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Canadian Band Sets Record for Most Shows in Most Countries in 24 Hours

The Burning Hell, a band from St. John’s, Newfoundland, set a world record (albeit an unofficial one) back in July for playing the greatest number of gigs in the most countries over a 24 hour period.  

How many?  Try ten 30-minute sets in 10 countries.  

The trek started in Aachen, Germany, at 7pm on July 6 and ended in a medieval castle in Šmartno, Slovenia, 24 hours later.  

How’d they do it?  First, the line-up of the band was cut from 14 to five.  Second, all show were acoustic. Third, they had a van that refused to break down.  And fourth, they used a booking agent in Berlin who really knew what he was doing.

In fact, things went so smoothly that they had 17 minutes to spare.

(Via St. John’s Telegram and NewCanadianMusic.ca)

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One thought on “Canadian Band Sets Record for Most Shows in Most Countries in 24 Hours

  • Seems like a lot of work for an "unofficial" world record… but kudos to them. Still cooler than the Will.i.am stunt though… tihihi

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