For many music professionals, touring is a love-hate relationship. Live shows and travel are a chance to bring music directly to fans, but it can also be mentally, physically and financially draining for music professionals.
The COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain issues have made touring more costly, more unpredictable, and for some music professionals, far less desirable. However, the pandemic has also opened the door to more candid conversations about the difficulties of touring, including several high-visibility artists speaking openly about their decisions to cancel tours.
After more than 30 years providing a critical safety net to music professionals, MusiCares understands what it takes to bring music to the world and the hardships that so many music professionals navigate. With that in mind, MusiCares is pleased to launch the Resilience on the Road Toolkit: a living suite of resources to foster and sustain mental and physical wellness among music professionals on tour.
With this toolkit, MusiCares hopes to help alleviate some of the stressors of the road. MusiCares believes that fostering Resilience on the Road requires four core elements: access to resources and information to make informed choices about physical and mental wellness; affordable and timely mental health support; accessible and high-quality medical and physical wellness; and an underpinning of an empathetic and compassionate community on tour.
These are all available in various forms, from panel discussions to daily actions and reflection prompts, within the toolkit. To preview and register to download the Resilience on the Road toolkit, visit musicaresresilienceontheroadtoolkit.splashthat.com.
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