What do you Eat before gig

[maxschrek]

Usually Indian or Thai food when available. Then Jameson's.

 

[cheapbasslovin]

I try to eat about 2-3 hours before set time, and then snack if there's a couple hours to fill, but I'm pretty bad about regiment so I'm all over the place.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Carrots and tortillas. Maybe a little roasted maple.

 

[G On Bass]

Usually a 5 hour energy when I get it in the car, then whatever food is available, nearby or on the way. But I always eat before playing. No alcohol before or during.

 

[Acoop]

If you want to get noticed and stand out on the bandstand I recommend eggs and energy drinks. ... Six hard boiled eggs and two Red Bulls should do it.

 

[easyj]

I usually stop at McDonald's, on the way, to make sure I have a full stomach for the long night. It's a ritual.

 

[bass.slinger]

Lots of beans.

That seems to be the lead singer's and the guitarist's preferred dinner. It has been so bad some evenings that the drummer and I are messing up because we are choking. We have thought about getting both of them the following to help the rest of us out:

 

[sspear]

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.

I'm getting too old to play those gigs that start that late.

 

[klejst]

Usually nothing directly right before the gig. I indulge hours before or after. I may have like a banana or granola bar and something to drink that is not alcohol while I'm actively playing on the gig.

 

[cnltb]

What do you Eat before gig
Food, mostly.

 

[JimK]

Lots of beans.

You woulda fit right in with a friend's band.
Whoever happened to be singing the slow/ballad tune of the set...would be the target of incoming nukes from 1-2 of the others. One of the guys (too serious for his own good) would get PISSED!

 

[JimK]

I always enjoy BassCliff's gig reports...their pre-gig food is off the chain.

 

[bassliner50]

High fiber cereal.

 

[NathOBX]

Not Much, I don't like performing on a full stomach or starving, so something but not much.

 

[dalkowski]

Something homemade, light and not greasy. If I can help it I never eat at the venue.

 

[Muttleybass]

I usually swap out fries for a ceaser salad and stay away from burgers and heavy stuff.

 

[imdkoz]

Lite and no diary, especially if you sing.

 

[Treebeard]

Meat and vegetables. If carbs, I eat a sweet potato, not any kind of grain (bread, pasta, rice, corn). Wheatbelly is real thing.

 

[Thumpin6string]

That seems to be the lead singer's and the guitarist's preferred dinner. It has been so bad some evenings that the drummer and I are messing up because we are choking. We have thought about getting both of them the following to help the rest of us out:

Or this:

 

[74hc]

Coffee and toasted english muffins, or sourdough toast since I always play on Sunday mornings.

I too don't like to play on a full, or nearly full stomach.