You won’t catch Isaac Gibson and the rest of 49 Winchester performing pre-show rituals before a concert. Isaac of 49 Winchester stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk to us about how many years it took for 49 Winchester to go “full time,” the story of how Luke Combs bought a t-shirt from their website, the inaugural 49 Winchester show being the first time anyone ever heard him sing live, how their band name came to be, hunting trips that he’s gotten to go on because of his music career and much more. The frontman for 49 Winchester also touched on his approach to the pre-show, and how he handles the entire process leading up to a concert. Gibson admitted that no matter what the show is, or how big the audience, he gets nervous on show days. It’s not a bad thing… he just truly cares about the product that they are putting out there, and wants the fans in the crowd to have a hell of a time seeing 49 Winchester. That can be a lot of pressure, but Isaac says it doesn’t lead him to do anything too special on the days of their concerts: “I don’t really have a routine. Not even like pre-show, like the 15 minutes before the show or anything like that. It’s always just kind of laid back. Everybody kind of understands that’s everybody’s nervous. We’ve been together for 12 years, so we all just kind of know each other’s personality and demeanor and we see when it kind of shifts down into, ‘Oh s**t, we’re about to hit that next gear.’ Then you get out on stage, and it all kind of melts away and you get into that familiar space.” Gibson says that any sort of nerves he feels takes a backseat to the adrenaline rush of going out on stage. And he’s not alone in not having a pre-show routine or ritual. We asked if the band does anything as a group before they head out to put on one of their patented, rocking, rowdy shows, and Gibson said that 49 Winchester’s pre-show ritual is… nothing really at all. Other than a couple of high fives and words of encouragement, the band just knows what they are there to do, and they walk out on stage and take care of business. And not needing a pre-show routine is birthed from the fact that 49 Winchester is such a tight-knit unit: “No, not really. A lot of bands do. I’ve always thought it was cool. But it’s just not anything we’ve ever implemented. We spend so much time together, and we’ve spent so much time together over the last decade plus that we’re just kind of locked in. We all understand what we have to do, and we all understand what’s at stake, and we all understand that our goal every night when we go out is to play the best show that we can possibly play. And leave absolutely nothing in the tank. I think that’s what makes our live show great. But in terms of that pre-show ritual, not really (much) for us. A lot of times it’s just dapping the boys up like, ‘Y’all ready? Let’s get ’em’ kind of thing. Nothing like stand on our head and take a shot of Jack or anything like that.” @whiskeyriff Check out the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast. @49 Winchester #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff Hey, no need to put a pre-show routine in motion if the way things have been done for years is working just fine. Isaac Gibson and the rest of 49 Winchester are already on the same wave length, and there’s nothing they can do in the minutes leading up to the show to get in sync any more than they already are. Pretty impressive, if you ask me. Download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post 49 Winchester Reveals Why They Don’t Bother With Pre-Show Routines Or Rituals first appeared on Whiskey Riff.