What a great SXSW example of technology, music, design, and IRL behavior expressed through design. While the information graphic speaks for itself, I found myself rooting for Vampire Weekend to make it to the moon, even though that’s apparently less work than being on tour with Mayday Parade…. (^_^) gid:   The hardest-working bands of 2010 Full story and press release on our blog We’ve taken a long, hard look at our data and rounded up a list of the hardest-working bands of 2010, based on their number of tour dates last year. It’s pretty astonishing. The band with the most tour dates, Mayday Parade, had a whopping 194 shows in 2010. That’s about one concert every other day! Meanwhile, Vampire Weekend traveled two-thirds of the way to the moon across all their tour dates. We were mostly surprised by the diversity of this list. It’s clear that artists of all kinds touring heavily, from hip-hop star B.o.B, to country legend Willie Nelson, to indie newbies Beach House, and metal gods Megadeth, there’s a huge spread in genres and maturity of careers. That makes us so happy because we love seeing all types of fans using Songkick to go to more shows, no matter what kind of music you like. (Hi,RapeJesus, we’re looking at you!) Download the infographic here. Here’s the full list: 1. Mayday Parade—194 tour dates; 71,000 miles traveled2. Caribou—185 tour dates; 139,000 miles traveled3. Surfer Blood—183 tour dates; 111,000 miles traveled4. Two Door Cinema Club—168 tour dates; 130,000 miles traveled5. Skillet—166 tour dates; 72,000 miles traveled6. Willie Nelson—161 tour dates; 56,000 miles traveled7. Lady Gaga—159 tour dates; 89,000 miles traveled8. Vampire Weekend—159 tour dates; 150,000 miles traveled9. Beach House—157 tour dates; 89,000 miles traveled10. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club—155 tour dates; 82,000 miles traveled11. Never Shout Never—154 tour dates; 56,000 miles traveled12. Every Avenue—153 tour dates; 73,000 miles traveled13. Breathe Carolina—147 tour dates; 68,000 miles traveled14. 30 Seconds to Mars—142 tour dates; 124,000 miles traveled15. We the Kings—134 tour dates; 82,000 miles traveled16. Hey Monday—133 tour dates, 51,000 miles traveled17. B.o.B.—127 tour dates; 128,000 miles traveled18. Alesana—124 tour dates; 57,000 miles traveled19. Parkway Drive—120 tour dates; 87,000 miles traveled20. Megadeth—117 tour dates; 88,000 miles traveled Which one of these hard-working bands did you catch on tour last year? Full press release is here. We got some of our favorite bands to tell us about life on the road! Check out what they said.
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What a great SXSW example of technology, music, design, and IRL behavior expressed through design. While the information graphic speaks for itself, I found myself rooting for Vampire Weekend to make it to the moon, even though that’s apparently less work than being on tour with Mayday Parade…. (^_^)

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The hardest-working bands of 2010

Full story and press release on our blog

We’ve taken a long, hard look at our data and rounded up a list of the hardest-working bands of 2010, based on their number of tour dates last year. It’s pretty astonishing. The band with the most tour dates, Mayday Parade, had a whopping 194 shows in 2010. That’s about one concert every other day! Meanwhile, Vampire Weekend traveled two-thirds of the way to the moon across all their tour dates.

We were mostly surprised by the diversity of this list. It’s clear that artists of all kinds touring heavily, from hip-hop star B.o.B, to country legend Willie Nelson, to indie newbies Beach House, and metal gods Megadeth, there’s a huge spread in genres and maturity of careers. That makes us so happy because we love seeing all types of fans using Songkick to go to more shows, no matter what kind of music you like. (Hi,RapeJesus, we’re looking at you!)

Download the infographic here.

Here’s the full list:

1. Mayday Parade—194 tour dates; 71,000 miles traveled
2. Caribou—185 tour dates; 139,000 miles traveled
3. Surfer Blood—183 tour dates; 111,000 miles traveled
4. Two Door Cinema Club—168 tour dates; 130,000 miles traveled
5. Skillet—166 tour dates; 72,000 miles traveled
6. Willie Nelson—161 tour dates; 56,000 miles traveled
7. Lady Gaga—159 tour dates; 89,000 miles traveled
8. Vampire Weekend—159 tour dates; 150,000 miles traveled
9. Beach House—157 tour dates; 89,000 miles traveled
10. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club—155 tour dates; 82,000 miles traveled
11. Never Shout Never—154 tour dates; 56,000 miles traveled
12. Every Avenue—153 tour dates; 73,000 miles traveled
13. Breathe Carolina—147 tour dates; 68,000 miles traveled
14. 30 Seconds to Mars—142 tour dates; 124,000 miles traveled
15. We the Kings—134 tour dates; 82,000 miles traveled
16. Hey Monday—133 tour dates, 51,000 miles traveled
17. B.o.B.—127 tour dates; 128,000 miles traveled
18. Alesana—124 tour dates; 57,000 miles traveled
19. Parkway Drive—120 tour dates; 87,000 miles traveled
20. Megadeth—117 tour dates; 88,000 miles traveled

Which one of these hard-working bands did you catch on tour last year?

Full press release is here. We got some of our favorite bands to tell us about life on the road! Check out what they said.

Source: gid

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  1. kelseylaedwards reblogged this from fuckyeahkevinbaird and added:
    This is neat! Way to go Two Door Cinema Club.
  2. 35letters reblogged this from yvynyl and added:
    I love some of these bands! glad to know two door cinema club is one of the hardest working bands!
  3. betterinthematinee reblogged this from gid
  4. get-yr-groove-back reblogged this from gid and added:
    quite interesting. wait who...fuck are mayday parade?
  5. ourcollectiveundergraduateminds reblogged this from yvynyl
  6. patternsntraffic reblogged this from songkick and added:
    props to my first internship!
  7. listenhearmedia reblogged this from yvynyl and added:
    Interesting indeed!
  8. cynheartheroes reblogged this from fuckyeahkevinbaird and added:
    HECK YEA! TDCC’s been on tour since FOREVER! They are seriously hard working. I like how Caribou is up there on the Top...
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  13. cosmopoe reblogged this from yvynyl and added:
    And we were there for CARIBOU!! YES!!
  14. wordsmanagement reblogged this from yvynyl and added:
    i catched none hahahaha. bahkan maroon5 aja ga akan hufft
  15. axxerous reblogged this from yvynyl and added:
    HAH! Skillet is 5th. :)
  16. midwesternmiscreant reblogged this from colorsinmyveins and added:
    Well, this is fucking interesting. I remember reading this article about Animal Collective a few years ago. Throughout...
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    Read more at http://gid.tumblr.com/post/3767684757/full-story-and-press-release-on-our-blog
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