Can only artists who are on really big labels tour? 

In this episode we’re going to be debunking this common misconception about touring. Spoiler alert: My best advice is this: Don’t wait to tour! 

You can tour while you’re still in the process of building your business as an artist. And in fact, touring is a really great outreach mechanism. It can give you a big boost in exposure. 

Why should you tour?

Besides the more practical, career-related benefits of touring, a lot of musicians start touring for artistic reasons. You might dream and long to have the experience of touring as an artist. You might want to have that real-life experience of playing night after night, traveling, and being with friends. (Artistic reasons to tour are the best motivators in my experience.)

Touring also makes you a better performer. Touring is basically performance bootcamp. When you perform every night for 45 days in a row, you can’t help but strengthen your performance. 

There are lots of great reasons to tour. 

Everyone has different reasons why they want to go on tour and what they’re hoping touring will achieve. If you know you’re ready to start touring, today’s episode is for you. We’re going to be talking about how to book a great tour even if you’re a new artist.

Ready to get your touring journey started? Listen to “How to Book a Great Tour (Even as a New Artist)” now!

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XO, 

Julia Lucille

P.S. Want access to my mini course Making a Cultural Contribution? It’s all about the co-learning, co-helping process of creative community and why that’s so, so important. 

(By the way, touring is a great way to build out your artistic network—arguably the BEST way to build that out.)

Join Vision, my online membership for musicians, to start taking the mini course Making a Cultural Contribution now. (Vision also includes my online course Book Your First Tour as well!)

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