First Time On a Tour Bus? Here's What You Need To Know!

My name is Sean Hurwitz. Guitarist for Smash Mouth & Enrique Iglesias 🤘🤘
In this video I go over all the important basics of being on a tour bus.
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Bus Etiquette
01:23 - #1 Only
01:45 - Temperatures
01:56 - Legs forward!
02:19 - Storage and Junk bunks
03:08 - The Lounges and Bunk Bay
04:20 - Bus Rider
05:16 - Tip your bus driver
06:01 - Enrique Iglesias Band bus tour :)
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[@JoshMilesVFX]

Can I just add, if you have to leave the bus while you are between destinations, (fuel stop, etc) always leave your credentials (tour pass) on the driver's seat when you leave. That way, there is a count of how many people are not on board. You definitely don't want to get 'oil spotted'. Also, bus call times; The rule is, "On time is late, early is on time." If the bus call is 6:00AM that means the but will be rolling out of wherever AT 6:00AM, not 6:01AM. If you miss the call, it will be your responsibility to get to the next destination. After many years on the road, I have personally seen this many times. It ain't pretty.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

In a perfect world... Yes. But I've never seen anyone leave anyone behind. I've heard stories of doing it by mistake, but on purpose... I've never seen it happen. Regarding the leaving the bus between destinations, you ALWAYS have to tell someone. And...sometimes ppl are drunk and they forget to leave credentials. ALWAYS have to check for a full bus before leaving a stop... 100%.🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@madrockxvx]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic I've seen it happen. The person who was late and missed the bus got fired later that same day.

[@Drake21339]

@@madrockxvx Different strokes for different.. bands.. I've seen people chastised, but I've also been on a bus that's turned around 15 minutes down the road after a fuel stop to retrieve a (hired gun) guitar player who forgot to communicate that he was off the bus. Never seen someone fired for it.. although if it becomes a habit I'm sure that would warrant a prompt firing.

[@madrockxvx]

@@Drake21339 for sure. The person who got fired had a couple, let's call them strikes, against them already. Otherwise it probably would have been ok since they did find their own way to the venue - albeit about 3 hours late

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Agreed 👍🏼

[@codywaldron2486]

as a professional entertainer motorcoach operator (tour bus driver), please clean up after yourself. the vast majority of artists/acts i’ve driven have been over the age of 18. you’re an adult so please act like one. also, be quiet when it’s lights out. i’ve seen one too many people get clocked in the mouth for being ridiculous at 3am and waking up someone else. FYI: tips are certainly appreciated but most often the operators are some of the highest paid folks on tour.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Thank you very much for your input Cody. Always nice to hear from the professionals 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@cehaem2]

That's usually rookies that make to mistake to be up all night and wake up people. If you're a seasoned touring musician you know you can't do that as you and everyone else will be wrecked.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@cehaem2 incorrect from my experience. I've seen many VERY seasoned touring pros (musicians, engineers and general crew) who get drunk enough to lose all sensibility at 3am. So... Not a rookie move, but an immature one nonetheless.

[@cehaem2]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Well, it's a rule of thumb, at least in my experience. Not each and every rookie will go on a bender every night for a week or two and not every seasoned musician will hit the hay by 10,30. But from my experience, most long-standing and professional bands always knew when to call it a day. I mean, you have toured a lot and touring is intense and if you don't give your body time to regenerate, enough sleep etc it's all gonna come back with a vengeance. Especially on longer tours. I played a few tours through Europe both as a musician and roadie/merch guy. I´ve never been full-pro and so weren't probably 80% of the people I shared the stage with or I worked for. You know, these were club tours and usually on the third of fourth day things would just quiet down. Maybe it was due to the prospect that a day or two after finishing the tour we would be back in our day jobs so there was literally to time to regenerate.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

I getcha. Yeah.... From my experience there are those who know when to quit and how important sleep is (I'm literally reading the book "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker as I'm writing these lines). And there are those of us who consider the road a party zone. Both can be pro's, or not.... It's a matter of what's important to the individual. I, like you, appreciate sleep. I guess it also helps that I don't drink or use any substances (sleeping pills included). Hope to meet you some time on the road.

