On this episode of DTB’s “Tour Tips (Top 5)”, the metalcore band, Space of Variations, recommends their tips for being on tour, while on tour with Jinjer, P.O.D., and Vended. Space of Variations is currently supporting their newest album, IMAGO.
Information about this video: Film Date - November 7, 2022 Location - House of Blues in Chicago, IL
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Hello everyone, this is Space Variations. We are straight from Ukraine.
My name is Anton. Here is Alex. My name is Alex, yes.
And we are here to talk with you about some tour tips. Number one.
Yeah, number one is basic questions. Basic questions. Basic questions.
Don't forget to sleep, don't forget to eat, to drink enough water and
don't use too much alcohol or some drugs or this stuff. It's not okay.
It's very important on tour because you must have energy.
And you must have a sharp, sharp mind. You must be in the moment, you must
you must be like ready to some situations when you need, for example,
sit and start driving and if you are high or you are drunk it's not okay.
Try to think about these details. It's like basic questions, but it's super important.
Yeah, yeah. Number two. Planning. It's about planning.
If you don't have a plan, you will become a part of someone's plan.
So better to make some schedule to give roles to each of member in band.
Like one, for example, our vocalist, he's working with marriage questions.
We are only like four, we only band and each of us have a role.
So yeah, for example, me, usually I am a driver.
Me, so driver too.
Yeah, Alex driver too.
Some of us work with social medias, we're doing posts, for example.
It will be easier when each of member have a role.
We recommend to plan, to make a plan, to talk with all the members,
with all the guys from the band, from the crew and figure out who will do things.
Tip three. Drive safe, let's say.
It's important, yeah.
Maybe it's basic too.
But if you have a choice, for example, to drive faster and be in time at the show
and you have some terrible weather conditions like snow or super rain
and you will drive too fast, it's just dangerous.
And if you will have a choice to be in time at your show
or, for example, miss the show but stay alive better, miss the show.
Don't forget that life is always the most important thing.
Drive safe.
Number four.
It's about to have fun.
Yeah, and it's about to have fun and I think it's about emotions and relationships
inside your band, inside your team.
Because when you have a few shows, for example, you meet with guys,
you play the show and you go home.
You don't see each other and you have a mental psychological rest from each other.
But when you're on tour for three months or a month or even a few weeks,
be ready that some psychological details will become too big.
Be ready to work with that.
So it's better to be softer, to talk about problems with other guys.
And don't forget just to be kind.
Don't forget to have fun.
I know one thing.
Again, it's a simple thing.
It's about driving and it's about planning maybe,
but it's a detail that more professional guys recommended to us in the beginning of our career.
They say to plan your trip and add extra three or four hours to your trip.
It's super important because, for example, our merch guy Artem,
sometimes he still doesn't understand why we add three or four hours to our trip.
GPS said that we will be at the place in two hours.
But you don't know what will happen in the road,
so you must add four or three hours if it's a long drive and two hours if it's a short drive.
And be on time.
Don't miss something.
And one more extra tip.
I think it's the most important tip on this list.
It's to keep in touch with your families and with your friends wherever you are.
Keep in touch.
Don't forget to call them.
Don't forget to message them.
Don't forget that you are part of your family.
The most important tips, I think.
And I'm glad that I added this extra tip.