I was really starting to think that David is just playing his bad English but the sentence "Do you still have the tablets infront of your umbrella" just kills me as a German. The word-to-word translation is "Hast du noch die Tabletten auf dem Schirm?" which means "Do you still have the medication in mind?". This is a truly "not the yellow from the egg"-moment and I love this!
For the most part, his English is good enough that I could have full conversations with him and know exactly what he was saying. At times he did have to stop and search for the right word, or ask if I knew what it was in German, but not a lot. But every now and then, these situations would happen with a question like this where it was just SO wild that I couldn't help but laugh. It reminds me of something they told me English speakers often mess up while ordering in German at fast food places when they accidentally say "Can I become cheeseburger". Hahaha
The become/bekommen mixup is actually quite interesting from the linguistic point of view. Such pairs of words are called "false friends" - although they sound similar and are even written similarly, their meanings are completely different (some other examples are gift (EN)/Gift (DE) or embarrassed (EN)/embarazada (ES)). Thanks for participating in this short Linguistics 1.1. course 😅 Also, when you think about it Tank, you and David would be perfect for tandem language learning!
@@TankTheTech The problem here is that he tried to literally translate an idiom in addition to not actually knowing the origins of it. A correct literal translation would be "do you still have the pills on your screen", which, while a bit weird, would probably have been understandable. Schirm in this case is short for "Bildschirm", which is what you're looking at while reading this. It doesn't have anything to do with umbrellas in German, either.
@@TankTheTech he even messed this up too (in a funny way) 🤣 (Regen-)Schirm means umbrella (Bild-)Schirm means screen. The saying in German is about a (digital) screen and not about umbrellas 🤣 and it originates acutally from working as an air traffic controller... If you have something (i.e. an aircraft) on your screen, you can ensure a save route/flight/trip whatever, so you're saying that you are taking care of something :) 🤘
@@TankTheTech Btw: a friend of mine does a US east coast roadtrip right now. She's a huge country/country-pop music fan, that's one of the reasons for this tour. Currently she's in Nashville :)) Last night she was in Bluebird Cafe Any "inside-Nashville-ex-country-band-tech-recommendation (🤣) where to go and what to check out in Nashville? 😊
@@showmeyourcritz321 So it's actually the same - "Do you still have it on your radar" is basically when in German we say "Hast Du das noch auf dem Schirm". The "Schirm" being short for "Bildschirm" - a "radar screen" :-)
I honestly do, otherwise I wouldn't be working for them. I'm in a fortune situation where I can now pick and choose who I want to tour with. Back in my younger years of touring, yeah, I took some of the gigs because it was a job and I had bills to pay. But with every band, I always grew to a point where I genuinely liked and cared about them.
Kevin is spaceman. That makes my heart so happy. Can't explain how happy this makes me to hear more joy from Callboy. Would seriously travel ANYWHERE to see them again.
as a german living in the states, germans complain a lot too BUT afterwards. while everything is going on everyone is focused on getting the job done no matter what and with whatever is provided
As someone who's been subscribed to you from sub 1k subscribers and hung out on your Discord for a while, it's just so wholesome to hear about your success with Electric Callboy. The very band that actually brought me to your channel :) Much love Tank, keep doing what you're doing and keep being you!
I taught German for a bit in the Aberdeen region. I really loved the way you had to sleuth around in order to understand some of the mistakes that the students made. Reverse-engineering the use of the dictionary and so on. I started to collect such absurde translations. Auf dem Schirm, on the umbrella. That goes on the list.
At rockcircus, a festival in the netherlands where electric callboy played, we had a guy in wheelchair crowdsurfing. Everybody was very carefull with him and he was having an absoluut blast! It was so amazing to see. The band themselves went wild when they saw it too.
I have fallen in love with Electric Callboy-and you-through their vlogs and your vlogs and videos about them. I didn't notice this at first, but they-and you-have inspired me to think about myself as an American and as a professional, and gradually, my attitudes and how I work and how I treat other people have *changed* because of EC and their crew and you and how all of you work and treat each other. It's almost astonishing to me that "just" a German metalcore band and their music and "just" a roadie-you-sharing yourselves and your experiences can have such a wonderful effect on me! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I guess the thing about this band is that they started as some dudes that just liked to hang around and do some music with each other. And that type of band they have been for years. Well Nico is "new", but from the old footage it seemed that they also picked him because it just did click with him was well. And they managed to keep this attitude till today and are just amazed about whats happening at the moment - I mean filling all this not small clubs in the US and even bigger arenas here in Europe and run a production on that level is also new for them. And this attitude just makes you chilled and grateful - and of course triggers your own inner play child, because now you can bring things to the stage you have always dreamed of. Guess that is what has formed the spirit of this tour.
Gold. All those little things and moments are what I miss most of touring. We were always based in Hamburg while touring in Europe and I had a German Drum Tech, Fridge, and merch guy, Larry. and TM. I love their humor, and work ethic. The band I went there lots with Is a Aussi band Rose Tattoo. You might have even heard of them I miss it lots.
