When Is The Right Time to Begin Touring? Original Article: solo-artist-seeking-band-for-uk-tour-t1049842.html?sid=055fb84ca9da25fa2da3e9ac0c8ebe0c">https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/american-solo-artist-seeking-band-for-uk-tour-t1049842.html?sid=055fb84ca9da25fa2da3e9ac0c8ebe0c Amanda Palmer Kickstarter (referenced in episode): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/amanda-palmer-the-new-record-art-book-and-tour/description This week on ManageMental, Blasko and Mike talk about when it is the right time for a band to begin touring, inspired by a question from one of our loyal listeners, Javier: Hey Blasko, Loving the podcast. Been a listener for a while now, keep it rocking! Lately you've done a few episodes on helping bands, like tour etiquette, advice on a band's image, etc. So I would love to hear both yours and Mike's thoughts on the following... ~ It's an ad from a dude in the states who wants to come to the UK to do a headlining tour, and he is looking for musicians from the UK to be part of his backing band, as he does not have the resources to bring his own. He says doesn't have any money to pay the people who'll join him on his endeavour, but that he'll gladly split the door money. A quick look up of his "band" reveals that he only has 300 facebook likes, so no following = no one at the shows = no money = bust.  ~ The thing is that I see this all the time, bands from other countries come here to headline tours, as well as locals bands who go on regional or even national headlining tours, spending a small fortune, for nothing, because they end up playing empty venues. ~ I'm not an expert but it seems to me like even giving a shot at headlining out of town shows and beyond before building some sort of following locally/online is putting the horse before the cart and a sure path to burning out. ~ Am I wrong? When is the right time for a band to start touring?  I'd love to hear your thoughts and I'm sure your advice would help out many misguided people who think this is the way to go. This is gonna be killer, so let’s get mental! --- We would like to give a big thanks to GEO 43 CORE for our first 5 star rating and positive review of 2018! Rockabilia is your One Stop Shop for all band merch with the largest selection of officially licensed music merchandise in the world! Find merch from your favorite bands and use PCMANAGEMENTAL for 15% off at www.rockabilia.com Want more industry insight? Outerloop Coaching’s got you covered, head over to www.outerloopcoaching.com and http://outerloopcoaching.bigcartel.com/product/2018-coaching-intensive to sign up for the 2018 Outerloop Coaching Intensive! We want to hear from you so please don’t hesitate to email any questions or comments to askblasko@gmail.com Find Blasko on Twitter and Instagram: @blasko1313 Find Mike Mowery on Twitter and Instagram: @mikeoloop ManageMental is part of the Jabberjaw Media Network. www.jabberjawmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices