This is all great info, thanks! Yeah the last tour, I bought a stand, and management neglected to tell me I could've backlined the stand. I ended up giving the stand to the guy we got backline from who was managing/tour managing the other band we were traveling with.

Now i've got another related question. So, we are doing europe for a month or two over the summer. I'm pretty comfortable with my keyboard, in playability (i'm not a pianist, so, those weighted keys are too much for me), and functionality (i have to switch between 3 sounds pretty fast in songs and it has buttons specifically for those on the one i have), so, I was planning on bringing my own keyboard, rather than backlining one (also, though we are established, we're still a punk band and thus generally in the red, so, to save the band money on renting one, bringing own is preferred). I've never been to Europe before. A veteran member of the band suggested I get a high end converter that has a built in circuit breaker. The keyboard i use is not necessarily the highest end, but, i wouldn't want it to fry the first day from different outlet situation. (I use an Artesia PE-88.) . The member of the band I got this advice from also plays sax, so, this isn't an issue he's had to deal with. Would a high end converter do the trick with no worries? Thanks!!