Dude I don't know about Denver, but Toronto was insane with the crowdsurfers, I was at barricade and we barely had a moment respite, and Dajoe couldn't get in there to shoot because of that. The whole venue had a sheen of moisture/sweat covering every single surface at the end, disgusting. And Montreal, in comparison, brought the GOOD TIMES. The crowd was so hyped, the most excited I've seen in years, singing, dancing, clapping, stomping, chanting "ohé-ohé" before the band even came on. It felt so good, it was so much fun, and positive! At barricade again and it was way more manageable in terms of crowdsurfing. I also remember Bollo posting a story about how he loved Mtl's energy. Had the chance to speak with the boys and they are the most absolute sweethearts I've ever met. They are so nice and attentive and like for sure when you they this band and crew are the vest you've toured with, I can 100% believe it. I do think David's English is the most endearing thing, but for sure he plays it up in vlogs, when we spoke he was doing really good I thought. Omg Lily kicks ass, she was not playing around with the VIPs and I really appreciated that. A real pro! Don't say things like cancelling Canada shows 😭😭 my poor heart, even though it obviously didn't happen Oh yeah after the show in Montreal (so 4th in a row) Kevin said he was glad of a breaking cause he was straining. That's a tough schedule, 4 in a row! So the hairdryer thing is not just a bit? Omg 😂 And it was great chatting with you too Tank, and thanks for everything, the stories, answering the questions, many happy returns and I hope when the guys come back, you'll be part of the team again!
Really wholesome hearing great stories about touring and not horror stories like you'd usually hear. Kevin being Spaceman for your daughter was the cutest thing I've heard haha. Electric Callboy are such an awesome band can't say it enough!
Very nice, thank you Tank. I could listen to you for hours as you talk about this beautiful tour. Your enthusiasm is contagious. I'm looking forward to parts 3, 4 and 5 😉😁🤘
So funny to hear Denver was the wildest show. Every show I go to I hear the bands say that we are one of their favorite crowds but I’m always like “yeaaa okayyyy” so to hear it from you is validating 😂 STILL SAD I MISSED THE EC SHOW but hope the band brings you and themselves back here sometime soon!
"Hast du die Tabletten noch auf dem Schirm?" = "Do you have the tablets on your umbrella?" = "Do you have the pils on your (radar) screen?" = "Do you remember the pills?" Schirm (umbrella ) is also short for "Bildschirm" (screen) and the reference is about a screen monitoring what's going on currently. We Germans love direct translations that don't make sense for English speakers.
I remember when you made like one of your first reactions to EC and then at some point you said you might work with them and yeah... the rest is history. I just love your stories. So funny and wholesome. You guys fit so well... perfect vibes!
The same reason i subscribe to tank.. and i kinda love how he geek about the equipments in the MVs and damn look at that he is having the best time of his life
You and the boys literally made my year. The show was incredible, really wish there were meet and greet opportunities, but that's okay. I'm glad you had the time of your life, and I hope that you get to have the same experience next time. :)
This is _such_ a great video. I love all the stories, but one thing jumps out at me. If it was really Excedrin, I hope someone told David to be careful with the dosage. If you take too much acetaminophen, or take it with something else that has acetaminophen in it without realizing, or if you combine it with alcohol, it can do a lot of damage to your liver. I mean, it's safe. There's no way it should be a prescription medication. But for a headache after a night of drinking, absolutely do not take Excedrin. Regular aspirin is better in that case, and don't take more acetaminophen than it says to on the label. If he still has that bottle, PLEASE tell him to be nice to his liver. I'm assuming the EC boys all drink, and anyone who drinks potentially not knowing that worries me.
As someone who's from Denver and has basically only ever seen concerts here, a lot of bands will comment on how great/nuts our crowds are here - I've always been skeptical and figured most bands say that to every crowd in every city. It's nice to hear that we do indeed bring the hype.
Was at the Denver show and it was insane, i was 2 rows from the barricade and was having to keep a eye on security for when crowd surfers were coming. Also is great to see myself in the videos.
I was at the Denver show and that energy was INSANE!! Like top of the list of best concerts ever! All 3 bands, crowd, energy, everything! Fantastic job managing that!!
Man when I got into EC, the Algorithm got me into you at the same time. It’s like 2 universes colliding for me. Like a Marvel/Dc crossover or a successful Metallica/GnR tour
as a German guy, I would literal translate "auf dem Schirm" as "on the Screen". But I kind of know why he said umbrella. A "Schirm" is mostly something that covers / shields / protects something or Someone. Regenschirm = Umbrella → covers you from Rain (DE: Regen) Sonnenschirm = Parasol → shields the sun (DE: Sonne) Fallschirm = Parachute → protects you from damage caused by falling (DE: fallen, Noun: Fall) Lampenschirm = Lampshade → covers the Lamp (DE plural: Lampen) and shields the light Bildschirm - Screen → In case of the Bildschirm (Screen), the "Schirm" refers to the surface on which the image appears. This surface serves as a protective device for the image, shielding it from outside influences such as dust, dirt, or damage. It also creates a boundary between the image and the viewer. Germans often abbreviate "Regenschirm" to "Schirm" in cases were it's obvious. They also do this with "Bildschirm". If Bildschirm (Screen) = Schirm & Regenschirm (Umbrella) = Schirm, the mix-up is funny but explainable :-)
Just heard Electric Callboy on Octane (XM radio)Friday and fell I love. (Kind mad I didn’t know about them sooner) I spent this whole weekend watching videos and interviews and am absolutely in love with this band. They seem like amazing people! I love your relationship with them and am happy that you got to be their tour manager! I bet you made some amazing lifetime memories.
Great to hear about the German work ethic! I'm in manufacturing these days and when machinery was built from there they were friendly, polite, and went about their business. I have to admit when I was working shows there were some wtf moments, but not out loud. Nice to see how much you care Tank!
Just watching this makes the love this band even more. They're wholesome gents and obviously super talented. They're my go to when I'm feeling down and out. Anywho, what was Kevin and Nico's warm up routine?