[@Kevin.odonnell]

Dig it. More videos like this for us crazy planners who want to have every detail planned in advance of finishing the album! I’d love to see an interview with a tour manager and or the planning parties involved in how to put a tour together. Somewhere in the “transition from van to bus” stage

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

That's actually a really good idea 👍🏼👍🏼thanks

[@Kevin.odonnell]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic happy to help brainstorm if you’d like, dm’ed you on IG.

[@karllouis2600]

you should also check out “don’t shit on the bus” podcast outta LA. Adam is a warm personality like Sean & they’re both doin the lord’s work on YTb 🤘🏻

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@clintonwilcox4690]

Man, I'd love to experience going on tour in a real tour bus once in my life. But I play in local bands and haven't been lucky enough to play in a band that has national recognition. Interesting video, thanks.

[@bocaorafael]

Man, thank you for all this information!!!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Absolutely my pleasure. I'm glad everyone is finding it helpful 😊🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@AmukaBuka]

This was so helpful!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

I'm very glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing 😊♥️

[@clayscott1868]

Also, please, if the trash is full, take it out. You don't have to put the trash in the sink or on the counter or in the drivers seat. Thank's

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Amen. That's true ANY time 🤪

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great info!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Thank you. Glad you found it to be great info 😊🥰

[@danaventura5998]

Very interesting, thanks.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

You’re quite welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@MrBNARick]

As a driver of 34 years let me add... If you pop the cap off your beer bottle while you are standing in front of the trash chute WHY can you not reach down and dispose of it in the chute? Why must it go onto the counter for me to handle? CUP HOLDERS are are for drinks NOT TRASH. Gentlemen, if you have a "bunk sock" I would appreciate you putting it elsewhere when it's sheet change day. Ladies... The paper goes in the trash can NOT THE TOILET when you are finished. If you are a smoker and come up front keep in mind that when you smoke what you exhale is being sucked in by the driver's HVAC system (that set of vents at the floor of the dash) in the winter your driver is either going to turn off the heat and freeze their ass off with the window down until you finish or enjoy your cigarette with you (not all of us smoke) Smoke that Mother fucker quick! It never ceases to amaze me how many half drank bottles of water end up on the counter or in a bunk, as if your half drank bottle is distinguishable from any other and you are somehow going to recover it and chance not drinking someone else's backwash... Unless you put your name on it with a Sharpie DUMP IT IN THE SINK AND THROW THE BOTTLE AWAY!! As to bottles in bunks... on sheet day, if it isn't sealed and un-opened it's going in the trash. DON'T SLAM MY BAY DOORS!!! If it's snowing, don't track your wet shoes across the carpet in the bunk area. Yes it's a pain in the ass to remove and put the shoes back on, but your bus mates will appreciate dry feet in the middle of the night when they get up to piss. And finally.... your ride is often a direct reflection of your attitude. You may actually have a GREAT smooth driver, but you and your bus mates are DICKS!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Thank you for your input MrBNARick 🙏🏼 Always good to get some perspective. It sounds like you've had quite the experiences 😬😬😬😬

[@jcky952]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Did he say "bunk sock?"

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@jcky952 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He did indeed 😜

[@jessyjess8083]

Great Video👍😊

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@mghc7]

We left our bass player In Another state on our first bus tour.he bummed money from a bum and got a bus ticket to the next state and went to the bus station,the show was across the city so he found a punk rock kid leaning to drive and he drove our bass player to the show.we pulled up to the show and he was jumping up and down…he beat us there..oh this was before cell phones,he had on a shirt..flip flops,a pack of cigs and no money.and he didn’t even know where the next show was,so he called his girlfriend and she told him

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Amazing story. I’m glad I wasn’t touring before cel phones 🤣🤛🏻

[@mghc7]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic yeah back when we used maps and a pocket dialers (if your old enough to remember those]..and used a tour shirt to see where the next city was,,then waking up the next day and realizing your in the wrong city,because the tour dates on the back of the shirt were wrong..

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@mghc7 whoa! 😳

[@natepadilla6326]

you need to do a tour vlog. I would love to see whats its like on the road. these videos are great as well!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Thanks Nate. Tour vlog is tricky. I'd be down... But... Well #1... What tours? (Corona) Haha #2 the best is when you have other ppl involved and not everyone actually WANTS to be in someone's video. So... It's not easy.

