What do you eat?

[Happy Jack]

On the drive home from a gig?

[Lfalex v1.1]

When I did gig, it was without exception, late, far from home and I had a car full of gear. 

 

I just used to drive home ASAP.

[Lozz196]

Depends on how far the gig was, usually it would be either chocolate & Red Bull or a McDs Quarterpounder With Cheese Meal with coffee.

[Reggaebass]

Normally Avocado and pomegranate seeds with a guacamole, mint and lime sauce 😁, or the nearest burger wagon 

[BigRedX]

I voted nothing.

 

Firstly, the majority of out-of-town gigs that I do these days include free food and drink for the band (with any special dietary requirements taken into account) so rarely feel hungry on the way back from a gig.

 

Secondly, for me getting back home a bit quicker so I can get to bed and sleep, always trumps stopping to eat some nasty (not very) fast food on the way. If I'm really hungry I'll make myself some proper healthy food when I get home.

[SH73]

I don't gig

[fleabag]

I generally eat food.  I find nothing else satifies

[SumOne]

Humble pie

[ambient]

The last four or five years - pre-pandemic - I’ve always travelled by train to gigs. I just had coffee, I’d sometimes take sandwiches.

 

I used to do a lot of dep gigs, they were all over the country. I think the furthest I went south was Plymouth, the furthest north was Whitby. Then I used to take a flask and sandwiches, there was invariably nowhere open that time of night.

 

I am - if you haven’t guess - a cheapskate 😆.

Edited March 25, 2022 by ambient

[Dan Dare]

1 hour ago, fleabag said:

I generally eat food.  I find nothing else satifies

 

Beat me to it. I also find nothing else sustains life.

[ambient]

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

I voted nothing.

 

Firstly, the majority of out-of-town gigs that I do these days include free food and drink for the band (with any special dietary requirements taken into account) so rarely feel hungry on the way back from a gig.

 

Secondly, for me getting back home a bit quicker so I can get to bed and sleep, always trumps stopping to eat some nasty (not very) fast food on the way. If I'm really hungry I'll make myself some proper healthy food when I get home.

Who said rock n roll was dead?

[Seashell2]

Nothing when I'm actually en route home. But once I get in I do like a glass or two of Sauvignon Blanc and a big bowl of crisps. Preferably consumed in front of TV, watching old episodes of  'Angel' with cat on lap 

 

Perfect end to the evening:-)

[Mudpup]

I'll eat pretty much anything that i can find! I have no shame....

Rather partial to a Lamb Shish or a banana Yazoo milkshake and a Snickers bar. McDonald's is best avoided though. 

[Machines]

Nothing - I always have a huge meal beforehand and don't fancy anything at 1am.

[Dan Dare]

7 hours ago, Machines said:

Nothing - I always have a huge meal beforehand and don't fancy anything at 1am.

 

I don't know how you do that. If I eat a big meal before I play, I have difficulty keeping awake/alert. A bit like the lions in wildlife documentaries. They kill and eat something and then go to sleep under a tree for two days.

[musicbassman]

1 hour ago, Dan Dare said:

I don't know how you do that. If I eat a big meal before I play, I have difficulty keeping awake/alert.

 

This.

A seasoned old pro drummer I worked with always had the motto  "You should always go on stage feeling horny and hungry" 

 

These days I'll settle for just feeling slightly peckish.  🙂

[NancyJohnson]

Driving west out of London, me and the drummer would always stop at a McDonald's on the A40 in the middle of the night.

 

I've read Fast Food Nation and I'm while vehemently against eating this rubbish, we were always energetic live and your body is just craving fuel to get you home.  I haven't eaten anything like this for three or four years thankfully.

[Paul S]

I always eat a meal before a gig.  I am borderline diabetic and if I don't eat (and my blood sugar dips) I get shaky.  And grumpy  

Afterwards I just want to get home - most of my gigs are about 70-80 mins away. 

[Burns-bass]

12 hours ago, ambient said:

Who said rock n roll was dead?

I could never eat a big meal before a gig or fancied one after much. Guess it’s adrenaline.

[Nail Soup]

I can't sleep for a few hours after a gig..... stopping at a kebab shop and getting chips (maybe in a pitta 🙂) is part of my wind-down process.

I'm normally still wearing my stage gear....... sometimes attracts comments (and even a selfie request) from the clientele.

[casapete]

I’m always caught between either a) eating before a gig or b) afterwards.

 

Option a) is the more usual. We’ve normally driven a fair distance, set up and sound checked and then have a couple of hours to kill before the gig so it seems the best plan. Usually eat somewhere with some band members and crew, and I really enjoy the social side of this. Try not to eat too much so I stay alert and up for the gig - used to have a beer too but just lately find that can be detrimental - damn getting old. Our band has a policy of finishing the gig and then getting home / to our accommodation ASAP so we never stop for takeaways after a gig.

 

Option b) is rare for me. On local gigs I’ll have something when I get in ( sarnie or toast etc) but these days I can’t go to bed soon after eating a lot without feeling lousy the next day. When I first started playing in my late teens every gig was followed by a late night curry or burger, happy days.

 

 

[ambient]

41 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

I'm normally still wearing my stage gear....... sometimes attracts comments (and even a selfie request) from the clientele.

Which is I’m guessing more than a pair of black jeans and a shirt of some description?

[Clarky]

I usually find something nearby immediately after our soundcheck or - failing that - nuts and crisps at the bar. Glass of red wine when home, as I prefer not to drink on a gig (at most, a half of cider)

[ezbass]

Gigs? Oh yes, I remember those. After packing up, the last thing I wanted was a post licensing hours, grease fest. I’d drive straight home and maybe munch a few sweets from the car stock (yeah, I know, a post licensing hours, sugar fest) and maybe have a something plain, like a piece of bread, once home, whilst catching up on Basschat as a wind down.

[police squad]

I can't eat very much before a gig because I sing. It really affects my breathing, so a small bite to eat about 6pm.

I'll finish my dinner when I get home, usually it's a chilli.

When I was doing gigs away from home (with the Police tribute) it was quite awkward. I often didnt eat at all before the gig but there was always good snacks afterwards back at the hotel. Cold meats like salami, olives, pork pie, crisps and red wine