Thank you Tank. I had never listened to Electric Callboy but gave them a shot and wow, they go hard. Different to what I usually listen to but I dig it.
It's always the beautiful thing when you discover new music that you instantly love! Electric Callboy happened to me last April and since then they are my favourite band in the world right now
I´m from Germany and I actually was on vacation in the US around the time you guys were touring. I was actually in LA while they played there. Sadly everything was sold out but I would've loved to see them again.
I’m so happy my old friend in middle school showed me these guys. This was sometime around 2012, idk it was so many years ago. I’m proud to have been here listening to the guys over all these years seeing their success.
Fun fact or pro Tipp from me as a dad: we used a hairdryer to get our little daughter to sleep. It’s the constant monotone noise which let her relax and fall asleep. Same works with a vacuum cleaner.
In Germany at th Hamburg gigs there are 12 bodybuilding style secus. They have a lot to do. Last time there was a guy who surved 6 times. At the last time he came we front row gals had the urge to let him fall down. But we were kind, lol. Shout out to my female friends from the St. Pauli rugby team! You are the best company at front row! You make sure the smaller girls at front row have a great gig amd can breath! Never without you!
Even at the first US show in portland, I clearly remember this one guy that crowd surfed maybe 2 dozen times. Like, I think that's all he was doing, surf up, go back, surf up, and so on.
@@TankTheTechin Toronto it was always the same 4-5 people on repeat... i don't get it 😅 and the venue was small so it didn't take them long to come back 😂 the security worked fuckin hard that night!
I need to thank you for putting these guys on my radar! Holy crap, I'm in love with em. New to the party, but I'm firmly planted and cant wait to see whats next. Thanks again man!
I almost feel special having been at the Blue Ridge show lol. Traveled there mainly for electric callboy and was glad to at least see them so thank you all for sticking it out and making it happen. I live near Cincy so with EC being announced for Sonic Temple I’m hoping there is a spring headline run though I will have to travel for it. Festivals are cool but I want the full EC experience
Stoked to hear about how well the tour went! I had a ticket for the original one that got cancelled, and was super sad to hear that there were no rescheduled dates for Texas, but hopefully I can come out for the next one! Sounds like this was the experience of a lifetime to say the least!
I was crowd surfing like 12 times at the danforth in Toronto and it was the hottest show I've ever been to. My patch pants were soaked in sweat. I brought and extra change of clothes
Great to hear all of this. I´d like to know if you tried speaking german with the band/the crew to improve your skills, or the other way around like did they tried speaking german with you ?
My German has gotten good enough to this point where I could answer questions or ask things, but definitely not conversational. My brain isn't working that fast yet. Haha. BUT, I could sit in a room with them and listen to them speak in German and pick up enough that I could usually piece together what they were talking about.
@@TankTheTechI mean... considering their dialect and Kev making up words or whole sentences up without any sense to them.... that deserves some major respect.
@@TheHighPhobia I think the "Ruhrpott" dialect is still one of the easier ones to understand. I think the only real problems are some phrases which make not sense in traditional "high" german. Well or just simply "Wir sprechen alles ausser Hochdeutsch!".
@@Crycane Yeah, I guess I was refering more to the phrases than the dialect itself. "Was biste am schauen?" instead of "Was schaust du?" and such things.
Hope that if they come back to your again and you get the chance to manage them y’all can come to Houston! Really cool to hear how you bonded with the guys that have kids. Being a dad I know how it feels to be away for extended periods of time and FaceTime doesn’t always help cure the missing them.
I'll never not call it Virgania and Sacaramento ever again! P.s. i will probably never meet them in person, but i'm equally happy you spent the time with them and make beautiful friendships. And luckily, this is technology age, so you can see them through video calls whenever you want ❤
I know it's a little late with this comment, but thanks for introducing me to Electric Call Boy. They are so much fun and I can imagine how great a live show is. They remind me of a band that would have been happily in the Wax Trax stable in the ancient times of yore. Hope you get to tour with them again and bring them to Indianapolis.
I've lived all over the country and I'll say that Denver has some of the wildest shows. Not sure what's up with the energy here, but I've never been to a bad/quiet show in Denver.
Thank you so mutch for takeing care of our Boys and sharing that experiance with us. If I had a Band and we woud be touring throu the US, I would wnat you as tour manager. You are the best. Stay as you are. Greetings form Germany!
I really wish that I could have see Electric Callboy when they toured in the United States. I live in Texas and they completely skipped the state of Texas. It was a sad day when I realized that they wouldn’t be coming to Texas. I’m glad that you had a blast.
Tank, I am so happy for you that you could make that experience and that it was so much fun for you. I wish I could meet you one day. You seem to be very chill and kind. Maybe one day you can be again tourmanager for EC. 🎉😂
Really enjoyed this video dude 🤘 I'm so glad it went brilliantly and much fun was had from the sounds ,they definitely picked the right guy for the job and it shows from your reactions and there interaction with you , congratulations on the tour to you,electric and all involved 🤘🤘🤘
I was at the denver show and was given water a lot. Between nearly every song they passed out water and if you asked they give you some. It was awesome
🤘🏻😁💭 My cousin Timmy is a retired bus driver for bands. He drove for probably 25 years or so. And just like what you're doing, talking about your experience, I loved hearing Timmy's stories lol. I'm so jealous.. You have the best job ever!!
Dude you are so spot on when you say American bands complain. I'm telling ya and I'll say this 100x. The European bands were always so much more more fun and positive to hang out with. Soo true.
