I’ve just finished packing for the upcoming two-week tour of Switzerland. It’s 2 AM. Keith will be here at 6:30 to drive me to Kevin’s house. We’ll meet Rob at the airport at 8:00 and take off at 10:10. We have a long layover in Toronto – I am not sure why I set up the flight that way but it is definitely my fault – and from there we fly into Zurich. I’ve managed to get a telecaster, a lap steel, the netbook that I will be using to write the rest of these posts, plus all of my clothing into the gig bag. The black bag holds my Vox Tonelab LE, which replaces an amplifier – it is basically a digital amp modeller/effects unit. Way easier for overseas touring than my usual tube amp. The road case holds all the cables and tools and miscellaneous stuff I might need. All in all I think I packed pretty small.
This tour is fifteen dates, starting in the town of Laupen – near Bern – at a little place called Die Tonne. We have played there on three other occasions and so it will be a nice way to start the tour. Christian von Erlach is our contact and he always makes sure we are well taken care of.
I’ll try to make this tour blog as interesting as possible and I will also try to update daily, though I may miss a few. Here is our complete tour schedule. You know, in case you happen to be in any of these towns in the next few weeks,,,
Samstag, 1. Nov. 2014 CH-LAUPEN, Die Tonne
Sonntag, 2. Nov. 2014 CH-Beth Wimmer‘s House-Concert
Montag, 3. Nov. 2014 CH-WINTERTHUR, Esse-Bar
Dienstag, 4. Nov. 2014 CH-OBSTALDEN, Sternen
Mittwoch, 5. Nov. 2014 CH-CHUR, Werkstatt
Donnerstag, 6. Nov. 2014 CH-REGENSDORF, s’Gwölb
Freitag, 7. Nov. 2014 CH-FEUERTHALEN, Dolder2
Samstag, 8. Nov.2014 D-01979 LAUCHHAMMER, Real Music Club
Sonntag, 9. Nov. 2014 D-Kötz, CWF
Montag, 10. Nov.2014 CH-THUN, Sekundarschule
Dienstag, 11. Nov. 2014 A-FUGEN-BINDERHOLZ
Mittwoch, 12. Nov. 2014 A-SCHARNITZ, Alte Mühle
Donnerstag, 13. Nov. 2014 A-INNSBRUCK, Bogentheater
Freitag, 14. Nov. 2014 CH-STAEFA, Rössli
Samstag, 15. Nov. 2014 CH-FLAWIL, Kulturpunkt Flawil
Alex Anest 