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On this episode of DTB’s “Gear Masters”, Marcus Siepen, guitarist of the power metal band, Blind Guardian, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on the Somewhere Far Beyond North American Tour 2025 with Ensiferum and Seven Kingdoms. Blind Guardian is currently supporting their newest album, Somewhere Far Beyond (Revisited). You can watch the video below:
On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the pop rock band, The Home Team, while on The Crucible of Life Fall Tour 2025 with Arrows In Action and Makari. The Home Team is currently supporting their newest album, The Crucible of Life. You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - November 28, 2025
Location - House of Blues in Chicago
On this episode of DTB’s “Stage Threads”, Luke Eisner, vocalist/guitarist of the pop rock band, VOILÀ, shows you his stage outfits and discusses how his style connects to their music and the stories behind the clothing he wears during performances. VOILÀ is currently supporting their newest album, The Last Laugh. You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - November 11, 2025
Location - Reggies in Chicago, IL
On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the post-hardcore band, Mella, while on A Lot Like Bird's 2025 U.S. headline tour with Dwellings, Zeta, and Amarionette. Mella is currently supporting their newest album, Or so I've been told... You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - October 15, 2025
Location - Cobra Lounge in Chicago, IL
In this Dream Tour segment, the pop artist, colby!, shares which artists would make up her ultimate dream lineup. You can check out her picks below:
I genuinely love this question. I really feel like I could plan out a whole festival of people that I want, so I’ll try to really narrow it down.
First pick, I’d want to tour with Olivia Dean. I got into her music a couple years ago, and this past album is maybe one of my favorite albums ever. She’s so authentically herself in everything she does, and her music is so raw and personal. She really sets the tone with this amazing vibe that just puts you in the best mood.
Then I would have Amy Winehouse… I mean, she’s a legend. She got me into writing and exploring my voice when I was thirteen, and she just has some of the music that I will forever be in love with. I would politely ask her to do everything from each album, and I would just have that perfect moment in the crowd with her (yes, nobody else will be there).
My big finale would have to be George Michael. That man’s my ride or die. I grew up listening to him all the time, from “Everything She Wants” by Wham! to “Kissing a Fool.” He always makes me fall more in love with music, and he knew exactly what the crowd wanted. He’s truly such an amazing artist, producer, songwriter, gay man, everything. I will forever be obsessed with him and everything that he’s done.
On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the deathcore band, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, while on tour with Heavy//Hitter, The Crimson Armada, and Lilith’s Demise. Thus Spoke Zarathustra is currently supporting their newest album, I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time For Others’ Harm. You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - October 26, 2025
Location - Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL
In this Dream Tour segment, the soulful pop artist, REIGNS, shares her vision for the ultimate festival lineup packed with legends and icons. You can check out her picks below:
If I could create my dream lineup, it would 100% have to be a festival, there’s just no other way to fit in all the icons.
We’d kick things off with the incomparable Aretha Franklin, belting out her classics and, of course, doing the legendary coat drop. No one — and I mean no one — does it like Aretha. Then Nina Simone would join her on stage for a spine tingling duet of “Feeling Good.” Can you imagine that energy?!
Next, to keep the emotions raw and real, Janis Joplin would take over with a stripped back version of “Cry Baby,” just her and an electric guitar. Epic doesn’t even begin to cover it.
After that soulful storm, Amy Winehouse would glide on stage to perform her entire FRANK album from start to finish — pure heaven. Then we’d shift gears with Sam Divine, my ultimate favourite DJ, spinning her magic and getting everyone moving before RAYE brings a full on spectacle — live band, choir, orchestra, the works.
And to close it all in true jaw dropping fashion? P!nk would literally fly in on a trapeze (because of course she would), and that’s when I’d join her on stage for a duet of some of her most influential songs — the ones that inspired me to do what I do today.
You can probably tell I’ve thought about this once or twice… right?
Oh… and did someone say encore? Obviously, that would have to be me, RAYE, and P!nk all performing my latest single “Never Be Forgotten.” Honestly, I love them both so much I’d even let them take the ad libs — and that’s saying something, because that’s my favourite part to sing live!
