Traveled for a band?

[CountMeOut923]

Have you flown/drove/took a train really far just for a band? Was it worth it?

I'm definitely guilty of doing this.

[Andrew_Murphy]

I drove from Boston, Ma to Sayerville, NJ for the Thursday holiday show.

[iHATEapril]

2 hours, yeah.

[Scott Irvine]

I went out of state for an XBXRX concert once. Worth the trip.

[BGP]

i just recently drove to pittsburgh to see owen

[M-House]

i drive about an hour and a half(atlanta) for the majority of shows i go to, probably 2 or 3 a month, lots of gas in my big truck, but its usually worth it. I drive to tallahassee which is 3 hours a couple times a year for shows as well. I make sure those are going to be worth it though.

[Hey Mr. Destiny]

I'm trying to make the trip to Indianapolis for Dudefest in July. Mapquest is telling me its 12 hours. Greyhound is telling me its 19.

[theguy77]

ive gone all the way down to jacksonville, florida to see brand new, but it doesnt really count because i used to live there and therefore had the excuse of visiting tons of my old friends.

[abusedcat]

to sacramento.
first day of last summer.
Zao's CD release show.

[hailthewarrior]

ive done an hour and a half...but it's going to be much further once i move. on average 2 1/2 - 4 hours once i move.

[kennyhall]

Me and friend actually took the 24 hour greyhoud trip from Dryden ON to Barrie for Warped Tour a few years ago. Had an amazing time at the show! Got to see FOB before they were huge, The Offspring!...and a bunch of other good bands....bad part was i was COVERED in dirt and inhaled and swalloed so much dirt and had a rough headache from the sun lol...but anyways dont think i would ever travel that far, especially on a greyhound, but it was fun at the time.

[ohthethrill]

I'm trying to make the trip to Indianapolis for Dudefest in July. Mapquest is telling me its 12 hours. Greyhound is telling me its 19.

greyhound makes stops and weird detours and such, so its usually much longer unless you get an express bus or something.


farthest i went was 5 hours...but the ride was free. by my own money, 2 hours.

[iwasahero]

For my birthday I'm driving 4 hours to see Park's last show with some friends.

[mrzippo3]

I flew to PA to see the Rolling Rock Town Fair with Blink 182, 311, Sum 41 and others, I pot taped under my nuts too, which was fucking retarded in hindsight.

Flew to NY and took the train to NJ for Thrice's Halloween Show

Gone to New Orleans and Memphis for 311 Day

My friends followed NFG around for 4 shows a few couple years ago into FL, GA and TN.

[takingshots]

i live in the middle of nowhere so almost every show i go to is a three hour trip

[sdbrown]

I've never flown, but I've gone some distance in my car. Nothing out of the midwest but one day when I have friends that like good music and will come with me I see it happening.

I traveled from school to Chicago to see +44 and the matches...a 4 hr drive with traffic and then 2.5 hrs back at 5 am.

Drive 8 hrs (traffic jam) to go to St. Louis Warped. That has a great though extremely expensive story to it. Definitely worth it. Though looking back there was so much I couldn't done to make the day more worthwhile.

I'm making a 3.5 hr drive (each way) to see Motion City Soundtrack in a week or two. And I'll probably be driving the 8 hrs to Minnesota for the release in July.

I think it's incredibly fun to 'follow' bands around. Like if you're going to two+ shows you get to see how a set differs each night and whatnot. And if you just travel a long way you get a good story/adventure.

[SteveLikesMusic]

Not much...a couple hrs to Toronto for RBF.

[notoaststereo]

i think the farthest i drove was about 3 or 3 and a half hours.

when i went to visit my brother last year in LA i saw a couple of show then, but i dont think that counts.

[notoaststereo]

Not much...a couple hrs to Toronto for RBF.

RBF is always worth it.

[FourdyOz]

i took a two and a half hour drive to and from san antonio to see alkaline trio's occult roots tour. it was definitely worth it. they couldn't have picked a better album to play than Goddamnit IMO

[makeasound]

Flown to Cleveland 3 times to go to some shows with my friends who live out there.

Two trips to San Diego (8 hours), and last year an absolutely retarded drive to Las Vegas (10 hours) and then from there to Los Angeles (which took 6 hours thanks to a detour and traffic).

I do 2 & 3 hour drives fairly regularly, the rare time a tour I want to see doesn't come to San Francisco.

[hurleylovesyou]

Flown from San Diego to New York.
FLown from San Diego to Southern Florida then driven all the way up through Florida and to Atlanta and back down for warped tour.
Driven from San Diego to Arizona, Las Vegas, and Northern California.

[feigningapology]

The furthest I've driven is 3 hours to Seattle for a show, DTR showcase on a warped tour off day where tickets were $1.07 (107.7 the end is the big rock radio station up there) with Allister, Homegrown, TSL, SoCo, and Finch. San Fran and Boise are at least 8-12 hour drives so hell no. Spokane is probably 6, but they don't usually get shows that Portland doesn't already get.

[katekate]

when bands come to australia they usually decide to miss the capital.
which means that i am always making a 3 hour drive/bus ride to see bands.

[CountMeOut923]

i've flown/took a train to see I Am the Avalanche quite a few times

[chokeychicken]

i drove 23 hours there and 24 hours back to see the get up kids last show. fucking best weekend of my life.

[chokeychicken]

jesus, it amazes me that some of you kids think 3 hours is a long time to drive for bands. i have to drive AT LEAST to norfolk (2 hours) or DC (3 hours) to see most bigger shows, and if its a tour i really want to go see more than once, i have no problem seeing it in Maryland (3.5 hours), NYC (6 hours) or NJ (5 hours) .. I guess traveling just isn't that big of a deal to me. I have been to NYC or NJ to see probably 10 or 11 shows. usually worth the drive.

[feigningapology]

jesus, it amazes me that some of you kids think 3 hours is a long time to drive for bands. i have to drive AT LEAST to norfolk (2 hours) or DC (3 hours) to see most bigger shows, and if its a tour i really want to go see more than once, i have no problem seeing it in Maryland (3.5 hours), NYC (6 hours) or NJ (5 hours) .. I guess traveling just isn't that big of a deal to me. I have been to NYC or NJ to see probably 10 or 11 shows. usually worth the drive.

I consistently drove 2 hours to shows throughout college, which isn't that big of a deal. However, when you have classes and midterms and/or finals long drives are not really acceptable for the cash you're dropping on college. You at least have the luxury of intermediate length drives to other cities. The west coast isn't as close together as the east coast. Props on TGUK though, that sounds like a memory to last a lifetime.

[theguy77]

Flown from San Diego to New York.
FLown from San Diego to Southern Florida then driven all the way up through Florida and to Atlanta and back down for warped tour.
Driven from San Diego to Arizona, Las Vegas, and Northern California.

who the fuck are you flying across the country to go see? hahaha seroiusly, especially since you live in san diego bands must like always go there

[HplessRomntic]

3 hour drive to austin for fake problems and against me

[LV03]

if i had a car and friends that liked my music..i would love to do these road trips.