One of the problems touring musicians face is deciding where to stop and in what order.

We have already addressed this in detail for The Proclaimers who did not optimize their tour based on the willingness of their fans to travel 1000 miles to see them.

gogo.promogogo.com "I would walk 500 miles & I would walk 500 more" to see the Proclaimers live

To help other musicians (and travellers) travel their tour, we found an article that finds a semi-optimal route through the continental United States.

This trip will visit all the state capitals in only 13,310 miles (21,420 km).

Contrast this with the 117,532 miles (189,150 km) Johnny Cash had to travel for just one song!

johnnycashhasbeeneverywhere.com Johnny Cash Has Been Everywhere (Man)!

randalolson.com Computing optimal road trips on a limited budget About a year ago, I wrote an article introducing the concept of optimizing road trips using a combination of genetic algorithms and Google Maps. During that time, I’ve given some thought to h…