A Stylish Weekend on Tour With Tegan and Sara
"Conan was gracious enough to kneel for this photo."
All captions by Tegan and Sara Quin.
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Getting Political
"After our Conan performance, we drove to San Diego. It was the first presidential debate and we were getting satellite coverage intermittently. Needless to say, it was a stressful drive. I mean, this is us seconds before the giant after-party en route to San Diego started. It was crazy. I still don't have eyebrows."
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Tour Bus Swag
"We have a closet in our bus. That is the sign you've made it. No closet on your bus? You have not made it."
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‘I’m Incendiary, Too, Man!’
"This is literally where they shot that one scene (you know it) in Almost Famous."
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Just the Hits
"Our setlist in San Diego. We called that one 'The Hits.'"
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Wall of Sound
"This dressing room was the loudest backstage experience we've had in forever. I could not believe that anyone was able to read or hang out back here. I lasted as long as it took to take this photo."
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Hi, Craig!
"This is Craig, our monitor guy. He has the second best view in the house."
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Check Yourself
"Soundcheck is when we discuss with the crew where I'll do the splits and light my guitar on fire during our new single, 'Closer.'"
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Cold Shoulder
"Sara is texting me in this photo. I'm in the bunk directly in front of her knees. It's weird. But that's how we communicate when we aren't onstage: via text. Also, notice her OTHER winter jacket… It was 90 degrees that day, maybe 95."
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Ta-Da!
"Jason McGerr hails from Death Cab for Cutie and is currently playing drums for us. We also do magic tricks. This one's neat, right?"
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Collect Them All!
"Shameless merch plug."
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‘Major Madness’
"Sara is laying down some major madness in this photo. Too bad you can't hear it."
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Just Rad
"One word: rad. We're having so much fun. You can't really see us, but this was a magical night. Staples Center, people!!! We got to play at Staples Center! Twice! FUCK! So awesome!"
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Fashion Plate
"I have a harder time deciding what to wear to bed after the show than choosing an outfit for stage. Go figure."
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‘The Con’ Reunion
"Jason McGerr, Hunter Burgan, Sara Quin, Matt Sharp, Tegan Quin. It was [our album] The Con reunion backstage in Anaheim!"
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Word Mole
"I swear I was playing Word Mole in this photo. That or getting directions to the hotel, for the fourth time that day."
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Throwing Shade
"This is exactly what the backstage experience is like every night. A rad sunglass company (in this case, Von Zipper) shows up with glasses for us to pick through and a hot tub (not true) and we just try stuff on for hours."
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Winter Anytime
"Sara is seriously owning the bus and that jacket in this photo. Tour is all about wearing winter coats in summer!"
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The Best View
"Harley our sound guy has the best view in the house!"
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‘Terror. Delight. Joy.’
"That's me soundchecking at the Staples Center. Words could never truly describe the feeling I had that night onstage. Terror. Delight. Joy. Humbled. Dissociative."