[@natepadilla6326]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic i get that. I do some "tour vlogs" as well. Luckily i havent had anyone shove the camera away. My rule of thumb is if theyre on social media theyre ok with being on the internet lol

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Haha... That's not how it works on my tours 😂😂😂

[@jeremymcdaniels3085]

U should do a video on tour buses period check out my music

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

There's already a whole channel dedicated to that 🙂

[@behnam_enrique2148]

😍😍 its awsome😍👌🙏🌹

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@mathewroot9088]

As a driver, I love this video.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Love to hear that. Was thinking about making a second video. Part II. Anything specific I should relay to my fellow musicians out there on behalf of you studs? 😊🙏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@mathewroot9088]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Maybe. When at a fuel stop or snack stop. Leave something on the dash or bus jump seat to let the driver know that there are still passengers off of the bus.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@mathewroot9088 yeah that’s a big one. I’d go as far as to leave it ON the drivers seat. But that’s just me.

[@Damianthelovetour2024]

Love this. I’m renting a bandwagon soon can’t wait dream come true

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Have a great tour 🤘🏻🤘🏻Where at?

[@Damianthelovetour2024]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic starting off in my hometown Dandridge Tennessee. Smoky mountains. Move to Nashville then Orlando Atlanta’. That’s all lol. We plan to continue the booking at that point. Praying we get signed by Akon I had a dream. 💭. How can I contact you outside of KZbin ?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@Damianthelovetour2024 Instagram is the easiest. I talk to everyone there (when I have the time) 👍🏻

[@Damianthelovetour2024]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic what’s your instagram

[@brianveestrom6784]

I heard Satchel talk about rule #2....now I know it really was REAL. Thanks!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Yessiiiiirrrrr

[@burkevilleproduction]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic IF it's absolutely necessary, I've seen people use a bag and throw it out the window...

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

If it's (no need for absolutely) necessary, ya just ask the driver to pull over at the next rest stop. It's....really not that hard 👀🤷🏻‍♂️ Please don't throw shit out of a window while the bus is doing 65-70mph on a freeway. You're gonna get someone killed 😬

[@harrydai1862]

I heard it said that back in the late 60's, The bag of shame so I was wondering and thinking if that still goes

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 never heard it called that 😜

[@theguitarjohnshow]

I'd love to live on a tour bus like that

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Yeah man.... I wasn't complaining 😉

[@theguitarjohnshow]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic prevost or silver eagle I like the old silver eagle buses they look good and definitely cheaper than prevost

[@CaptainKirkDiggler]

Thought I was gonna crap all over this vid but dude is spot on. Except, ALWAYS, and I mean always have "shower-shoes/flip-flops". Some venus have showers, sometimes you might use a truckstop shower. You don't wanna have skin contact with those floors lol.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Great point. I don’t know if that’s more of a venue video. But good point nonetheless. 🙏🏻😊

[@CaptainKirkDiggler]

@SeanHurwitzMusic Good on the bus too. Especially if people are drinkers and/or "entertaining" company lol. Never know what youre gonna step in

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@CaptainKirkDiggler fair point. I’ve usually been with pretty “clean” drinkers on the bus. They usually cleaned after themselves pretty much on point.

[@CaptainKirkDiggler]

@SeanHurwitzMusic Especially those days when you're the 1st one awake. You know what I mean, the sun is coming up, air isn't stuffy, things are actually quiet... AND the bus is clean.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@CaptainKirkDiggler gotta love those days.

[@WeissGuitar]

You = Awesome

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kaiulrich6185]

One more: if you have to get anything out of the loading bay and open the flaps, close them quietly and don‘t slam them at any time, somebody might always be trying to sleep.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

That’s a great one 👍🏻👍🏻

[@SanitysVoid]

All I need to know is touring would be a joy.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Ya know.... I love it! But it's definitely not for everyone. Not an easy life.

