What do you Eat before gig

[levis76]

When I gigged I just tried to make sure I didn’t drink too much before we went on, eating was never an issue because on non gig nights I don’t eat anything after 7 and I’ll be up til 1 or 2 most nights. I’d eat a decent dinner about 7, and keep a snack like a granola bar or some cookies to munch on the drive home.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I for one do not like to go onstage full. I like to eat 2 or 3 hours before I play. I’m trying to eat less carbs these days but is good to carbs before a gig? What is your experience?

Depends on when the gig is. Over the last two years I’ve played gigs that have started anywhere from 10:00am to 11:00pm... Pretty much I eat my usual food at usual times give or take when I need to be onstage. Which would be coffee in the am, a sandwich in the mid afternoon, in evening, a salad, and some lean protein, and a good honey crisp apple for a snack somewhere along the way.

 

[Ostie]

If the venue offers me food, that’s what I eat. If they offer me drinks, that’s what I drink. I don’t drink a lot, but I’ll have a beer or two if they offer it.

 

[packhowitzer]

My enemies

 

[Green1]

I usually get some boneless hot wings and make sure my drummer sees me eating them........I mean he's pretty much trapped behind the drums and a lot of the stages we play are small........haha!! This way if he hits the cymbal that is right next to my ear all night rather than the other 67 that don't seem to get hit as often, I can retaliate

 

[Element Zero]

When I used to gig regularly with my old classic rock cover band, we’d play this upscale bar fairly often. They had the most awesome Tri Tip steak bites served with sautéed mushrooms, crumbled bleu cheese and crustini pieces. I’d always order that. And a Del Oro. Their version of Corona.

 

[Charlzm]

I for one do not like to go onstage full. I like to eat 2 or 3 hours before I play. I’m trying to eat less carbs these days but is good to carbs before a gig? What is your experience?

I try to eat something an hour or two before a gig.

Man, that one time I got food poisoning from chili I ate at a gig... barely made it home after the show in time for the fun to begin...

 

[PaulCISSA]

Pasta. With red gravy. And a meatball or two. And a quart of Gatorade. Then apples and bananas on breaks. Beer only after the gig.

 

[HardNHeavy]

eat anything several hrs before...but i'll have a beer or two at the club, maybe a joint, just to take the edge off, after 34yrs i still get those pre-show jitters. Not stagefright, just eager and excited to play.

 

[SactoBass]

BBQ albacore tuna and sushi rolls. YUM!

 

[sacahill42]

Pub food- whatever they're offering.
Usually, I go for the fish and chips about an hour before we go on, to get a nice layer of lipids in the system followed by one PNW-style IPA per set.

PNW = Pacific North-Wet

 

[Jimbowhit7]

I play at church on Sundays, and when I wake up in the morning my stomach can't handle food most of the time. I'll drink one of those Carnation Breakfast Essentials powder packets mixed into a glass of milk, and that holds me over without any problems.

 

[gln1955]

I just eat a normal meal like I would any other time. I just make sure it's about two hours before showtime. All I have during the gig is water.

 

[MegaSwing]

Never stuffed. Never hungry. Normal. Maybe a beer or two, just to be social.

P.S.
I don't do church gigs.

 

[sawzalot]

Usually something with mayonnaise to loosen up my voice. Energy bars and mayo at the break. I once had a chick take down the little cup of mayo bc she thought it was a Jell-O shot. She got an unpleasant surprise.

 

[JSandbloom]

I eat all the things.

 

[Pings Bass]

An edible and a shot of tequila

 

[alembicbones]

I go on stage in about 3 hours. We have a new place here in Seattle called Gyro Heroes. Kind of a goofy name but the food is great. I just had a Gyro and it hit the spot. I will be good to go.

Bones

 

[BEADG63]

This seems applicable here. Yes that is actually me.

I love eggs and they are a convenient source of protein, but I also like my bandmates and could not see subjecting them to what comes about 3 to 4 hours after...

 

[eJake]

This is such a weird thread...

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