Show Day: Unfiltered
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The Anatomy of a Concert
Hi, it’s Vaidotas here. What does a concert day actually look like? What happens before, during, and after the show? Today I’ll tell you more about it. I’ll walk you through a standard concert schedule.
7:30 hours before the concert
We pack our stage outfits, guitars, and drum cymbals into the car and head to the venue. Robertas almost always drives. On the way, we discuss band matters and future plans.
6:00 hours before the concert
We arrive at the venue. A member of the promoter’s team welcomes us, shows us the stage and our dressing room, and once again goes over the schedule for the evening.
5:30 hours before the concert
We unload our gear and go to soundcheck. Usually, our sound engineer has already been there for about two hours, setting up the console and making sure everything works. We run the soundcheck. We coordinate with the lighting technician about colors and final touches. We also check with the LED specialist (if there is an LED setup) that the visuals run correctly and in sync with the songs.
4:30 hours before the concert
We go to eat a warm meal. There needs to be enough time for digestion so that we don’t feel heavy during the show.
3:30 hours before the concert
We’re in our dressing room, where cold snacks and soft drinks are prepared. We sit and talk. Sometimes I — Vaidotas — listen to recordings of our songs to get the lyrics even more firmly into my head. It even makes me laugh when I suddenly forget a few words from a well-known song like “On Fire” or “Discoteque.” Even though I know everything perfectly. I’ve realized that during the concert everything runs automatically — but the moment I think, “Wait, what are the next words?” the automation switches off and doubt kicks in. So listening to the songs before the show helps avoid those glitches. This time before the concert is meant for focus, although sometimes you just want it to pass faster.
1:00 hour before the concert
We take out our stage outfits and, if needed after traveling, lightly iron them. We get changed.
0:30 hour before the concert
We warm up: rotate wrists and legs, stretch, and do some vocal warm-ups. We’ve learned that you need to step on stage with a properly warmed-up body. We give full energy from the first song. There were times when Mantas skipped warming up and suddenly his back cramped, and he could barely get through the concert. Robertas once started feeling pain in his leg muscle for the same reason. So we all need to go on stage flexible and with warm muscles.
0:15 minutes before the concert
Our sound engineer comes in, checks if everything is okay, if the in-ear monitors are connected properly, wishes us a great show, and goes back to the console.
0:10 minutes before the concert
We stand right by the stage. Backstage, we adjust the sound in our in-ear monitors one more time.
0:05 minutes before the concert
We wish each other a great time and bump fists.
0:00
The concert begins. We give a lot of energy. For example, I — Vaidotas — lose about 1.5 kg during every show. Of course, I gain it back quickly, since that weight loss is mostly water.
0:02 minutes after the concert
We return to the dressing room soaked in sweat. We drink water and wipe ourselves down. Even though some fans often want to see us immediately, take photos, or get autographs, we can’t come out right away. We need time to cool down, dry off, rehydrate, and let our bodies calm down.
0:15 minutes after the concert
Robertas goes to pack up the drum cymbals from the stage, and Mantas packs up the guitars.
0:30 minutes after the concert
We can go out for a short meet-and-greet with fans.
0:45 minutes after the concert
We return to the dressing room, change clothes, have a quick snack, and prepare to leave.
1:00 hour after the concert
We load everything into the car and head home.
2:30 hours after the concert
We arrive home.
So this is roughly our standard concert-day schedule and flow. Of course, our EUROPE TOUR will be a bit different. The schedule will be even more intense. But even now we’re planning it carefully to make sure we don’t forget to eat, rest, drink water, and have recovery time — because that’s very important.
We’re looking forward to seeing you at our concerts. Will you come?
Tasting EuROOPe
Before heading out on tour, we decided to get a little taste of the countries we’ll be visiting. So here are our first videos from Norway and Sweden. We really enjoyed discovering new flavors. Some we loved, some were… a bit too strange.
IMPORTANT:
We want to announce it once again that everyone who is currently subscribed to our Roopsletter annual subscription (not monthly, but annual) will be able to meet us for free and exclusively during the tour before each concert! Get the annual subscription and meet us in person! Simply choose a country and city from this tour!