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Sometimes the connection is real
I know this is a tour blog, and ya know what, we met on tour so there ya go. A lot of tour romances are fleeting. I have a good feeling about this one. There is an undeniable connection between me and this lady. Agota and I met the first day on the bus and I thought to myself, as usual, "man, she's cute, probably married or at least involved" "totally out of my league and maybe too young to be interested in me anyway" so I didn't think much of it after that. As the tour went

Pete Abdou
1 day ago2 min read


A recap of sorts (part 1)
As I sit here and wait for my flight home, I am scrolling through pictures from this Euro tour. The above photo was some time in October at a rooftop bar in the hotel. The one of maybe only a few times everyone stayed at the same hotel. Also one of the few nights where the entire camp was invited to mingle over drinks and snacks. This is also only about half the people on this tour. We had a few different gatherings in October , Octoberfest in Germany which we celebrated toge

Pete Abdou
4 days ago2 min read


That is a wrap..almost.
What a tour year, Bush in May, Volbeat June, July, & August, then Volbeat AND Bush Sept, Oct, Nov. Oh ,but the fun is not over, I still have 6 more shows with Bush coming up in December. Yes, I am crazy, I admit it. This Euro run was a doozy with me pulling double duty, this is the first time I have ever tried that and the biggest question I got from people was " Would you do it again?" Well, I can say this, if I was walking into working for 2 drummers I had never worked for

Pete Abdou
6 days ago2 min read


11 more! Well, 22.
I am in Zurich Switzerland today. The picture above was from the previous show we just played in Luxembourg. We've played that venue numerous times it's basically a big rectangle room with floor space only, and a couple of balconies surrounding the perimeter. This tour has been fun in ways, stressful in ways, and I opening of my physical limits. I've seen many friends around the world this time and I know I will see some more before the tour is over. My endless popcorn searc

Pete Abdou
Oct 242 min read


GERMANY
Rain, rain,rain Yup! 3 shows in a row starting with Stuttgart,as you would expect, dreary and rainy. I know the audiences will not be...

Pete Abdou
Sep 262 min read


Volbeat U.S. Summer...fun?
Well, mostly. Hello friends, I hope you are doing well. We are a little more than halfway through this tour with Halestorm and The Ghost...

Pete Abdou
Aug 42 min read


Better Late than never!
Hey hey, so the Volbeat tour is under way. We are about 3 shows in and to be honest, I haven't filmed a lot. That is unusual for me...

Pete Abdou
Jun 122 min read


Remembering
You know when you taste something or take a sip of something, in my case it's dunkin' donuts coffee, and it reminds you of things from...

Pete Abdou
May 232 min read
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