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"Roadie" redirects here. For the 1980 movie, see: Roadie. Roadie is a 1980 film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling Rock and roll show For expatriate Zimbabweans, see: Rhodie. Rhodie is a Colloquial and occasionally derogatory term It is typically applied to a white Zimbabwean or expatriate Rhodesian who is nostalgic for the For the Indian TV show see: MTV Roadies

The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians 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. MTV Roadies 50 is the fifth season of MTV Roadies, a Reality television show aired on MTV India. A technician is generally someone in a technological field who has a relatively practical understanding of the general theoretical principles of that field e A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. A sleeper bus is a type of coach, often used to transport bands and their technicians and road crew between cities and shows Concert production is the act of putting on a Concert or a live music performance A performance, in Performing arts, generally comprises an event in which one group of people (the performer or performers behave in a particular way for another group of people Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a

This catch-all term covers tour managers, production managers, stage managers, front of house and monitor engineers, guitar techs, bass techs, drum techs, keyboard techs, lighting techs, pyrotechnic techs, and security/bodyguards, among others. A tour manager is the person who organises a schedule of appearances of a musical group at a sequence of venues The tour manager has responsibilities to the band Theatrical production management is a sub-division of Stagecraft. Stage management is a sub-discipline of Stagecraft. Although a somewhat fluid line of work in essence the stage management team (which can consist of a production Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means A guitar technician (or 'guitar tech' is a Crew person with a specialized skill set (like many crew people must have these days A guitar technician (or 'guitar tech' is a Crew person with a specialized skill set (like many crew people must have these days Lighting technicians are involved with setting up and controlling Lighting equipment for entertainment venues ( Film or Theater) The term "pyrotechnics" can also be used for Fireworks events Security is the condition of being protected against danger loss and criminals A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically

Road crew appearances

The road crew are generally uncredited, though many bands take care to thank their crew in album sleeve notes, but there are exceptions.

Other careers

A number of roadies have gone on to join bands and write music. Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965 is an English Comedian, actor writer producer and director. Saxondale is a British television Situation comedy programme starring and co-written (with Neil Maclennan) by Steve Coogan. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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