marathon tour of germany

[gwEm]

9 dates in 9 days - could be a heavy schedule.

obviously, i love germany and i'm very excited, though the most I've played on the trot was three nights, which to be honest was a bit too much. any ideas how to handle the pressure of the road? how can i keep it fresh each night?

the other question is flying V, strat or steinberger? ;) ;)
5 Mar 2010    Sturmglocke,        Hannover
6 Mar 2010    Tower Bar,          Bremen
7 Mar 2010    Astra Stube,        Hamburg
8 Mar 2010    Ludwig Strasse 37,  Halle
9 Mar 2010    Substanz,           Osnabruek
10 Mar 2010   Fatal,              Landau
11 Mar 2010   Orange Club,        Augsberg
12 Mar 2010   FuenfBisNeun,       Esslingen
13 Mar 2010   A.R.M.              Kassel

[shobet]

If you have time to spare in Augsburg, do yourself a favour and go and have a beer and some food in the König von Flandern.

I think the club may have been called the Kerosin Club before changing to what it's called now. You're also not going to be too far from one of my favourite whisky shops, the No.7 on Steingasse.

[DimeZakk]

You come to my Land, the land of the Schenker brothers (Scorpions), Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) and Wolf Hoffmann (Accept), you HAVE to play the Flying V^^

[Philly Q]

But the Steinberger would be more portable than a big ol' V case.  :P

Hope all goes well!  :D

[gwEm]

You come to my Land, the land of the Schenker brothers (Scorpions), Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) and Wolf Hoffmann (Accept), you HAVE to play the Flying V^^

true, but on the strat side how could we forget Uli Jon Roth, Mattias Jabs, and I'm sure some other guitarists in Helloween used strats often too

But the Steinberger would be more portable than a big ol' V case.

the fact is, after 9 days, this will be a major factor

edit: someone made a promo video for the tour where you can see the steinberger in action: http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/sekt-korr-8-europa-tour-2010/3381759373

[Fourth Feline]

That is a most enviable position you find yourself in gwEm !  What a great experience that's going to be . As you also observed , Germany is a great place.  Be heartened by an interview with 'Snailpace Slim' of the Hamsters, when he noted that he played better, the more tired he got on tour.

All the very best for a safe journey - and some great memories .  :D

[Dmoney]

9 dates in 9 days - could be a heavy schedule.

obviously, i love germany and i'm very excited, though the most I've played on the trot was three nights, which to be honest was a bit too much. any ideas how to handle the pressure of the road? how can i keep it fresh each night?

the most you've done is 3?
how are you getting around? in a van?

Think the most i did in a row was 23 nights. with a lot of 14-16hour drives between venues.

Germany is cool though.
I recommend taking along some revive. those soluble vitamin C tablets that you can bang in some water. have one of those a day. Get some change ready if you want to use bathrooms in german service stations. don't get caught shoplifting. Other than that, accept that showering, eating and sleeping well are luxuries if you get them. 

[keith]

Gud luck mate and play the V!!!!!!!!!!!!

[38thBeatle]

Knock em bandy gwEm.

[gwEm]

the most you've done is 3?
how are you getting around? in a van?

Think the most i did in a row was 23 nights. with a lot of 14-16hour drives between venues.

yes, I did a tour of switzerland by train once and did 3 dates on the trot - not a massive tour, but it seems like even my 9 date tour is short by your standards :) its a van this time indeed.

Germany is cool though.
I recommend taking along some revive. those soluble vitamin C tablets that you can bang in some water. have one of those a day. Get some change ready if you want to use bathrooms in german service stations. don't get caught shoplifting. Other than that, accept that showering, eating and sleeping well are luxuries if you get them.  

these are pretty good tips! i'm no thief, so no worries on the shoplifting - though I get the feeling there might be a cool story behind this one? ;)

Gud luck mate and play the V!!!!!!!!!!!!

Knock em bandy gwEm.

thanks guys :)

[WezV]

play the steinberger.... if it still looks like this ;)

[badgermark]

Sweet zombie jesus that sounds like fun. If you're touring Germany (or Europe in general) in the summer I'd love to tag along as a roadie. I'm clean and can take care of all those pesky foreign groupies.

[AndyR]

Nice one, and good luck :D

Take the V (and badgermark to carry it around for you :lol:)

[gwEm]

Sweet zombie jesus that sounds like fun. If you're touring Germany (or Europe in general) in the summer I'd love to tag along as a roadie. I'm clean and can take care of all those pesky foreign groupies.

I might do a UK in the summer - will keep you in the loop :)

[gwEm]

Take the V (and badgermark to carry it around for you :lol:)

lots of V love :)