What do you Eat before gig

[glocke1]

Ha i’ve done that and 5 hour energy.

I live on coffee and 5 hour energies at gigs.

Foodwise, I'll generally eat very light an hour before a gig...veggies or a salad.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Usuually a submarine, 6 inches, at subway. Enough to not be angry, not too much to feel bloated.

Spicy Italian with oil and vinegar. Whole wheat bread.

 

[NOVAX]

Never really thought about it until now. Thanks.

 

[catcauphonic]

Fortunately ... whatever the heck I want, whenever the heck I want

 

[JimmyM]

I don't like to gorge myself, but I'll eat whatever's provided (if it's free, it's for me), or I'm left to my own devices, something light and vegan. I ate an hour before the show tonight but usually I like two hours.

 

[IvanBassist]

I try to eat light or a 1/4 portion before the show and the rest after. Playing with a full & heavy stomach doesn't work for me

 

[Roger Davis]

As one professional musician said to me when we were on a tour, eat every meal as though you won’t get another for a very long time.

 

[Cage]

Coffee. I eat a coffee.

Beer I eat a beer

 

[superheavyfunk]

If I really need food, I eat veggie sushi. But generally, I try to eat several hours before a gig... There's nothing worse than being super full while on stage

 

[superheavyfunk]

we end up eating on stage, which gets BBQ sauce all over the neck

The answer to the perennial question "how do I break my strings in faster/how do I get that Jamerson sound?"

 

[Axstar]

The Support act.

 

[Ekulati]

Hmm...as a lead singing bass player, I have to not be too full and be sure to avoid chips, popcorn, and stuff like that which can get stuck in my throat. In bands where I dont sing much, food doesn't matter, just can't be too full or starving.

 

[Slinger]

I could never eat directly before a show, which was another good reason to not partake of booze during the show. I usually ate something and had a beer when I got home, whatever the time was.

 

[Amano]

Two hours before some salad or sometimes nothing. I’ m at my best when hungry.

 

[BergerHead]

Steven Tyler says barb wire; though his girlfriend d'rather smokes it!

 

[spencer096]

I eat as much as I possibly can.

I might die up there, you know.

 

[bassplayer9512]

Beer.

 

[mrjim123]

Free food is the best. Otherwise I eat in moderation, and hopefully nothing that's later going to cause my stage mates to ask, "Good god, what did you eat?"

 

[ZAR14]

Nothing to heavy

 

[43ManSquamish]

Something light, usually. I was pressed for time and chowed down on two Snickers bars - sugar and a small dash of protein. I wasn't hungry until after we played, so they did their job. If I've got time and there's a nearby location, two pork/veggie egg rolls from QT have worked. A mix of protein and carbs is what I aim for - I'm aiming for neither stuffed or still hungry, just fed enough.

The ironclad rule I've followed for a few years: NO BOOZE. No hard liquor 24 hours before a show (one beer the night before is okay), nothing before on the day of the show. Afterwards is fine. Everyone else functions differently, and I can't/don't/won't call them on it, but this is the way I function. I'm not a lightweight drinker, but it can throw me off enough to not play at 100%.