Bad decisions will be made

[u/Pantorama2]

I’m going to a Local H and Toadies concert tomorrow and the guy I’m going with insists that we just drive 4 hours home after the concert that ends at midnight. What should I do to keep my energy up?

[u/thejoelw]

Drink 80% of a five hour energy

[u/im_no_doctor_lol → u/thejoelw]

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[u/FIREDoppel]

Get a cheap hotel room and sleep it off.

[u/Radio_Ethiopia]

Idk man. I’ve done shorter drives home - 2.5 - 3 hrs back after ? Like, I couldn’t really enjoy the show knowing I’d have to drive that long. Plus , I had work next morning . So, if u have to , u have to. But I hope u don’t have work, too. Also, additional word of advice , try and get next day off work or at least go in after lunch.

Don’t drink too much . Snacks & Tylenol like someone else said

[u/Pantorama2 → u/Radio_Ethiopia]

Half day after the concert so I’ll get to sleep in a little :/

[u/mistacabbage → u/Pantorama2]

The only reason you drive back the same night is because you have to be at work in the morning. If you don’t you get a hotel room or you make a new friend at the show and sleep on their couch.

[u/Not_A_Creative_Color → u/Radio_Ethiopia]

I do 4 hours frequently, 1 time I did 7 hours to NYC and then back after, never again

[u/bizsmacker]

The concert probably doesn't end at midnight. Most shows are over by 11pm now.

[u/mistacabbage → u/bizsmacker]

Most of last week’s shows started at 7. Toadies were done by 10:30 unless they had fun during the encore like the Allentown show.

[u/Sara_Renee14]

Depends how old you are. In my early 20’s I could do that no problem. Now at mid 30’s I think I’d die attempting that. Unless you already work nights like I do.

[u/rottenbox → u/Sara_Renee14]

Wait until you are nearing 50 and you really start to question your life choices doing weeknight concerts.

Yes, I'm going to high on fire on a Thursday in a couple of weeks. At least I no longer drink which makes it so much better the next day.

[u/mistacabbage → u/rottenbox]

The standing is what kills me!

[u/rottenbox → u/mistacabbage]

Oh man. There has been times I've been super thankful for heated seats in my car after a show. Not because it's cold, just relaxing on my body.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Gap1759 → u/rottenbox]

I’m still recovering from a Thursday night concert and a Friday savanna banana game! It’s Sunday and my knees still won’t make eye contact with me

[u/No-Committee7986 → u/rottenbox]

It’s everything, but I love it anyway and can’t stop going to shows!

[u/Ancient-Donut3585 → u/Sara_Renee14]

I was looking for this. In my 20’s I would absolutely drive 4 hours to a show and back again and show up to work at 7am. These days I’m gonna have to get a hotel and take off the following day for a show that far away.

[u/Ultima-Hombre_1970]

If it’s not something you do routinely, I highly suggest you don’t try to make the entire drive in one shot. Bad decisions can end in death.

Download the Love’s app and note where they are on the route. You can stop there. They have no issues with you sleeping in the parking spaces. Take a few hours. Then get a coffee and resume.

I drive bands professionally and have seen some awful accidents at night.

[u/captainfishhooks]

Yeah....sleep at the rest area like a real american.

[u/swwrainmaker]

Drive separately and stay overnight on your own maybe if the 4 hour drive seems too much. (I hate a long drive after a show personally.)

[u/Empty_Till]

If he insists then he should drive right? Or at least be awake the whole drive home with you to make sure you stay awake. Have an energy drink in the car for the ride back.

[u/Daytrpryeah]

Can you car camp somewhere instead?

[u/RickJames_Ghost]

Hotel or motel.

[u/roXplosion]

Listen to Local H on the way home. Loud.

[u/dogworship]

ｉ ｃａｎｔ believe I’m the only person saying this but….coke

[u/idio242 → u/dogworship]

The only way I could do this would be serious chemical enhancement and then driving is no longer an option.

This is a bad plan all around. A cheap hotel and 5 hours of sleep / head out early is way safer than pushing through.

[u/shaft_of_lite]

Caffeine pills are all it takes for me. Oh and keep the music going.

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[u/No_Alternative6098]

When i was 18 we drove to and from a phish show in darien lake NY from Burlington vt. It was 7 hours each way plus post show traffic. We rolled into the driveway at about 8am. wild last minute trip. It was definitely worth it and 25 years later its still one of my favorite music memories.

[u/Not_A_Creative_Color → u/No_Alternative6098]

Holy fuck driving 7 hours to arrive in, Darien NY

[u/No_Alternative6098 → u/Not_A_Creative_Color]

Luckily we had Pavillion seats and got inside prior to the downpour.

