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Road crews (roadies) working on the stage construction for a concert in an outdoor amphitheater in Portsmouth, Virginia.. The road crew (also known as roadies) are the support personnel who travel with an artist or band on tour, usually in sleeper buses, and handle every part of the concert productions except actually performing the music with the musicians.
Many musicians, entertainers, dancing crews and bands travel in sleeper buses, commonly referred to as "tour buses". While most if not all of the buses and coaches listed above are for commercial applications, there are many coaches manufactured for personal use as motorhomes. These bus based motorhomes are considered the top end of the RV market.
Well-known bands such as Bon Jovi or U2 may use as many as seven or eight sleeper buses on their tours to accommodate the many road crew members required. However, such bands themselves rarely travel on the bus but usually use air transport or limousines or a luxury splitter tour bus, leaving their crew members to travel by bus. Smaller, less ...
Check out these RVs and motorhomes used by stars such as Jason Momoa, Brad Pitt, and Mariah Carey, with built-in studios, bars, and deluxe sound systems. The Most Amazing Celebrity RVs, Tour Buses ...
The 1972 Wings Tour Bus or WNO 481 is a Bristol double-decker bus built in 1953. Originally used in Essex and Norfolk, it was painted in psychedelic colours and was used by Paul McCartney's band Wings during their 1972 Wings Over Europe Tour in place of a conventional bus. After returning to service and changing owner a number of times, it was ...
Los Angeles could clamp down on tour buses driving near a home once owned by Marilyn Monroe, under a proposal backed Friday by its City Council.
Splitter tour buses (also known as splitter vans or splitter buses) are specially converted vehicles commonly used by bands to travel on tour. Their principal defining feature is a bulkhead placed halfway down the vehicle, in front of which are situated seats for carrying passengers and behind which is an area for storing equipment.
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