7 Horns 7 Eyes / Stealing Axion – 4th ROAD BLOG from their “The Dual Destruction Tour”

7 Horns 7 Eyes and Stealing Axion are on their “The Dual Destruction Tour” with Awaiting The Apocalypse. While on tour they will be writing periodic blogs for us. The fourth one can be read after the break.

Blog written by Phil Willmarth of Stealing Axion

All right! This is my last entry for the Dual Destruction Tour! For those of you who have kept up with these, thanks for reading! If this is the first one you’ve seen, go check out the other two.

Believe it or not, there are some promoters out there who don’t really care about you. In fact, they might only want you to show up and play and leave before they can pay you. Part of this is because they have little to no interaction with the bands themselves. Try to hit up promoters the day before and the day of a show. Ask them questions that make their life (and subsequently your lives too) easier, like: where to load in, the best place to pre-stage your equipment…And make it seem like you’re excited to play there (even if you’re playing in a park 20 miles from town).

Have you ever been to a show where the sound guy didn’t show up? It’s lame. It’s even more lame when you’re in a band showing up to play and the sound guy is unavailable, UNLESS you are able to run sound for them! Be careful though, make sure you get some sort of agreement from the venue for valid compensation for doing something extra like that. They most likely will assume it’s free and not want to pay you for it, or even have you mention it at all. After all, they could have just “cancelled the show.”

I know I really touch on the stupid things on this tour, but I have to say touring is a blast. Really. Even if there were problems every show, I wouldn’t change it for anything. That’s what being a musician is all about. If you enjoy playing, get out there and do it! If you’re just starting touring, you might run into some or all of these problems, and hopefully you will be prepared. Thanks for reading, guys!