[@ian6818]

Excellent, and thank you for this, A lot of U.S bands tour Europe and the UK & as a tour bus driver would just like to point out that in Europe the driver sleeps on the bus, which is not the case in the U.S Thanks Sean

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Ya know. In all my years touring, I have yet to do a bus tour in Europe. Where are you located specifically? Great info to know. Thank you.

[@ian6818]

@SeanHurwitzMusic The company is located in the middle of the UK but we travel throughout Europe to meet clients wherever they require, last tour I went to Oslo Norway to meet the clients.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@ian6818 very cool. Hope our paths cross some time.

[@ian6818]

@SeanHurwitzMusic Thanks for thinking about the drivers on the tour. It is appreciated , hope to meet you someday.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Absolutely mate. The driver is THE most important person on the tour as far as I’m concerned! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@MountainMan7.62x39]

For a big act that is touring for a few months, what is a good tip for the driver? Are we talking a few hundred bucks or a few thousand bucks or more? Awesome video BTW!

[@bodeans59]

I have always been fascinated by what goes on behind the scenes of a tour. Question, could you give me an idea as to what schedule the roadies and stage crew have during the day and night? I'm trying to figure out when they sleep!! 😀

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@Bodeans59 that depends on SO many different things. It depends on when the crew is needed. Is it a day show or a night show? Is the band headlining with one opener or is it a festival? Sometimes soundcheck is at 8am.... Sometimes it's at 4pm. Did everyone rage on the bus last night and go to sleep at 4am or was it an 11pm chill night on the bus? So... It just depends on the circumstances. Hope that helps a little 😊

[@bodeans59]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Thanks! Let's say it's a night gig, you are the headlining act, and everyone is behaving. What would their schedule be like?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@bodeans59 well... If we're on a bus tour, I'd say we got to the venue at 6am... The bus driver is already in his hotel by 7am, getting some rest. The crew will probably sleep until around 10am (we all will), grab some breakfast, and prep the stage for the band. Sound check maybe around 1pm. By 2 or 3pm they're done. They'll chill on the bus, relax, watch some movies grab some food. Then maybe take care of some of the gear that needs maintenance around 6-7pm. Maybe grab some dinner as well at catering. Then start prepping for our show... Say we go on at 9 or 10. After the show they'll pack gear, load it up and then just chill on the bus.... Maybe grab after show food around midnight... Chill until bus call (when everyone needs to be at the bus) at 2am. The driver shows up... And 15-30min later we are on our way to the next show.

[@bodeans59]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Wow! Thank you so much!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@bodeans59 you're quite welcome and it's my pleasure 😊

[@timbrown6629]

Hot Bagging it, baby! Lol

[@sidstewart7399]

Rock and roll has even been gentrified.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Go on .... I'm listening.

[@DATDUDE2024]

Great video! How does one get into being head of security for an artist or work tour security? Hope you find the time to point me in the right direction. Keep the videos comin!

[@Drake21339]

Bands that are touring with 1 bus & trailer, or even 2-3 busses and a semi or two don't typically tour with their own security. You might see that at the uper echelons of arena touring, but typically security is hired locally, and bands don't walk around with bodyguards trailing them (unless you're a US band touring in South America, Phillippines, or other countries that are "less-safe" than most western countries).

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

I agree with @88keys on this one. But with that said, email me or dm me on insta and I'll connect you with someone 👍🏼

[@dawndevine8508]

Where go you go number 2? Where do you shower?

[@Drake21339]

@@dawndevine8508 if you desperately have to go #2 then you usually just ask the driver to pull over at the next truck stop. I won’t get too deep into what happens if it’s just not possible for the driver to stop (logistically speaking).. but we call it a “hot bag” in the industry. Showers are usually at the venues we play, or the band will get a few hotel rooms that we use as shower rooms before we get back on the bus.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@dawnDevine @88keys is correct 💯 Sorry I couldn't answer in time. Was on a flight to a show. Thankfully I did not have to go #2 on the flight 😉🙏🏼

[@MetalPersonJ]

When you tip the driver, do you do it daily? Or at the end of the tour?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

End of tour 👍🏻 Gotta make sure he does a good job driving first.

