The Herd emcee on the highs and lows of noughties touring, the perfect protest song, and his cringeworthy encounter with a hero
The Herd’s heading back on the road to mark 20 years of The Sun Never Sets. What’s your secret weapon for surviving touring?
Clean socks after the gig. Dave from Resin Dogs used to put it on his rider when I was still a ratty teen and not really knowing what touring was like. And he was like, “Yeah, man, just put clean socks on your rider. You can put them on after the gig.”