I just love a 100% positive feel good video every once in a while. As much as all the discussions about venues, tours, merch, bands and other "inside stuff" that me a random concert goer and fan have not clue about is why I watch this channel to begin with, some pure unequivocal love is always welcome :D
I love seeing your name in their live video credits…I’m so happy that you were able to work with them and that it was an amazing experience for you all.
Your videos are great ! I tour with a friends band , most people don't have a clue what it's like . Absolute craziness sometimes and a lot of hard work .
I wish I had come to see you guys in Toronto!!! I’m so happy to see you get to share such an amazing experience with such a unique band!! You’re such an important part of the online music scene, thank you so much!!!
After hearing how high is Denver and how high is Mexico City, I think I'm going to resign myself to seeing Electric Callboy in Mexico. Here we are more than 2200 meters above sea level, we also have earthquakes. Damn, I think I should consider going to Europe to see them instead.
The stage the played on at Blue Ridge, the stage was up a slight hill I couldn't imagine trying to crowd surf up a hill 👀 it was so cool to see them live.
Here in Denver we always get crazy crowd surfing shows. Another band that played at the Mission Ballroom last year told us during the security meeting that they've only had 1 crowd surfer on their last show. At the end of the night we were told we had over 200 lol. Said band is about to play again here this weekend.
Funny you should mention a thermostat. I work in commercial AC. Venues that have concerts often do not run the AC. Why? Tends to ruin effects like stage fog or smoke. Sometimes artists will not want the AC. When the Forum in LA was refurbished the first show afterwards was the Eagles. Don Henley demanded that the AC was off or he wouldn't perform.
We Germans do love to complain, we just do it afterwards for such situations. In situations where the job is something to complain about, there is no time to complain, there's only time to get the job done. I once did a super small theatre show which we had to rotate 180°, literally make it face the other direction (our rear stage has seating that makes up the studio stage), just before doors. The stage setup was just a few boxes, that was no problem, the lighting was more of a challenge. From the moment I found out that we'd have to flip it to the moment we were done, all that could be on my mind was how to accomplish that in 30 minutes. There just wasn't time to even think about complaining. In the end, we started with a delay of 15 minutes (almost all of that was unused buffer), but we did it. But make no mistake: if there is time to complain, I and many other Germans will do so if the social situation permits (it's not something you do openly). If anyone wonders: The reason for this situation was that on our side, it was always assumed that this was going to happen on the studio stage, but the ticketing always assumed it was the grand auditorium, and because we never got an update of the sales numbers after they surpassed the 190 seat mark (over 300 seats were sold in the end) and because it was never discussed, the miscommunication only surfaced when my coworker wanted to place the guiding system for guiding the people to the studio stage just before doors and the foyer personnel was irritated as to why. That was certainly a lesson learnt about communication processes.
@TanktTheTech You should really do a Vacation in Germany, especially around Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg (Ruhrpott region, its kinda like the Detroit of Germany. This would be the closest comparison that comes to my mind). Mostly nice people there, a lot of sightseeing stuff (like a whole Steel Plant in Duisburg, a Mine in Essen etc.), well and you'll probably learn to open a beer in 256 different ways.
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Kevin joining the FaceTime with tank’s daughter is the absolute most wholesome thing I’ve ever heard
Ingrid calling Kevin Spaceman is just the single most adorable thing I've ever heard
I was really starting to think that David is just playing his bad English but the sentence "Do you still have the tablets infront of your umbrella" just kills me as a German. The word-to-word translation is "Hast du noch die Tabletten auf dem Schirm?" which means "Do you still have the medication in mind?". This is a truly "not the yellow from the egg"-moment and I love this!
For the most part, his English is good enough that I could have full conversations with him and know exactly what he was saying. At times he did have to stop and search for the right word, or ask if I knew what it was in German, but not a lot. But every now and then, these situations would happen with a question like this where it was just SO wild that I couldn't help but laugh. It reminds me of something they told me English speakers often mess up while ordering in German at fast food places when they accidentally say "Can I become cheeseburger". Hahaha
The become/bekommen mixup is actually quite interesting from the linguistic point of view. Such pairs of words are called "false friends" - although they sound similar and are even written similarly, their meanings are completely different (some other examples are gift (EN)/Gift (DE) or embarrassed (EN)/embarazada (ES)). Thanks for participating in this short Linguistics 1.1. course 😅 Also, when you think about it Tank, you and David would be perfect for tandem language learning!
@@TankTheTech The problem here is that he tried to literally translate an idiom in addition to not actually knowing the origins of it. A correct literal translation would be "do you still have the pills on your screen", which, while a bit weird, would probably have been understandable.
Schirm in this case is short for "Bildschirm", which is what you're looking at while reading this. It doesn't have anything to do with umbrellas in German, either.
But for a German, what David said made sense although it should have been ”on the umbrella” 😂
this gives me some "your english is not the yellow from the egg" vibes :D
Now that you mention it, he actually may have said “on the umbrella” and not “in front of your umbrella”. Hahahaha
@@TankTheTech he even messed this up too (in a funny way) 🤣
(Regen-)Schirm means umbrella
(Bild-)Schirm means screen.
