw the venue, and saw it again as we drove off at 4am" 😂 Life on the road is hard and also the best experience imaginable. You're away with the circus and everyone works and plays together as a team (ideally, not always) but when I hit my late 40s - sheesh, the lifestyle gets hard to keep up, for a ton of reasons. It's a great life but not everyone can hack it and when you realise it's starting to kill you, it's time to get your bags off the bus for the last time and slow down. I've friends that didn't leave and it did eventually kill a few of them. Oof... sorry, I rambled on. That is another thing about touring, everyone you meet will talk for hours about the tours they've been on and crazy shit they've seen. It's like the cowboy scene in Blazing saddles, everyone farting around the campfire. Well... thar's my farting done for now 🤠 - have a great tour Tank !

Only big difference is that when it's a regular gig, you and the band you're working for have more of a say in what you want to do. When it's a festival, you kind of have to do what the festival asks you to do, with some exceptions.

Kinda of a mix of everything. I have a drop box for a lot of stuff, folders are all my computer, folders for my emails, screenshots of quotes, and a ton of other stuff. Haha

@@TankTheTech yay! thanks for the reply haha