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Alan Goodrick

After a period as a roadie for various Food Records bands (e.g. Jesus Jones) he set up Pit Bull management and began to manage the Love Reaction.

Biceps of Steel

It starred Thunderstick as the Super Roadie, with his brother-in-law (as revealed by Bruce Dickinson in a DVD interview for Anthology), portraying the role of the drummer.

At the end of the concert the super roadie causes the two towers of amplifiers to fall, exacting his revenge, mimicking the original story of Samson.

Bill Siddons

Siddons began his career as a teenage roadie with the Doors while still attending high school in Redondo Beach, where he would also meet and get together with later Manson follower Lynette Fromme.

Brad Logan

He has been a roadie for hundreds of bands, including Rancid, Social Distortion, Alkaline Trio, NOFX, Chris Robinson of The Black Crows, Flogging Molly and Dance Hall Crashers.

Comfortably Numb

A large group consisting of Pink's manager (Bob Hoskins), the hotel manager (Michael Ensign), paramedics, and roadies burst into Pink's hotel room to find an unconscious Pink sitting in a chair.

Dave Hemingway

After the Housemartins disbanded, he and Housemartins founder Paul Heaton put together the Beautiful South from its ashes, featuring roadie and bassist Sean Welch.

Divided by Zero

Longtime Ghoulspoon members Rice bass and Jason Vick drums also stayed on board, while guitarist Jason Cooper left and was replaced with former roadie, James "Spooky" Albers on guitar.

Dougal Butler

Peter "Dougal" Butler is a British author and retired roadie.

Drivin' My Life Away

The song, a look into the life of the roadies and the long periods of time they spend away from home, was featured on the soundtrack of the 1980 movie Roadie starring Meat Loaf and Art Carney.

Foz Foster

Baron Gilvan has also performed as a spectral roadie for David Devant, and is a resident judge at Karaoke Circus.

Frank Bello

Bello was originally a roadie and guitar technician for Anthrax, but later he replaced Dan Lilker soon after the release of Fistful of Metal, and has held this position since 1984.

Give Up the Ghost

Give Up the Ghost was formed when Tim Cossar and Wesley Eisold (who was then a roadie for Ten Yard Fight) met up with Azy Relph and Jesse Van Diest in 1998.

Jerry Busher

1He served as roadie for Fugazi in the '90s, as well as providing additional percussion and trumpet to their live performances. His percussion work is featured on the Fugazi releases The Argument and Furniture + 2, and John Frusciante's DC EP.

Nicky Wire

He missed the band's appearance on Top of the Pops to promote Roses in the Hospital because of the honeymoon and was replaced on the day by a Manics roadie wearing a Minnie Mouse mask.

October Faction

A supergroup of SST alumni that mixed jazz and hard rock mainly as an instrumental vehicle, the band included Chuck Dukowski (SWA, ex-Black Flag) on bass and vocals, Greg Ginn (Black Flag) on guitar, Greg Cameron (SWA) on drums, Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust) on guitar, and Tom Troccoli (Tom Troccoli's Dog and Black Flag roadie) on blues harp and vocals.

Southern Empire Records

Southern Empire Records is a Metalcore record label began in 2004 by David Anthem, the lead singer of NC hardcore band, Prayer For Cleansing and ex-Undying bassist and roadie, Jonathan Raine and Chris Gannon.

The Nails

In Colorado, they were originally named The Ravers, and their roadie, Eric Boucher, later became known as Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys.

The Nig-Heist

The Nig-Heist was a punk band led by Black Flag's roadie and live sound man and SST Records employee Steve "Mugger" Corbin and featuring a revolving-door roster of members of the bands who were on tour with Black Flag at the moment.

The Reactionaries

Tamburovich's influence and input remained with his friends and former bandmates for the whole of Minutemen's existence; Watt, Boon, and Tamburovich co-founded New Alliance Records in 1980; Tamburovich would contribute lyrics to several Minutemen songs and sometimes travel with the band as a roadie.


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