The saying in German is about a (digital) screen and not about umbrellas 🤣 and it originates acutally from working as an air traffic controller... If you have something (i.e. an aircraft) on your screen, you can ensure a save route/flight/trip whatever, so you're saying that you are taking care of something :)
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@@TankTheTech Btw: a friend of mine does a US east coast roadtrip right now. She's a huge country/country-pop music fan, that's one of the reasons for this tour. Currently she's in Nashville :))
Last night she was in Bluebird Cafe
Any "inside-Nashville-ex-country-band-tech-recommendation (🤣) where to go and what to check out in Nashville? 😊
@@showmeyourcritz321 So it's actually the same - "Do you still have it on your radar" is basically when in German we say "Hast Du das noch auf dem Schirm". The "Schirm" being short for "Bildschirm" - a "radar screen" :-)
Its so cool seeing how energised and revitalised Tank is after this tour. Bet it hardly feels like work when you love the band and their people.
tank seems like he sincerely cares about the bands he works with and it really shows
I honestly do, otherwise I wouldn't be working for them. I'm in a fortune situation where I can now pick and choose who I want to tour with. Back in my younger years of touring, yeah, I took some of the gigs because it was a job and I had bills to pay. But with every band, I always grew to a point where I genuinely liked and cared about them.
Kevin is spaceman. That makes my heart so happy. Can't explain how happy this makes me to hear more joy from Callboy. Would seriously travel ANYWHERE to see them again.
With a rocket on his back.
The Umbrella part cracked me up. There is whole art of literrally translating German idioms into English.
As a german, the David/Umbrella story damn killed me 😂😂😂
as a german living in the states, germans complain a lot too BUT afterwards. while everything is going on everyone is focused on getting the job done no matter what and with whatever is provided
I’ve never really thought about the work that goes on behind the scenes to get a show/tour going. This is infinitely interesting.
As someone who's been subscribed to you from sub 1k subscribers and hung out on your Discord for a while, it's just so wholesome to hear about your success with Electric Callboy. The very band that actually brought me to your channel :)
Much love Tank, keep doing what you're doing and keep being you!
I taught German for a bit in the Aberdeen region. I really loved the way you had to sleuth around in order to understand some of the mistakes that the students made. Reverse-engineering the use of the dictionary and so on. I started to collect such absurde translations. Auf dem Schirm, on the umbrella. That goes on the list.
Back in school I loved badly translating German idioms. Another of my favorites was "with me is not good cherry eating".
Or: "my English is not the yellow of the egg" 😂
@@unicorntulkasholla the forest fairy 😂😂
@@saryala4591but it goes 😂
At rockcircus, a festival in the netherlands where electric callboy played, we had a guy in wheelchair crowdsurfing. Everybody was very carefull with him and he was having an absoluut blast! It was so amazing to see. The band themselves went wild when they saw it too.
I have fallen in love with Electric Callboy-and you-through their vlogs and your vlogs and videos about them. I didn't notice this at first, but they-and you-have inspired me to think about myself as an American and as a professional, and gradually, my attitudes and how I work and how I treat other people have *changed* because of EC and their crew and you and how all of you work and treat each other. It's almost astonishing to me that "just" a German metalcore band and their music and "just" a roadie-you-sharing yourselves and your experiences can have such a wonderful effect on me! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I guess the thing about this band is that they started as some dudes that just liked to hang around and do some music with each other. And that type of band they have been for years. Well Nico is "new", but from the old footage it seemed that they also picked him because it just did click with him was well. And they managed to keep this attitude till today and are just amazed about whats happening at the moment - I mean filling all this not small clubs in the US and even bigger arenas here in Europe and run a production on that level is also new for them.
And this attitude just makes you chilled and grateful - and of course triggers your own inner play child, because now you can bring things to the stage you have always dreamed of. Guess that is what has formed the spirit of this tour.
🗣☂ hahahha
So glad you had an amazing experience! Awesome to have met you finally, too! Can't wait for the next one! 😀
Gold. All those little things and moments are what I miss most of touring. We were always based in Hamburg while touring in Europe and I had a German Drum Tech, Fridge, and merch guy, Larry. and TM. I love their humor, and work ethic.
The band I went there lots with Is a Aussi band Rose Tattoo.
You might have even heard of them
I miss it lots.
Yeah the boys just need to bring you on full time at this point, what a healthy and wholesome partnership!
Dude I don't know about Denver, but Toronto was insane with the crowdsurfers, I was at barricade and we barely had a moment respite, and Dajoe couldn't get in there to shoot because of that. The whole venue had a sheen of moisture/sweat covering every single surface at the end, disgusting.
And Montreal, in comparison, brought the GOOD TIMES. The crowd was so hyped, the most excited I've seen in years, singing, dancing, clapping, stomping, chanting "ohé-ohé" before the band even came on. It felt so good, it was so much fun, and positive! At barricade again and it was way more manageable in terms of crowdsurfing. I also remember Bollo posting a story about how he loved Mtl's energy.
Had the chance to speak with the boys and they are the most absolute sweethearts I've ever met. They are so nice and attentive and like for sure when you they this band and crew are the vest you've toured with, I can 100% believe it.
I do think David's English is the most endearing thing, but for sure he plays it up in vlogs, when we spoke he was doing really good I thought.
Omg Lily kicks ass, she was not playing around with the VIPs and I really appreciated that. A real pro!
Don't say things like cancelling Canada shows 😭😭 my poor heart, even though it obviously didn't happen
Oh yeah after the show in Montreal (so 4th in a row) Kevin said he was glad of a breaking cause he was straining. That's a tough schedule, 4 in a row!
So the hairdryer thing is not just a bit? Omg 😂
And it was great chatting with you too Tank, and thanks for everything, the stories, answering the questions, many happy returns and I hope when the guys come back, you'll be part of the team again!
All that she said 😁👆
Really wholesome hearing great stories about touring and not horror stories like you'd usually hear. Kevin being Spaceman for your daughter was the cutest thing I've heard haha. Electric Callboy are such an awesome band can't say it enough!
Very nice, thank you Tank.
