Tour Countdown
A Gooseberry summer by the numbers
As I sit down to write this humble newsletter that will arrive on your doorstep, hat in hand, hoping to find you well,1 it dawns on me that we are a mere two weeks away from the beginning of our summer tour. And by “dawns on me” I mean that I am “painstakingly aware given the anxiety that keeps me acutely attuned down to the hour, minute, and second as to the absolutely insane endeavor we are embarking on.”
But yay, tour! We’re doing fine! I swear!
In all seriousness, this upcoming tour is a significant moment in Gooseberry History. It is our first ever headline tour. It is by far the largest total distance we are covering to bring our music to the masses. It just might be the dumbest thing we’ve ever done. So crazy, it just might work…
If you are crazy enough to join us on this adventure, make sure to get your tickets today before they sell out in your city! And if you need a reminder of the many cities we’re playing, look no further:
Not so redacted anymore, eh? That’s right, only the Gooseberry Gazette crew knows where the last week of shows will be and that we’ll be reuniting with our good friend BabyJake on his massive summer tour!
By the Numbers
We love numbers here in Gooseberry Land. So to celebrate the upcoming tour, we thought we’d look at some of the eye-popping stats that illustrate how truly fucking dumb of an idea this all is! Let’s get into it.
24
Shows we’ll be playing this summer on our tour.
But Asa, you say, I only see 23 on the poster!
First off: good eye.
Second off: shut up, nerd!
Third off: sorry, I didn’t mean to yell, the frustration is entirely my own given I made this poster and shipped it off before realizing I had failed to include the Sofar Sounds show we’ll be playing in Boston on August 11th and then had to swiftly self-rationalize by exclaiming “well actually, it’s good I didn’t add that because it’s more of an ancillary one-off show and anyway it would distract Boston fans from the bigger show at O’Brien’s the night before so really I’m a marketing genius and thank the heavens for my superior intellect.”
It’s scary inside here, folks.
45
Total days that will transpire from the beginning to the end of this tour. That means we’ll be playing a show 53%2 of those days.
In other words, more days are show days than aren’t.
Pray for my vocal cords.
6,685.68
Estimated number of miles we will cover in our trusty Chevy Colorado, according to this cool online geo-calculator I found:
Does that look like the kind of thing any sane person would do?3
13
Cities we’ll be playing for the first time!
Beyond excited to bring Gooseberry to the midwest, finally. We’ll be rocking Detroit, close to Will’s alma mater of U Michigan, which is something we’ve been meaning to do for a long, long time. Over in New England, Portland and Portsmouth are sleeper picks for best stops on the tour.
Evin has already begun preparing a list of the top places to eat in each city. Please send us your recommendations accordingly!
Speaking of debuts…
2
Countries Gooseberry will have played music in. That’s right people, we’re milking this INTERNATIONAL TOUR for all she’s worth!! Perhaps more importantly, this will be both Will’s and Evin’s first time in The Great White North.4 They might come back as mounties, they might come back as maple syrup. Only time will tell.
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Hall of Fames along our route: Baseball (Cooperstown), Football (Canton), Rock and Roll (Cleveland), Hockey (Toronto).
Alas, we admit it: this whole thing is just a ruse to finance a trip back into our childhood dreams. And we would’ve gotten away with it, too, if, well, no, wait, we’re still getting away with it, aren’t we?
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Amazing fanbase we can’t wait to see at all of our stops (hey, that’s you!). Y’all make all this possible and worth doing so we can’t overstate how much it means to us.
This little secret Gazette club is near and dear to my heart because it shows me that we’re not out here struggling alone. We’re a team. And this team is hitting the road in a big way. Whether you’re joining us for one show, ten shows, or just tagging along via the couch tour, you’re just as much a part of this journey as we are.
15 days remain until the tour begins. The clock is ticking.
I can’t wait.
<3 Asa
No email ever, nor shall an email ever, find anyone, anywhere, well. Never. Not even those cute things your grandparents used to send you with the classic granny humor and clip art-like images slowly careening across the screen. Not even those, not well, not ever.
How many bands y’all follow that are DROPPING DATA on your head like this, hmm?
Jokes aside, planning this whole thing was a herculean effort and it takes a village. Many thanks to Cedar Williams for his help, as well as Matt Ladis and other resourceful friends in the industry who helped us out along the way. That said… pretty funny that this route makes sense from a logistical standpoint, but looks like I should be put away in an asylum when seen from above. Alternatively: kinda looks like a Rorschach. What do you see here? Leave us a comment with your deranged thoughts and we’ll psychoanalyze you like all the best bands do for their fans!
Assuming, of course, we make it across the border (not a given!).
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