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Kyoto
We went to Kyoto ostensibly to go to the Nintendo museum at their old factory outside the city, but had a really lovely few days exploring – trying to find…
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Izu
Last week we went down to the coast of the Izu peninsula.
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Driving Splitter Vans in Europe: Tolls & Vignettes
The first time I toured Europe was before widely available internet on phones and certainly before google maps. We printed out AA Route finder instructions for how to get places…
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Shuzenji
We’ve taken a few days out from the cities to go down to the Izu Peninsula. We’re staying in Shuzenji which is a small town with a couple of small…
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Shibuya
Jet lag has me waking up at 5am every day at the moment, so yesterday I got up and made the most of a morning before a train journey by…
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A List of Placeholder Crew Names to Use When Festivals Need You to Complete a Crew List But You Don’t Know Who Your Crew Are Yet
I’ve personally always loved “Toby Confirmed” as a catch all, but if you need more, here is a list of increasingly ridiculous and extremely international sounding fake crew names that…
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Wireless Licensing for Touring Artists in the UK and Europe
If you’re touring with wireless microphones, IEMs, guitar wireless packs or any radio-frequency audio equipment, there’s a good chance you’ll need some sort of license for that equipment. This guide…
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Tachographs & Splitter Vans
This is a question that has been a bit of a hot topic in recent months as new rules come in to force. Do bands need them? Do drivers? What…
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A1 Forms for Music Touring
If you’re touring in Europe as a UK-based musician or crew member, there’s every chance you will be asked to provide an A1 form.
This guide is written from my experience as a tour manager working with UK and international artists in Europe, and is not intended as legal advice. It just details how I’ve seen things work in practice, and may be subject to change.
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The Rules of Touring
This started as a joke list of stuff that happens on tour that I don’t understand people not understanding, but it got a bit serious and I think there’s something to it. Have I always lived by these? Absolutely not. Do I think I should? Yes, definitely.
I’d love to add more if you’ve got any suggestions.
If we’ve toured together and you think i’m thinking of you with any of these, I probably am.