Please tell me a bit about yourself and your touring band: 

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My name is Travis Worland and I sing for Enterprise Earth and The Willow. 

 

Can you please walk me through a typical day on tour:

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So, a typical day on tour is pretty much the same as every other day, with a few exceptions. Generally, we pull up to the venue a little early So we have time to grab food and coffee, depending on the schedule for the day. then it's slowed in time, set up all of our stage equipment, find out where merch goes, set that up and do some inventory upkeep,  once all that is done I usually either will find time to hang out with a friend if possible or we just go on the hunt for more food and coffee! Then it's showtime, working the merch table, stretching before the set, all that fun stuff. I like to watch all the bands as much as I can, I don't really get tired of seeing my friends doing what they're good at so I like to enjoy everyone's set when possible! Then we finish up the night, pack up, load out, and head on to the next one! it's a lot of rinse and repeat.

 

Since you've just come off of a European tour, what differences are there between touring outside of the country? Are there any larger mental burdens knowing you're so far away from home?

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Touring the EU/UK vs touring in the US  is vastly different, for starters doing bus tours overseas are super convenient since we don't have to drive and I can take it a little bit easier that way. I drive a lot on our US tours  so that's particularly a nice break for me. We do get treated better by venue staff typically, there's always (well, almost always) get-in  food, catering for lunch and usually pizza or something easy like that for dinner after the show. The mental burden for most of us comes in with the time differences. For example, I live on the west coast so in Europe I was 9 hours ahead of everyone else which makes talking to my friends/ family at home a lot more difficult. you really have to rely on your support system that you have out on the road with you.

 

What major mental health fluctuations have you faced on tour? What outlets do you have on tour to relieve your mental health?

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Mental health upkeep on tour is vital, it's not very easy to do sometimes. We live a fairly unique life doing all of this, and the loneliness sets in pretty hard sometimes. you can be on a bus with 20 other people and still feel alone if you're not home and with your support group you deem the safest. I tend to struggle with depression a lot more on the road, then a giant wave of it when I get home which a lot of us  just call Post tour depression. relying on your bandmates is key here! and thankfully I get along with 90% of the people I meet on the road and I'm a fairly open book so we all have these kinds of talks as much as necessary. As far as the outlets, music is really it. I work hard to be good at what I do and being able to go on stage and release all of my emotions, no matter what they are, is extremely vital to my mental upkeep.

 

Is music your primary source of income?

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Music is my primary source of income! When I'm home I freelance working production for various companies and clients, but it's still within the musical Realm. 

 

What are some concerns when looking at touring through the financial aspect?

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The Financial Security in the touring world is zero. It is an extremely volatile and ever-changing environment, venues can cancel the day before they start and the money we dump in can absolutely never see a return. It increases a lot of stress and anxiety, and pretty much every problem I've ever had with feeling like I can or cannot continue my career has been Financial at the root.  At the same time, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I've been touring for roughly 8 years now, and money comes and goes but the joy of being able to step on stage and have a great night with everybody completely overshadows the financial stressors of its nature.