I could listen to you for hours as you talk about this beautiful tour. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
I'm looking forward to parts 3, 4 and 5 😉😁🤘
Thanks for sharing this. I'd love a stream with one of the electric callboy guys to hear their experience, too.
So funny to hear Denver was the wildest show. Every show I go to I hear the bands say that we are one of their favorite crowds but I’m always like “yeaaa okayyyy” so to hear it from you is validating 😂
STILL SAD I MISSED THE EC SHOW but hope the band brings you and themselves back here sometime soon!
Can confirm, the place was packed and the energy in the Fillmore was crazy.
"Hast du die Tabletten noch auf dem Schirm?" = "Do you have the tablets on your umbrella?" = "Do you have the pils on your (radar) screen?" = "Do you remember the pills?"
Schirm (umbrella ) is also short for "Bildschirm" (screen) and the reference is about a screen monitoring what's going on currently.
We Germans love direct translations that don't make sense for English speakers.
Loicsuberville does these on TikTok and TH-cam for English/ French/ Spanish and they are hilarious. 😂
@@WookieWoman
My English is not the yellow from the egg. But it goes. => My English isn't the best. But it's ok.
I remember when you made like one of your first reactions to EC and then at some point you said you might work with them and yeah... the rest is history. I just love your stories. So funny and wholesome. You guys fit so well... perfect vibes!
The same reason i subscribe to tank.. and i kinda love how he geek about the equipments in the MVs and damn look at that he is having the best time of his life
You and the boys literally made my year. The show was incredible, really wish there were meet and greet opportunities, but that's okay. I'm glad you had the time of your life, and I hope that you get to have the same experience next time. :)
This is _such_ a great video. I love all the stories, but one thing jumps out at me. If it was really Excedrin, I hope someone told David to be careful with the dosage. If you take too much acetaminophen, or take it with something else that has acetaminophen in it without realizing, or if you combine it with alcohol, it can do a lot of damage to your liver. I mean, it's safe. There's no way it should be a prescription medication. But for a headache after a night of drinking, absolutely do not take Excedrin. Regular aspirin is better in that case, and don't take more acetaminophen than it says to on the label. If he still has that bottle, PLEASE tell him to be nice to his liver. I'm assuming the EC boys all drink, and anyone who drinks potentially not knowing that worries me.
As someone who's from Denver and has basically only ever seen concerts here, a lot of bands will comment on how great/nuts our crowds are here - I've always been skeptical and figured most bands say that to every crowd in every city. It's nice to hear that we do indeed bring the hype.
Was at the Denver show and it was insane, i was 2 rows from the barricade and was having to keep a eye on security for when crowd surfers were coming. Also is great to see myself in the videos.
I was at the Denver show and that energy was INSANE!! Like top of the list of best concerts ever! All 3 bands, crowd, energy, everything! Fantastic job managing that!!
Man when I got into EC, the Algorithm got me into you at the same time. It’s like 2 universes colliding for me. Like a Marvel/Dc crossover or a successful Metallica/GnR tour
as a German guy, I would literal translate "auf dem Schirm" as "on the Screen".
But I kind of know why he said umbrella.
A "Schirm" is mostly something that covers / shields / protects something or Someone.
Regenschirm = Umbrella → covers you from Rain (DE: Regen)
Sonnenschirm = Parasol → shields the sun (DE: Sonne)
Fallschirm = Parachute → protects you from damage caused by falling (DE: fallen, Noun: Fall)
Lampenschirm = Lampshade → covers the Lamp (DE plural: Lampen) and shields the light
Bildschirm - Screen → In case of the Bildschirm (Screen), the "Schirm" refers to the surface on which the image appears. This surface serves as a protective device for the image, shielding it from outside influences such as dust, dirt, or damage. It also creates a boundary between the image and the viewer.
Germans often abbreviate "Regenschirm" to "Schirm" in cases were it's obvious. They also do this with "Bildschirm". If Bildschirm (Screen) = Schirm & Regenschirm (Umbrella) = Schirm, the mix-up is funny but explainable :-)
My tiny little wife want's to extend a thank you for being able to hear this band. I told her to go check them out. It's right up her alley. Nice.
We went off here in Denver. Funnest show I've ever been to.
Just heard Electric Callboy on Octane (XM radio)Friday and fell I love. (Kind mad I didn’t know about them sooner) I spent this whole weekend watching videos and interviews and am absolutely in love with this band. They seem like amazing people! I love your relationship with them and am happy that you got to be their tour manager! I bet you made some amazing lifetime memories.
Great to hear about the German work ethic! I'm in manufacturing these days and when machinery was built from there they were friendly, polite, and went about their business. I have to admit when I was working shows there were some wtf moments, but not out loud. Nice to see how much you care Tank!
Just watching this makes the love this band even more. They're wholesome gents and obviously super talented. They're my go to when I'm feeling down and out. Anywho, what was Kevin and Nico's warm up routine?
I dunno, honestly. I just heard them walking around and screaming a bunch. 😂
Thank you Tank. I had never listened to Electric Callboy but gave them a shot and wow, they go hard. Different to what I usually listen to but I dig it.
It's always the beautiful thing when you discover new music that you instantly love! Electric Callboy happened to me last April and since then they are my favourite band in the world right now
I´m from Germany and I actually was on vacation in the US around the time you guys were touring. I was actually in LA while they played there. Sadly everything was sold out but I would've loved to see them again.
I’m so happy my old friend in middle school showed me these guys. This was sometime around 2012, idk it was so many years ago. I’m proud to have been here listening to the guys over all these years seeing their success.
