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Katie
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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What's the hardest part about being on tour?
I want to work in the entertainment industry as a country music artist and am considering the cons of traveling on the road to do a tour. #touring
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Jenny Ing
Touring Musician, Performer, Manager, Music Educator
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Hi, Katie!
Personally, I find staying healthy is the hardest part about being on tour itself. Getting enough sleep and exercise between cities, and eating right when you don't have a kitchen can be really challenging.
Psychologically - coming home can also be really hard. "Tour Blues" - is a term that we use sometimes to describe the emotional ups and downs that come with the job. A lot of the time when you're on stage or adventuring around new cities the adrenaline and excitement your body produces is at an all time high. Then, once you're home and making your own coffee in your small apartment in L.A., it can be a little sad to settle back into the real world.
I wish you the absolute best on your venture to being a touring artist!
It has been my favourite job - and I cannot wait until Covid is under control so we can get back to it!
Jenny
Personally, I find staying healthy is the hardest part about being on tour itself. Getting enough sleep and exercise between cities, and eating right when you don't have a kitchen can be really challenging.
Psychologically - coming home can also be really hard. "Tour Blues" - is a term that we use sometimes to describe the emotional ups and downs that come with the job. A lot of the time when you're on stage or adventuring around new cities the adrenaline and excitement your body produces is at an all time high. Then, once you're home and making your own coffee in your small apartment in L.A., it can be a little sad to settle back into the real world.
I wish you the absolute best on your venture to being a touring artist!
It has been my favourite job - and I cannot wait until Covid is under control so we can get back to it!
Jenny
Eric Markley
Professional Musician
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The Musicians Survival Guide To The Road; A Survival Handbook & All Access Backstage Pass To Touring, by Susan Voelz, is one of the best printed resources to answer your question. Im sure it's available on Kindle as well as iBooks. The author uses real world examples from her years of experience on the road to help the reader get the most out of their first tour.