A lot of artists pack things in their tour bus or their trailer when they’re out on tour, to play with during their down time, like sporting equipment or fishing poles or workout equipment, but Midland is gonna wait until they have a little more room for anything too big. “We don’t have the room,” explains Mark Wystrach. “We’re still a young band. Like, we got a tour bus, a proper tour bus, just like a little over a year ago and we’re packed in there. We’ve got eight guys in the bus.”
But they do manage to bring along some little things to occupy their down time on the road. Cameron Duddy says, “We always do include baseball mitts and baseballs.”
Perhaps if Midland’s brand new song becomes a big ‘ol hit, they’ll be able to afford room for more toys, but for now, Mark says, “We’re always fantasizing about the things that we’d like to bring out on the road.” He jokes, “I would like to have just a wave park that I could travel with. Or a helicopter on top of the tour bus.”
“Until we can afford that … Mark just stands on a surfboard in the parking lot and I just throw bottles of water at him,” Jess Carson jokes.
Mark jokingly adds, “He doesn’t even take the water out of the bottles. He just throws plastic bottles at me. And he knows I hate plastic bottles, too.”
Midland is out on their Electric Rodeo Tour until May 3rd, then you’ll be able to catch them playing festivals and shows all over the country throughout the summer. Check midlandofficial.com for all their latest tour dates.
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Mark Wystrach – “We don’t have the room. We’re still a young band, like, we got a tour bus, a proper tour bus, just like a little over a year ago and we’re packed in there. We’ve got eight guys in the bus.
Cameron Duddy – “We always do include baseball mitts and baseballs.”
Mark – “Yeah, we’ve got that for the summertime.”
Jess Carson – “Footballs, baseballs.”
Mark – “But we’re always fantasizing about the things that we’d like to bring out on the road. I would like to have just a wave park that I could travel with.”
Cam – “Yeah, that would be cool.”
Mark – “Or a helicopter on top of the tour bus.”
Jess – “Until we can afford that, we’re gonna continue … Mark just stands on a surfboard in the parking lot and I just throw bottles of water at him.”
Mark – “He doesn’t even take the water out of the bottles. He just throws plastic bottles at me. And he knows I hate plastic bottles, too.”