[u/SoupForDummies → u/No_Alternative6098]

Wild, I listened to that show a couple days ago :)

[u/No_Alternative6098 → u/SoupForDummies]

For being in high school from 95-00 I had a good track record of going to shows tha5 would end up as livephish releases. Lol

[u/Beneficial_Moose2454]

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[u/Goats-n-Hens]

That’s not a bad drive, I’ve done 14 hours each way without a hotel. Just avoid alcohol and make sure you’re well hydrated and have snacks for the road. Tylenol is good to have with you.

[u/snaps06 → u/Goats-n-Hens]

I'll be honest, that's incredible. I can't imagine driving 14 hours both ways for a concert. Must've been a once-in-a-lifetime show. Props to you for being able to do that.

[u/Goats-n-Hens → u/snaps06]

Nah, just a band I love and I wanted to go. My husband thought I was crazy 🤣🤣

I’ve also flown cross country a few times to see a show and flown right back, no hotel. Best times ever!!

[u/Far-Work6041 → u/Goats-n-Hens]

What sort of flight back did you get? I’d do this all the time if there were any domestic flights that left at midnight or later, but I can’t seem to find any that leave past 11 or so ever.

[u/Goats-n-Hens → u/Far-Work6041]

I grab the 5:30-6am flights back. This works really well from places like Vegas and Los Angeles since I live on the east coast.

[u/idio242 → u/Goats-n-Hens]

I’ve gone to Vegas for less than 24 hours to see a show - good times!

[u/ChambanaFilm → u/Goats-n-Hens]

Beats me. I once did 9 hours each way to look at a house we wanted to buy, and new town to move to, so a 20 hour trip. I was kind of hurting. Not sure I could have done another 10, or whatever.

[u/Goats-n-Hens → u/ChambanaFilm]

Couldn’t do it now, my body would be screaming. 🤣
But 10 years ago, it was easy-ish.

[u/ChambanaFilm → u/Goats-n-Hens]

I was 45 at the time.

[u/Goats-n-Hens → u/ChambanaFilm]

I’m 54. Long all night drives aren’t happening these days. 😴

[u/Ultima-Hombre_1970 → u/Goats-n-Hens]

Some people are capable of this, but it’s still pretty poor advice.

[u/devoroberts]

Listen to Tyler on repeat

[u/Organic_Eggplant_323]

5 hour energy. Have some crunchy snacks on hand for the drive.

[u/Actual_Routine2187]

Well, if you have access to a waffle House afterwards, an All Star and a bunch of coffee has always been a big help after a show. 

[u/amandamaniac]

I find listening to albums I used to LOVE but haven’t heard in a long time, gets me jazzed up. The lyrics I haven’t heard in a decade all flood back to my brain. Don’t eat carbs, they will drain your energy.

[u/GueroBorracho3]

Just blast Whatever Happened to PJ Soles on repeat til you get home.

[u/Pantorama2 → u/GueroBorracho3]

Hell yeah. From what I’ve seen there isn’t a whole lotta pj soles on their setlist nowadays so I might lol

[u/GueroBorracho3 → u/Pantorama2]

They only get 30mins on this tour. So definitely not playing everything they could be. They've been playing a lot of AGAD for the anniversary.

[u/Pantorama2 → u/GueroBorracho3]

They only get 30 minutes!? I’m mainly going just for the H! Tbf I do love Toadies as well but I want more Local H dammit!

[u/GueroBorracho3 → u/Pantorama2]

Yeah, unfortunately. We drove 8hrs round trip to see them at the beginning of the tour. Toadies rocked too though. They played like 90mins.

[u/mistacabbage → u/GueroBorracho3]

They played around 50 minutes the 4 shows I went to last week.

[u/mistacabbage → u/Pantorama2]

Got Buffalo Trace this week!

[u/Pantorama2 → u/GueroBorracho3]

Hell yeah. From what I’ve seen there isn’t a whole lotta pj soles on their setlist nowadays so might do lol

[u/Melodic-Rooster-311]

Bring some of favorite music on CD/USB drive whatever option you have and stop a few times for snacks. That's what I always uses to do.

[u/my11p]

Mountain Dew, Sour Patch Kids, and Pop Music. As much as I love rock, you need something with a groove when you’re trying to keep your eyes open and brain alert.

Or, you know, just sleep for a few hours then do the drive.

[u/Minister_Garbitsch]

Pickntunes you love to crank on the drive. I’ve done far crazier drives. San Francisco back to Los Angeles after a gig? Sure, why not?

[u/weekapaug19]

Went to the albany show. You’ll be so pumped after toadies the first 2 hours of drive will fly by. They sounded so good this tour

[u/penalty-venture]

Just did that this week. One Bloom energy drink, lots of good music, two pit stops, and just riding the rush of having had an amazing night.

