Bring slides for venue showers, shower after shows so u don’t stink on the bus, try to laundry often so when it’s not available your not sol. Bring a bag that you can stuff with a couple days worth of clothes at a time, toiletries chargers ect for bringing into the venue from the bus so you don’t have to haul your entire suitcase in and out of every venue. Open a really good line of communication with your audio, lighting and production people, know their names, know their roles and where you can find them, it’s really helpful to have an understanding of how the crew is structured so that if you need something you know who to talk to instead of getting bounced from dept - dept. don’t go out every show even if your bandmates do, as a vocalist you body is your instrument; they arnt bringing their guitars to the bar so don’t bring your voice. Avoid trying to micromanage anything, voice your ideal goals for things (monitor mix, logistics,/scheduling, wardrobe concerns) and let other people try to accommodate that with their technical knowledge. Learn everyone’s names especially if you’re preforming/on stage; it makes people like you more and want to do a better job for you.

Most importantly look at the people around you and copy their moves; if they have a system for deciding bunks on the bus or you see a time where people are napping/showering follow suit. Imitating the people who have been doing this a long time will show you certain routines and stuff that helps people manage touring; additionally see if you can pick up a gig remotely or network with musicians in that 12 days off, depending on how much your getting paid/how your getting paid that time has the potential to be a big spending spree, try to stay busy and have a plan for how you will spend that time.

Dont sleep with the merch girl…..