[@tracyrubinetti1325]

Everyone on the bus should have proper etiquette lol. Great video advice. I recommend bathroom toilet drops or the toilet poopoo pouri. Spray into toilet and good to go💩💩💩🤣

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Did you miss the part about no #2 on the bus? 🤣🤣🤣😉😉😉

[@circusboy90210]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic that was just your tour, nobody else is anal about stupid stuff. it's designed to be shyte in and it's part of the cost of being on tour.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

I appreciate the education brotha 👍🏼 I'm gonna go ahead and listen to my drivers though. Also.... Why would I wanna stink up our home away from home? Imagine if everyone's taking shits on the bus.... That's not gonna smell very good after like.....one day 😜 But hey....as I've said many times.... To each their own. I wish you and your band mates a very successful and smell good tour ❤️🙏🏼

[@robertanderson1986]

If the Bus stops for fuel put your pillow on the driver's seat or let the Driver know your getting off. Or you will get left behind at the Truck Stop in Shitville, Louisiana!!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Yup... Chatted about that already. Thanks for the reminder though 😊❤️🙏🏼

[@mikeauxbig]

Sounds like you're from somewhere more important like NY or SF or Seattle or Portland.... where all the self entitled rainbow commies are from?

[@mikeauxbig]

So you must be from Shitland? Or Shiteattle? Maybe ShitYork? ....or ShitFrancisco?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@mikeauxbig 😜

[@tommoore6503]

Always remember the driver aint your momma

[@terrygafford6074]

"........DOES THIS KIND OF LIKE LOOK INTERESTING TO YOU......????" -----------from 200 motels movie .

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

I don't get it... I hope it's a good thing hahaha. Haven't seen the movie 😜

[@TroySwezey]

Does the bus driver stay with you and that bus for the entire tour? If yes, then you can tip him at the end or is it better to reward him a few times a week? 4:20

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Yes... They usually stay for the runs with the bus. The only times they change are usually if there's some issue or if the tour changes busses for some reason. Usually cool to tip at the end 👍🏼😊

[@Drake21339]

I always tip the driver at the end.. My rule of thumb for tip amount is typically $100/wk with a cap at $500 - and only top notch lead bus drivers get that much from me.. Otherwise I cap it at $200-300... If you're just a tech or a band member and feel like tossing your driver a couple of bucks after a tour, that's up to you though!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@Drake21339 agreed 👍🏼

[@TroySwezey]

Another question for anyone: Does the driver stay ON the bus? Meaning, does he or she have their own bunk and use of the stuff on the bus? I mean, I guess that may sound like a silly question but, I just don't know and am curious. Thanks in advance.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

The driver gets a hotel room every day on a normal sized tour. I'm sure there are exceptions, but if we're talking about the standard, they get a hotel room every day to sleep while everyone is working. That way you know (you hope you know)that your driver is well rested for the night drive. If there is a LOOONG trip that must be done within a few days, they will bring on another driver so they can drive in shifts for those few days. In that case, the driver will use a bunk to sleep while the secondary driver drives his shift 👍🏼

[@stevegee218]

The saying I was taught was "Ya got to Pee, it's OK by me, any more, go out the door"

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🤣🤣🤣👍🏼👍🏼

[@spotteddogmemphis]

Bro I saw Smash Mouth in 1998 at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel and there was a mosh pit and tons of crowd surfing. You weren’t there though brah.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

I wasn't.... BUT.... we just did a show in Jacksonville Beach and the same thing happened 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@spotteddogmemphis]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic 2022 being the same as 1998 is stretch Sean. Haha.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Hahaha... I'm saying we had a mosh pit and crowd surfing 🤣😜

[@spotteddogmemphis]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic I’m just busting balls bro. Haha.

[@atlbassist]

Is there a “preferred” bunk in your opinion? Also, I haven’t been on a tour bus in years but are seatbelts a thing now?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Great questions. #1 - Each person likes specific bunk locations for different reasons. So it almost works out that everyone usually likes different bunks and 80% of the time you get the bunk you wanted. #2 - No seat belts to the best of my knowledge 😊 Hope that helps. Lmk if you have any follow up questions 👍🏼👍🏼

[@phatbackbeat6553]

What’s a “suitable” tip for the driver ?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Hi there. In regards to your question, it really depends on how long they’ve been driving you around and if they did a good job at it. A weekend? 2 week? 2 months? I’d say from my experience anywhere between $20-$100 from each person is suitable. Could be more, could be less. Totally your call.

