| LC control no. | sh2023002104 |
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| Topical heading | Road crews (Concert tours) |
| Variant(s) | Roadies (Concert tours) |
| See also | Concert tours--Employees Performing arts--Employees |
| Found in | Work cat: Kielich, G. The road crew, 2024 ecip galley (A road crew is comprised of individual workers with specializations who handle the logistics and technical requirements of a concert tour. They collectively work for the realization of live music events) Wikipedia, August 24, 2023: Road crew (The road crew (or roadies) are the support personnel who travel with a band on tour, usually in sleeper buses, and handle every part of the concert productions except actually performing the music with the musicians. This catch-all term covers many people: tour managers, production managers, stage managers, front of house and monitor engineers, lighting directors, lighting designers, lighting techs, guitar techs, bass techs, drum techs, keyboard techs, pyrotechnicians, security/bodyguards, truck drivers, merchandise crew, and caterers, among others) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_crew> Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Volume 1, 2003: Roadies (Roadies (the road crew) act as the interface between the musicians and their technology. Roadies set up the show, maintain the musical instruments, operate equipment during the show, and pack up and transport everything required for the concert) |
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