Fun fact or pro Tipp from me as a dad: we used a hairdryer to get our little daughter to sleep. It’s the constant monotone noise which let her relax and fall asleep. Same works with a vacuum cleaner.
We used to put Ingrid in her little sleeper in our kitchen and turn the air vent above the stove on. Hahaha
I’ve personally used a fan in my window for years and years and years now
@@TankTheTech fantastic! Same same but different.
In Germany at th Hamburg gigs there are 12 bodybuilding style secus. They have a lot to do. Last time there was a guy who surved 6 times. At the last time he came we front row gals had the urge to let him fall down. But we were kind, lol. Shout out to my female friends from the St. Pauli rugby team! You are the best company at front row! You make sure the smaller girls at front row have a great gig amd can breath! Never without you!
Even at the first US show in portland, I clearly remember this one guy that crowd surfed maybe 2 dozen times. Like, I think that's all he was doing, surf up, go back, surf up, and so on.
Yeah, I remember seeing a ton of repeat surfers at a lot of these shows. Haha
@@TankTheTech They probably didn't have a ticket for standing room ;-)
@@TankTheTechin Toronto it was always the same 4-5 people on repeat... i don't get it 😅 and the venue was small so it didn't take them long to come back 😂 the security worked fuckin hard that night!
I need to thank you for putting these guys on my radar! Holy crap, I'm in love with em. New to the party, but I'm firmly planted and cant wait to see whats next. Thanks again man!
Denver was awesome! Glad you gave it a shout out! Was a party!
I almost feel special having been at the Blue Ridge show lol. Traveled there mainly for electric callboy and was glad to at least see them so thank you all for sticking it out and making it happen. I live near Cincy so with EC being announced for Sonic Temple I’m hoping there is a spring headline run though I will have to travel for it. Festivals are cool but I want the full EC experience
Saw the show in Montreal. It was terrific. Thanks to you and the band for a great night. Hope everything went ok for you guys too.
Stoked to hear about how well the tour went! I had a ticket for the original one that got cancelled, and was super sad to hear that there were no rescheduled dates for Texas, but hopefully I can come out for the next one! Sounds like this was the experience of a lifetime to say the least!
I was crowd surfing like 12 times at the danforth in Toronto and it was the hottest show I've ever been to. My patch pants were soaked in sweat. I brought and extra change of clothes
Great to hear all of this. I´d like to know if you tried speaking german with the band/the crew to improve your skills, or the other way around like did they tried speaking german with you ?
My German has gotten good enough to this point where I could answer questions or ask things, but definitely not conversational. My brain isn't working that fast yet. Haha. BUT, I could sit in a room with them and listen to them speak in German and pick up enough that I could usually piece together what they were talking about.
@@TankTheTechI mean... considering their dialect and Kev making up words or whole sentences up without any sense to them.... that deserves some major respect.
@@TheHighPhobia I think the "Ruhrpott" dialect is still one of the easier ones to understand. I think the only real problems are some phrases which make not sense in traditional "high" german. Well or just simply "Wir sprechen alles ausser Hochdeutsch!".
@@Crycane Yeah, I guess I was refering more to the phrases than the dialect itself.
"Was biste am schauen?" instead of "Was schaust du?" and such things.
Hope that if they come back to your again and you get the chance to manage them y’all can come to Houston! Really cool to hear how you bonded with the guys that have kids. Being a dad I know how it feels to be away for extended periods of time and FaceTime doesn’t always help cure the missing them.
I'll never not call it Virgania and Sacaramento ever again!
P.s. i will probably never meet them in person, but i'm equally happy you spent the time with them and make beautiful friendships. And luckily, this is technology age, so you can see them through video calls whenever you want ❤
I love david and his drumming.
Electric Callboy is the most nonsensical fun you can have in music. Amazing. So Happy for you Tank.
I know it's a little late with this comment, but thanks for introducing me to Electric Call Boy. They are so much fun and I can imagine how great a live show is. They remind me of a band that would have been happily in the Wax Trax stable in the ancient times of yore. Hope you get to tour with them again and bring them to Indianapolis.
I'm so happy I was at the Denver show! It was awesome!
I've lived all over the country and I'll say that Denver has some of the wildest shows. Not sure what's up with the energy here, but I've never been to a bad/quiet show in Denver.
I was at Monsters of Oz last weekend. Drove there from Kansas City. I was absolutely mind blown at the energy Denver brought for Parkway Drive.
Thank you so mutch for takeing care of our Boys and sharing that experiance with us. If I had a Band and we woud be touring throu the US, I would wnat you as tour manager.
You are the best. Stay as you are.
Greetings form Germany!
I really wish that I could have see Electric Callboy when they toured in the United States. I live in Texas and they completely skipped the state of Texas. It was a sad day when I realized that they wouldn’t be coming to Texas. I’m glad that you had a blast.
I'm so glad this tour went so well. So nice meeting you
Tank, I am so happy for you that you could make that experience and that it was so much fun for you. I wish I could meet you one day. You seem to be very chill and kind. Maybe one day you can be again tourmanager for EC. 🎉😂
Really enjoyed this video dude 🤘
I'm so glad it went brilliantly and much fun was had from the sounds ,they definitely picked the right guy for the job and it shows from your reactions and there interaction with you , congratulations on the tour to you,electric and all involved 🤘🤘🤘
The Philadelphia show was a blast! I spent most of the night in the pit and everyone was just so happy to be there
Colorado native here yes us Coloradans are absolutely insane sometimes some bands that I've seen live have said Denver is their favorite city
I was at the denver show and was given water a lot. Between nearly every song they passed out water and if you asked they give you some. It was awesome
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My cousin Timmy is a retired bus driver for bands. He drove for probably 25 years or so. And just like what you're doing, talking about your experience, I loved hearing Timmy's stories lol. I'm so jealous.. You have the best job ever!!