[@phatbackbeat6553]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic thank you. I would think 1-2 nights pay for 3 weeks.., 3-4 nights pay for 8 weeks ?

[@phatbackbeat6553]

🤷‍♂️

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Well…..drivers can get as much as 1K a day. So, an equivalent of 4 days for them could be 3-4K. If you wanna tip that much, be my guest. But if everyone wants to kick up a nice 1k for a 4-8 week run, I think that’s adequate. Again, it’s very personal to how much YOU guys are making as well. Hope that helps. Lmk.

[@phatbackbeat6553]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Thank you. I appreciate your time.

[@srobbins1973]

Where are touring musicians supposed to take a crap if they can only do #1 in the bus restroom?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Great question. If we're parked at the venue..... At the venue. If we're driving and in between two venues, you go to the bus driver and say you need to "crap" (terminology is up to you) and they''ll stop at a rest stop or gas station, where usually many of us will get off, use the restroom, buy some shit from the store and then continue on the way. 😊 Hope that helps 👍🏼

[@srobbins1973]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic thanks for the info, these kinds of videos are great

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Thanks brotha. Great name btw 😊

[@solitaire5142]

You can always hang your ass outside a window. I`ve seen that done:)

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Baribrotzer]

Rule No. 1: Do not sh!t in the bus toilet. Rule No. 2: Do not sh!t in the bus toilet. Rule No. 3: Do not talk about Fight Club. Rule No. 4: Do not sh!t in the bus toilet. One of Frank Zappa's original Mothers did that in England, and got fined a Pound for a Brown on the Bus. That's where FZ got the song title. No kidding.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Wow! Did not know that 😲

[@circusboy90210]

rule #1 the toilet is there to be shit in, unless one is stationary and the venue toilet is close enough, then shit in the mother fucking toilet where it belongs. never once was I ever on a tour bus and people told to not use a toilet for what it's for.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Really? It's said in like.... Every bus I've ever been on 👀🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sillynelson1]

I have a few questions: 1. Do you guys shower on the bus? If not, where do you shower? 2. Where do you guys do your laundry on tour? 3. If you have to take a shit at any time, will the bus driver stop somewhere?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Sorry for the delay mate. New phone and I wasn’t signed in. 1. We shower in hotels or at the venue. 2. We do laundry ourselves at hotels or the venue OR there’s usually a daily drop early in the morning where you drop your load off with a certain amount of money and they send a runner to get it done by a local laundromat. You usually have your clothes back by 4pm if you go that route. So, there are options. 3. Yessir. Just let the driver know you gotta go and he’ll stop at the nearest spot. Usually everyone will use the van while you guys are stopped. Hope that helps 😊🙏🏻

[@sillynelson1]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Cool, thanks. Also, do you guys get a hotel in every city or just certain ones?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@sillynelson1 great question. Totally depends on the tour size, budget and general logistics. In my experience, on days off (not show or travel days), we’ll all get hotel rooms for the day/night. If it’s a show day, there will at the very least be a few day rooms that we can all community share and shower in. Remember, the bus driver HAS to get a minimum amount of sleep time and it’s usually done in a hotel room. So we’re always by one.

[@circusboy90210]

1:46 #1 only ? good luck with that one.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Whatcha mean? I just bought some new Pnuma clothing for cold weather and I'm DYING to use it 😂

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Oh were you talking about #1 on the can? Your timestamp was for the temperature on the bus. 😆 I gotcha now. 3 messages later about shitting on the bus.... Why the obsession with it? Every musician and guest that got on the bus.... Every one I've ever met, had zero issues shitting somewhere else. Even if I could, I wouldn't shit on the bus and stink it up for the other 10 people on board. But again.... To each their own. I respect your decisions and hope your band mates do as well 😊

[@armoredsaint6639]

Rule number one... no number 2 on the bus... rule number 2 see rule number 1

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Well said 😉

[@johndavid3114]

#1 only doesn’t seem like a realistic rule

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Totally realistic. Trust me. It’s not THAT big of a deal. When #2 is needed, the bus stops at a rest stop and you do your biz. There are much bigger concerns when on tour, trust me 😊

[@MIKEPGH]

As for no number 2. Sometimes you gotta bag it. One tour I was on the entire bus had food poisoning. We eventually made it to a stop and stayed there for awhile. But there was bagging going on. 😞

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

This is true never done it .. but seen it done. Sometimes...you gotta go.

