Taco Bell + Your Favorite Band = ?
If you were to ask me what the dudes from Wavves and Andrew WK eat while in tour I’d say,”uummmm probably a lot of Taco Bell and Mountain Dew.”
And now it’s more than just speculation.
The good people of Taco Bell have decided to give bands $500 worth of free Taco Bell to help “fuel” them while on tour as part of their ‘Feed the Beat’ campaign.
In a world where most bands have at least one annoying dietary stipulation this is actually kind of welcome news.
As if touring wasn’t already extremely unhealthy/comprised of a rich array or aromas – enough.
But hey touring is all about survival.
Not living….survival. Exactly what a nearly unlimited supply of ‘Volcano Burritos’ implies.
Let’s look at the list of bands who are most certainly going to soon learn a very important lesson:
2AM Club
A Rocket To The Moon
Adam Haworth Stephens
After The Burial
Allstar Weekend
American Bang
American Fangs
Anamanaguchi
Anarbor
Andrew W.K.
Artist Vs Poet
Atom Smash
Atreyu
Bad City
Bad Rabbits
Best Coast
blessthefall
Boys Like Girls
Breathe Carolina
Cady Groves
Chiddy Bang
Chiodos
Christian TV
Chuck Ragan
Circa Survive
Cobra Starship
Colour Revolt
Cults
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr
Dead Confederate
Dr. Dog
Emmure
Everest
Every Avenue
Every Time I Die
Fake Problems
Four Year Strong
He Is We
Hellyeah
Hey Monday
Hot Chelle Rae
In This Moment
Iron Thrones
It Boys!
Jukebox the Ghost
Knights of The Abyss
Les Savy Fav
Let Me Run
Let’s Get It
Look Mexico
Maps & Atlases
Mariachi El Bronx
Math the Band
Mayday Parade
Memphis High
Miniature Tigers
Neon Trees
Never Shout Never
New Found Glory
New Politics
Passion Pit
Phosphorescent
Pigeon John
Plug in Stereo
PMtoday
Polaris at Noon
Portugal. The Man
Revocation
Runner Runner
Shinobi Ninja
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers
Stick To Your Guns
Suckers
T. Mills
Tennis System
Tera Melos
Terrible Things
The Acacia Strain
The Almost
The Black Angels
The Cab
The Chariot
The Downtown Fiction
The Gay Blades
The Girlfriend Season
The Hood Internet
The Ready Set
The Summer Set
The Swellers
The Sword
The Wonder Years
This Will Destroy You
Tokyo Police Club
Travie McCoy
Unearth
Underoath
VersaEmerge
War of Ages
Wavves
We The Kings
“Great music. Free food. That’s Feed the Beat.
For five consecutive years, Taco Bell® and its Feed the Beat® program have provided a total of 365 music artists/bands with $500 in Taco Bell Bucks. Touring music artists can relate to eating on the road and Taco Bell wants to help by picking up their post-show late-night dinner tabs so they can focus on their true passion: music.
Beyond Taco Bell Bucks, Feed the Beat helps artists get noticed through the brand’s menu of influential sponsorships and marketing opportunities. This has included performances at the MTV Video Music Awards, ESPN in-broadcast exposure through highlight reels, and the 2009 “Best of the Beat” contest that landed three Feed the Beat artists with a well-known producer to record a single.
Taco Bell and Feed the Beat also sponsored the 2010 PureVolume House at Austin’s biggest music festival, featuring multiple Feed the Beat artists and giving out free food throughout the day and night. The Taco Bell Truck, in its nationwide travels, stops at music festivals along tour to feed bands and hungry fans, and even starred in a 2010 music video.
Feed the Beat alumni artists include some of the most exciting acts today. Check out the links above for our 2010 artist lineup and alumni artists to find out more!”
That the bands are administered ‘Taco Bell Bucks’ is maybe my favorite part.
It’s like those company stores that Robber Barons set up before there were any labor laws in this country.
And yes, I double checked to make sure this isn’t a joke.
Check it out here. (DING)
Hipster Runoff also has some thoughts on the issue.
It’s times like this that I’m glad I live in America.
PS-
At least one of the dudes from one of these bands is going to use his ‘Taco Bell Bucks’ in order to:
Ingratiate himself to a lady (and the best part is that it will work.)
Trade for booze.
Trade for pot.
Trade for any other food besides Taco Bell.
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