The
road crew (or
roadies) are the
technicians or 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,
pyrotechnic techs, security/
bodyguards, truck drivers, merchandise crew and caterers, among others.