The Eli Young Band has two babies in the family now, Mike Eli’s daughter, Kline, who is 1 ½ and Jon Jones’ son, Hudson, who is one, and the guys say some of the best advice they ever got about how to bring their kids on the road came from Little Big Town. “We’ve been on two different tours with them, and the first time when they just pretty much had newborns, like really small babies,” says Jon. “And now they’re running around and it looks like a playground explodes out of their bus every time it stops. But it’s just like, they’re all on the bus together and they make it work, and it’s very seamless.”
The Eli Young Band, who just released their new single, “Dust,” says one of the things that impressed them about how Little Big Town balances family and career is that they still find time to hang out and party and be part of the tour fun while still being great parents. “You can tell their children are having this great upbringing on the road and it’s very normal for them,” says Jon. “So I think just seeing their experience, seeing them go through it, I think for us was just a confirmation that yeah we can make this work.”
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Jon Jones – “I think the best advice we ever had on the road for, like just making it work, was Little Big Town. Because we’ve been on two different tours with them, and the first time when they just pretty much had newborns, like really small babies. And now they’re running around and it looks like a playground explodes out of their bus every time it stops. But it’s just like, they’re all on the bus together and they make it work, and it’s very seamless. They’re not leaving the tour at 9 o’clock at night until the next morning. They still kinda find a way to party and still enjoy it and be seen and be great parents. You can tell their children are having this great upbringing on the road and it’s very normal for them. So I think just seeing their experience, seeing them go through it, I think for us was just a confirmation that yeah we can make this work.”