We caught up with Borders ahead of their tour with Black Coast to hear their top tips and stories from the road!
Favourite thing about touring:
Being on the road with the band, we are all best mates so it feels amazing to be travelling around the country as a gang.
Least favourite thing about touring:
Probably the dodgy sleeping conditions, nothing like playing a show then trying to sleep on a kitchen floor!
Five essentials for the road:
Water / Snacks (teacakes are preferred) / A good van playlist filled with 2000s era nu-metal / Cool sunglasses / Van pillows
Your favourite way to pass the time:
Trying to find the most hilarious songs from our collective childhoods to add to our ever growing van playlist!
“The Most”
Memorable moment:
Probably playing to our sold out show in our Hometown of Lincoln. It’s amazing to get such a reaction when we play there, it was the most fun show by far!
Hilarious moment:
We are always in stitches on tour so it’s hard to pick a specific moment but probably when Dan’s ice cream was viciously stolen out of his hands by a rogue seagull in Brighton.
Embarrassing moment:
At a show during our UK tour, JJ backed up a bit too fast on stage and knocked me (Tom) clean over mid-song and we both ended up in a heap on the floor. To add to that, we had the show filmed so we are forced to relive that moment over and over!
Outrageous moment:
Probably when we turned up at our pre-booked accommodation not knowing what to expect and were met with four poster beds in a manor house, complete with peacocks roaming the grounds. As touring metalheads we felt a bit out of place.
Drunken moment:
Roaming around hammered in Bristol at 5am trying to find somewhere to carry on the party on a Monday night. Safe to say we didn’t find anywhere.
Rewarding moment:
I would have to say it’s when we get a really good crowd who can sing back some lyrics, it’s awesome to see people who know our songs when we are so far away from home!