I Am so happy for you Tank :D
So nice to hear you've had a good time!
And damn, you look recovered 😅
Dude you are so spot on when you say American bands complain. I'm telling ya and I'll say this 100x. The European bands were always so much more more fun and positive to hang out with. Soo true.
I just love a 100% positive feel good video every once in a while. As much as all the discussions about venues, tours, merch, bands and other "inside stuff" that me a random concert goer and fan have not clue about is why I watch this channel to begin with, some pure unequivocal love is always welcome :D
Hi Tank, I would love to see a video about what all a tour manager does. Also, are there unspoken rules or superstitions about touring?
There are definitely unspoken rules and some superstitions, but they can also differ from tour to tour.
I love seeing your name in their live video credits…I’m so happy that you were able to work with them and that it was an amazing experience for you all.
Was in the Denver crowd, THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE SCENE HERE.
Also in the Blue Ridge crowd, good, but not the same level.
I was front row at the denver show! It was awesome! Had such a great time
Denver was such a good show! Glad to hear we could be crazy enough for you! 🤘
Tour stories are my favorite of your content 😮
In a perfect world, ill see you and ELC here soon in Vegas. Cheers!
Your videos are great ! I tour with a friends band , most people don't have a clue what it's like . Absolute craziness sometimes and a lot of hard work .
David is such a freaking great guy.
And I love that somehow, his english is more broken than my german. 😂
I wish I had come to see you guys in Toronto!!! I’m so happy to see you get to share such an amazing experience with such a unique band!! You’re such an important part of the online music scene, thank you so much!!!
I went yesterday at an EC show at Musilac in France, is it strange to say that i hoped to see you near the stage? 😆
It was so fun btw!!!
After hearing how high is Denver and how high is Mexico City, I think I'm going to resign myself to seeing Electric Callboy in Mexico. Here we are more than 2200 meters above sea level, we also have earthquakes. Damn, I think I should consider going to Europe to see them instead.
Good point about the Danforth Music Hall. The gig was really awesome, one of the best I've ever seen, but the venue was way too hot unfortunately :/
The stage the played on at Blue Ridge, the stage was up a slight hill I couldn't imagine trying to crowd surf up a hill 👀 it was so cool to see them live.
Here in Denver we always get crazy crowd surfing shows. Another band that played at the Mission Ballroom last year told us during the security meeting that they've only had 1 crowd surfer on their last show. At the end of the night we were told we had over 200 lol. Said band is about to play again here this weekend.
Funny you should mention a thermostat. I work in commercial AC. Venues that have concerts often do not run the AC. Why? Tends to ruin effects like stage fog or smoke. Sometimes artists will not want the AC. When the Forum in LA was refurbished the first show afterwards was the Eagles. Don Henley demanded that the AC was off or he wouldn't perform.
Seeing Sevendust for show 52 this month. Those guys are so incredibly awesome
Such awesome insides! Thanks Tank, for sharing that!!! 🥰
i’m also totally a hairdryer lover. Its just so calming and warm.
We Germans do love to complain, we just do it afterwards for such situations. In situations where the job is something to complain about, there is no time to complain, there's only time to get the job done. I once did a super small theatre show which we had to rotate 180°, literally make it face the other direction (our rear stage has seating that makes up the studio stage), just before doors. The stage setup was just a few boxes, that was no problem, the lighting was more of a challenge. From the moment I found out that we'd have to flip it to the moment we were done, all that could be on my mind was how to accomplish that in 30 minutes. There just wasn't time to even think about complaining. In the end, we started with a delay of 15 minutes (almost all of that was unused buffer), but we did it.
But make no mistake: if there is time to complain, I and many other Germans will do so if the social situation permits (it's not something you do openly).
If anyone wonders:
The reason for this situation was that on our side, it was always assumed that this was going to happen on the studio stage, but the ticketing always assumed it was the grand auditorium, and because we never got an update of the sales numbers after they surpassed the 190 seat mark (over 300 seats were sold in the end) and because it was never discussed, the miscommunication only surfaced when my coworker wanted to place the guiding system for guiding the people to the studio stage just before doors and the foyer personnel was irritated as to why.
That was certainly a lesson learnt about communication processes.
Danke dir für die Einblicke Tank .
Great seeing and hearing you on my local rock station in Tucson talking to Beef Vegan. Great interview!!!
So glad for you!
Im gonna be seeing them in May I wanted to go last year but was bit out of my price range. Can't wait
@TanktTheTech You should really do a Vacation in Germany, especially around Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg (Ruhrpott region, its kinda like the Detroit of Germany. This would be the closest comparison that comes to my mind). Mostly nice people there, a lot of sightseeing stuff (like a whole Steel Plant in Duisburg, a Mine in Essen etc.), well and you'll probably learn to open a beer in 256 different ways.
Haha the story of Ingrid calling Kevin "Spaceman" instantly reminds me of that spaceman-daycare-moshpit😂❤
Tank, it Sounds like you had a lot of fun touring with electric callboy.
I love the fanboy moment you had at the first soundcheck tho lol.
Can confirm about the Denver show, I was there and it was a blast.
I am enjoying your vids. It reminds me of when I was working at a 400 person room. Really brings back a lot of memories.
Im so pissed i missed EC in Phoenix. Hopefully they come back soon!