Archive for December 21st, 2009
This article is to pay tribute to the behind the scene people who make the concerts you see possible. Roadie is the broad term used to describe those people who do everything involved except the performance itself. When you think of a roadie you think of someone who sets up amplifiers and electric guitars but if you look closer you’ll find they do much more.
Under the umbrella of a roadie you’ll find guitar techs, bass guitar techs, keyboard techs, lighting techs, tour managers, and even techs in the use of fireworks, there are many other titles Most bands give credit to their roadies with a few word on the jacket cover of an album, but their has been some exceptions.
Jackson Browne pays tribute to his roadies with the closing song of every show “The Load Out, Todd Rundgren had roadie Jan Alejandro play piano with him and the band on a song John Marshall a guitar tech for Metallica has replaced James Hetfield the bands rhythm guitarist on several occasions.