TOUR BLOG

Unreal, this trip is pretty much over, at least the Australian part. Wow! I didn't really see much aside from venues, airports, hotels and Asian food restaurants. A little disappointed if I am being honest. However, we had some really good shows. I think everyone wished we had more downtime. I got to explore in New Zealand which was fun but Australia, not so much. The last show is today in Perth and then tomorrow we are off to Hawaii for 2 shows. Since I last checked in we w

Yes, you could be reading this and thinking, "Yeah, Pete hasn't been on social media in a while or written a blog for that matter" Well, that's not what I mean. After my 8 week summer Euro festival extravaganza, I took 2 months off from touring, deleted my Instagram account and decided to focus more on me. Now i am back at it for 5 weeks or so with Bush and we are in Australia which I haven't been to in 12 years, hence the title of this blog. I apologize for my abrupt depart

So, yes, I mean, this was a long one. Normal touring doesn't go like this. Usually, we will fly somewhere, rehearse, get on a bus and go. Show, maybe 2, maybe 3 in a row, then a day off. However, when you are doing summer festivals in Europe, some of us are far from home, so we are in hotels on days off while the band and part of the crew get to go home and relax in their own space before the next show. It isn't my favorite part of touring, to be honest. I did make the most o

...In many ways. This festival is quite the spectacle with it's many stages, big and small with tons of bands to see all day. Unique looking cafe spots and vendors all with a METAL theme. Copenhagen is home to many bicycles and let me tell you, the festival grounds had more bikes than cars. Check out the video below. I managed to get there a few days early and it was hot then but every day after was even hotter. I skipped the second and third day and then Volbeat played the l

Eindhoven, Netherlands, 9:15 PM, sitting at the Skybar at the hotel. I’ve got a few days off from my Volbeat duties. My plan? To kick back, relax, and maybe catch a few movies. I’ll also dive into some studio work soon. Before I left, the Somethin' Somethings recorded 12 songs for our new record. So, I've got some work ahead of me. This time off gives me a chance to catch up a little on that. Festival Life: The Good and the Bad Anyway, back to tour talk. First, as promised, h

So, my last post was back in November and it was more of a personal post although it did have something to do with tour. I met this girl, woman really, and she knocked me out. If you didn't read the post, go back and read it. Anyway, fast forward.....here I am in Copenhagen writing again, sharing what I can about this year. Some of it is about tour, some about leading up to tour. I had some time off after last year. It was nice to be at home for a while and play music, write