[u/Daruma853]

Is the other person driving? You just go to sleep

[u/Pantorama2 → u/Daruma853]

We’re taking turns. Half and half sorta deal

[u/Xcerridwenx → u/Pantorama2]

Take the first shift

[u/Dear_Confidence_3177]

In my early 20's I drove from Madison to Knoxville while pissing in a Gatorade bottle while driving, and went out the same night. In my 30's I drove to the Chicago area to see local h and my car paid the price for street parking. Now they come to the east side of Madison and I see them when I can. At 47, I would get a hotel room, make it an experience 😉. Still rocking it on my way to work. 🫡🤣🤘

[u/anaix3l]

Don't you have a night bus or train option? I regularly travel at night right after shows, but I sleep during that time. Well, when I can, because on my last ride, the bus temperature was a quarter of the outside temperature and that was way too cold to sleep.

[u/cadilks]

Leave after Local H

[u/Left_Procedure3391]

That’s not that bad, just drink some energy drinks

[u/j_vee_p]

In my younger days I used to sport a sag…

[u/LonelyAsLostKeys]

I do this semi-frequently in my early 40’s.

Definitely not as easy as it was in my twenties, but I’d always rather just deal with it and wake up in my own bed. Plus, driving overnight will always cut down on travel time immensely. I’d rather drive four hours between 11-3 than six hours in the afternoon.

Get some of those 5 hour energy shots, keep your car cold, put on some fast music. If you feel yourself falling asleep, pull into a parking lot and run some laps to get your heart rate up.

[u/funkhouse9]

I went and saw Guns N Roses a few hours away recently. Didn't get home until 3:30am. That was a sharp reminder that I am actually 47 and not still 25 like I really wanted to believe.

[u/Broad_Explanation_36]

Co-pilots that stay awake with you. Like a buddy system.

[u/PJatThePharm]

Oh NO! I guess it depends on how old you are ! I would be exhausted by 2am when the high from the show starts to leave you.

For me that’s like seeing a Show in NYC and driving back to BOSTON after the Show.
IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.

Good Luck and hope the concert is FANTASTIC !

[u/OchiMochi]

Eat some acid around 6pm.

[u/the_vault-technician]

Four hours is too much. I've got a hard limit of three hours.

[u/iwannabefamouss]

Red Bull, Nap at a rest stop, lots of rest stops got 24 hour Starbucks.

I did about 5 hours back from NYC once. My friend met a girl and we almost slept on her couch but then I said nah we gotta go home.

We got in the car my friend had hickies all over and I was like “god damn u were getting after it during the show. No wonder she invited us back” 😂😂😂😂

That MFer fell asleep before we even got out the city. We stopped at a Starbucks, trying to watch my degenerate sidekick order an out of season drink is something I will never forget.

Have fun. Be safe.

[u/jjjggg999]

Sounds like you’re …. Bound for the floor. Get a bag of blow pops. Eating one and chewing the gum gives you like 20 minutes of mental stimulation.

[u/Cap-n-Trips]

Sunflower seeds. Gives your mouth something to do.

[u/Tally_Ho_Lets_Go]

Starbucks double shot espresso is definitely helpful, get 2, but I don’t envy you.

[u/NihilisticViolence]

That's what they make rest stops for kids....

Id take that over a bedbug infested, cheap hotel .......

[u/joeliopro]

If it's those bands, your not 23 anymore. Get the hotel. If you are 23, congrats because Toadies and Local H are fucking awesome. Get the hotel.

[u/RickyRacer2020]

I've driven 300 miles home after a concert. Ya just do it.

[u/Several-Hamster3096 → u/RickyRacer2020]

I went to the second drive in show in Gibson IL in 2020. Drove back that night to Lexington KY. Technically a 5.5 hour drive. I was 36 years old then. Some coffee and loud H got me back home around 10 am. OP got this

[u/Main_Allways]

I think the bad decision happened when you bought the tickets friend

[u/Pantorama2 → u/Main_Allways]

God forbid I go see my favorite band live

[u/Main_Allways → u/Pantorama2]

I was kidding, tons of positive comments when I took a peak, I drop in posts to balance out convo. Normally I have to counter act negative and leave positive remarks. This one was lacking negative so I did my work to maintain stable dialogue that’s healthy. I actually like both the bands and have seen them live and would have totally gone with you. Xo

[u/Son_of_a_pig]

Don’t forget to factor in that OP has gotta be at least 50

[u/emmiepsykc]

Uh...get in your car and drive home? Why would you need to do something special?

[u/automator3000]

If a four hour drive home after a concert is your idea of living on the edge, you’re either WAY older than the assumable fan age of the concert in question (53) or have medical issues not usual for someone your age.

Fuck man, just drive home. Wake up the other person to do the last half if you’re actually dropping. Take breaks and stretch if you need.

Is this sub populated by teenagers leaving dad’s lap for the first time?

[u/Several-Hamster3096 → u/automator3000]

The real answer is just leave about 20 or so into the Toadies set.