On this episode of DTB’s “Gear Masters”, the metal bassist, Ricky Bonazza (of Fear Factory and Butcher Babies), shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on Fear Factory’s U.S. Demanufactour 2025. You can watch the video below:
On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the indie pop rock band, The Band CAMINO, while on The NeverAlways Tour with Almost Monday. The Band CAMINO is currently supporting their newest album, NeverAlways. You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - November 20, 2025
Location - The Salt Shed in Chicago, IL
In this Crazy Tour Stories segment, the indie pop band, Fickle Friends, shares one of their most chaotic and humbling experiences from the road. You can check out the story below:
There’s something uniquely character building about band life on the road, especially when the itinerary reads: Electric Picnic (Ireland) – 3am ferry – St Andrews (Scotland) Uni Ball. Having had an amazing time at E.P., we rocked up to the ferry port in the middle of the night. We found ourselves parked behind a line of lorries full of screaming chickens being transported somewhere ominous (my resultant eight years of veganism says it all).
Naturally, we decided the best way to celebrate our success was to hunt down the quietest corner of the ferry, the cinema, assuming no sane person would watch a film at 3am. We built ourselves cocoons out of coats and bags under the seats, ready for the blissful sleep we deserved. Then, like a real life jump scare, a lone passenger sat down in the third row and fired up a movie. Not just any movie. Seventh Son, featuring Julianne Moore as a malicious witch who spends roughly 95% of the runtime screaming “WILLIAAAMMMMMM!” (this film has a 12% Rotten Tomatoes rating, I simply had to check when writing this piece). No headphones. No mercy. We lay there, delirious, trying to sleep through the relentless shrieking, questioning every life decision that had brought us here.
By the time we arrived in St Andrews, we were clinging to sanity by a thread. We did our soundcheck, grabbed dinner, and came back ready to redeem ourselves, playing indie pop to drunk university students… a historically easy win for us. Except… when it came to stage time, there was a problem. It turned out the in house sound engineer had managed to save over our show file. After what felt like an hour of scrambling to re patch the desk and check the lines, the stage curtains lifted to reveal an almost entirely empty hall. So there we stood, playing our hearts out to a scattering of “last to leave the party” types. Character building, as I said.
Sometimes touring gives you magical crowds and euphoric moments, and sometimes it just gives you a 3am ferry, the name WILLIAMMMM burned into your frontal cortex, and the most humbling show of your life. But hey, at least I had something to write about ;)
On this episode of DTB’s “Cooking at 65mph”, the metalcore band, Make Them Suffer, prepares their special Merch Cut Meal, while on Fit For A King’s “The Lonely God Tour” with Spite and 156/Silence. Make Them Suffer is currently supporting their newest self-titled album. You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - November 14, 2025
Location -Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL
On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the indie folk artist, Hunter Metts, while on the “A Crater Wide Tour” with Emma Andersen. Hunter Metts is currently supporting his newest EP, A Crater Wide. You can watch the video below:
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Film Date - October 30, 2025
Location - Schubas in Chicago, IL
In this Dream Tour segment, the indie pop, synth pop, and dream pop band, New Constellations, shares what their ultimate fantasy tour would look like. You can check out their picks below:
Harlee:
My dream tour would be a world tour with Phantogram and Sylvan Esso (with guest appearances from Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers). I feel like we’ve been influenced by both of these bands in totally different ways — we have some songs with those heavier trip hop beats that Phantogram fans would vibe with, and that dancey, whimsical side that I think Sylvan Esso fans would totally love as well.
The dream ending? Labor Day weekend at The Gorge, where we’d all join forces and form a supergroup to open for Dave Matthews Band. That would be the ultimate full circle moment for me.
Josh:
My dream tour would probably involve a Talking Heads reunion. They’re not only my favorite band, but also one of my biggest musical influences. A lot of the guitar work on our album is pretty heavily inspired by them. Stop Making Sense is one of the best live concert films ever, so getting to be a part of something like that — or even just watching it every night — would be incredible.
Even though we don’t sound anything alike, I’d also have to say Rage Against the Machine. Selfishly, I’ve always wanted to see them live, so that one’s just for me. Plus, I feel like there are more machines that need to be raged against right now more than ever.
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![Make Them Suffer Prepare Their Merch Cut Meal - COOKING AT 65MPH Ep. 58 [VIDEO]](https://www.digitaltourbus.com/content/images/2026/01/Make-Them-Suffer-Cooking-at-65mph-ICON-_2_.webp){kind=icon}
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