[@srobbins1973]

Jesus lord and how do the shit bags get disposed of?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@srobbins1973 I'll let @MIKEPGH answer that one since he brought it up as am option 😜

[@timbrown6629]

@Sean Hurwitz I had food poisoning and man I took a full sized garbage bag, filled it with paper towels, stuck my ass in the Bag and prayed it all went in the bag. Thankfully, it did. That was a nightmare.

[@timbrown6629]

@@srobbins1973 you throw them out the window on the side of the road. Lol

[@davedecker1725]

No dookie on the bus!!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

That is correct sir haha

[@stevecasey1037]

"No Loggin' in The Toboggan"!!

[@melorbode]

you need to sync your sound on the vid

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼

[@45mutant]

Hahaha yeah restroom is for pee ONLY , NO POOP , it's basically a port a potty under you , some other band band member asked to use it in our coach one time ......when we hit the road the bus driver Mgr sez who took a dump dang it stinks ......not us here it was that dude who needed to use it damn

[@Ghaos]

So where do people take a sh!t? Every says "number #1 only" but they fail to mention where to do #2.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Public restrooms and the venue restrooms as well as the hotel restrooms.... And who are "they" ? 😜😉

[@circusboy90210]

in the bus toilet if no other place is available.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@circusboy90210 oh I already answered Gabby a week ago brotha. You're all good 👍🏼

[@rnrpeg1]

BWAHHAHAA Nope. Not the trash. #1 Rule is: NO POOPING ON THE BUS!! Otherwise, I'd have been a freakin roadie. 🤣😂. Therefore, I won't even tell you about the time I bought liquid codeine in Vancouver and was completely unable to walk off the bus, could no longer hold it, so pooped in a plastic grocery bag and then, too intoxicated to go find a trash can while everyone else was in soundcheck...I MAY have whipped the bag out the door, underneath the bus and quickly dove back into my TM bf's bunk and closed the curtains... just about 20 seconds before the 2 guitarists jumped back into the bus. 😳🙁😆. Well 1st dude is a prissy little thing who started making allll sorts of baby noises and screaming "WHO SHIT ON THE BUS?!?!" about half a foot from my face. Other guy was super cool and I felt like he was laughing for me, so I somehow managed to stay quiet and didn't make a peep til the bus was full again. WHEW. That lasted til the bf came back, hit the codeine then neither of us could stop howling about it the rest of the night. 🤘🤘 Oopsie. It was an emergency. Which still doesn't qualify as a proper excuse. #1 rule of bus tours: NO POOPING ON THE BUS!! EVER!!! 🤣

[@rnrpeg1]

PS... At all other times, I observed perfect bus guest etiquette, kept out of everyone's way, and never once went into the band lounge. So pppplllttthhh 😏⭐

[@paulfabre6058]

Ya sorta glossed over the back lounge rules...

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Heyoooooooooo

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Educate us Paulie 😊🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@murphmurph2124]

On my tour bus if you snooze 😴 you lose

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Haha What do you lose? 😜

[@NoCoverCharge]

Not taking a crap on the bus is a load of crap …

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NoCoverCharge]

My band would be seeing who could take the most stinkiest biggest crap …it would be a contest

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@NoCoverCharge you'd be off the bus within 2 shits 🤣🤣🤣 That wouldn't fly with the bus driver who is your host. Gotta treat them with respect and they will keep you safe 🙏🏼 Food for thought.

[@circusboy90210]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic the bus driver is just a driver nothing more. he is the guest and has almost no say over what goes on behind the curtain or door. shitting in a toilet is no big deal. your tour must get shit providers.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@circusboy90210 yessir 👍🏼👀 Whatever you say brotha. 4th comment about shitting on the bus 🚌💩 It's ok man....you get an exception. I'll let the TM know 😊😉

[@nemonucliosis]

No #2? Wtf is the point of having a washroom then.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

For #1 😜

[@nemonucliosis]

@@SeanHurwitzMusicthat doesn't explain why you cant do #2

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@nemonucliosis the plumbing isn’t built for it on most tour busses.

[@nemonucliosis]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic got it.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@nemonucliosis awesome. Happy to help 😉👍🏻

[@robertanderson1986]

You forgot the smelly socks rule and always take a bath. And don't eat food that's going to have you smell like Curry cow feed !!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

So.... Someone else mentioned the smelly socks. In years of touring I've never encountered these issues. I guess I got lucky enough to travel with people that are very hygiene conscious. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I can imagine if you're traveling in your early 20's or younger.... These are issues you may encounter 👀

[@robertanderson1986]

I started tour bus driver and Road Manager and Roadie in 1983 !! In that time the Bathroom rules were enforced, just let me know and we take a dump break!!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Agreed 💯👍🏼 So back then.... You had a lot of hygiene issues with bands? So interesting. I've definitely encountered my share of obscenely drunk people that needed to be told the next day "Dude.... You ... Uh.... Gotta take it easy... Please 👀. Like...you're waking everyone up at 3am with music blasting and the front door lounge wide open." But.... hygiene just hasn't been an issue thankfully.

[@robertanderson1986]

I once drove a group of Musicians from Bombay, India and the bus reeked of Curry all day for 3 weeks. I had to get the bus steam cleaning and all the bunk mattresses had to get cleaned. It cost like $700.00 to get it right again.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Shit. Well.... I'm a sucker for curry 🍛

[@chrisose]

This could all be boiled down to "Don't be an A-hole".

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Ya see.... I agree.... But then again A-Hole is a matter of perspective 😜 Some people need to be told what to do and not do. I'm with ya though.

[@spudski100]

What about the most important bus rule of them all?... ABSOLUTLY NO NUMBER TWOS IS THE BUS TOILET!!!

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

What about it? 😊

[@hamptonmanufacturing3566]

Bus drivers make $1000 a day. Why are you tipping them? Musicians make shit for money.

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Look, to each their own. If someone's driving you safely for a month straight and doing a great job as a driver, why not show some love¿ It's not about what they make per day, it's about showing appreciation. And also.... If someone drives the band and Crew (for example... 10 ppl) on a bus for a month straight and then then each one throws in a $20 or $50 bill in for a tip...I don't think it's gonna break the bank for anyone on that bus. But again, this is a personal preference. If you don't wanna tip, I'm not gonna make you tip. 👍🏼😊

[@mr.jimbusiness6326]

Drivers don’t make $1000 a day, try 400, but realize we are responsible for the lives of 12 people trying to sleep and we are more than drivers

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Amen! Well drivers SHOULD be making that much. We couldn't do the job without them. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@acelarson1872]

Lets say you have diarrhea what the hell do you do? Dump on the side of the road every 5 minutes?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Great question. Can’t say I’ve ever encountered that in all my years. No one has had to go SO bad that they had to go every 5min. If that were the case, I would say you got a few options. One, the bus eventually pulls over at a gas station and waits until you are better. Everyone would understand. Option number 2, you put a bag in the toilet, do your business in the bag and then get rid of it….until you get to a rest stop where you can go back to option #1. That what I’d do anyway. Hope that helps.

[@acelarson1872]

@@SeanHurwitzMusic Thanks bro, you on tour soon?

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@acelarson1872 starting this weekend. No busses on the schedule so far this year though, just a LOT of flying and accruing air miles 👍🏻👍🏻

[@robbyramone6920]

This is hilarious

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Haha. Hope that’s a good thing 😂👀 Which part in particular?

[@robbyramone6920]

I’m constantly telling people on our RV, bathroom is #1 only, would be easier to put a big sign on the door I guess

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

@@robbyramone6920 hahaha YES! 😂

[@MariUSukulele]

now for the question ev’rybody is interested in: in case of a case … roadside-dumps? 🧻

[@SeanHurwitzMusic]

Already answered that one in another comment 😜 But... Hey... You can always get creative 😉