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AIRING EXCLUSIVELY ON THE QUEEN OFFICIAL YOUTUBE PAGE
#roadies
26 JUNE 2020 (TORONTO, ON) - Tour Video Director, Steve Price has
worked with Queen + Adam Lambert since 2014 and at this time should be
manning the controls behind the stage as he directs all the video
elements of the show for the band on their sold out
European summer tour. However, as we all know, the band and
crew are currently off the road, so to keep him in the groove we set him
the task of creating a ‘lockumentary' focusing on what it is like being
part of the ‘Rhapsody Road Crew’...
This exclusive series, only available on Queen’s Official channel,
explores the roles of various crew members on the road and behind the
scenes with one of the world’s most successful touring acts. Enjoy
a VIP AAA pass and get to see at close quarters the backstage and front
of house complexities, magic and hard work that goes in to putting on
these huge productions that are a Queen + Adam Lambert live show. They
explain what they do to make the shows happen. Look out also for a few
well known faces and cameo appearances along the way.
The backstage footage has been shot at different venues across the
globe, however due to the recent pandemic the interviews with the crew
have taken place at home during lockdown and further demonstrates the
effect the shutdown has had on the live music business, not just for
musicians and fans, but the often unseen and unsung heroes that make up
the touring crew.
Setting out to highlight their individual and collaborative skills,
it soon becomes obvious one thing clearly binds them together – a sense
of humour.
Roadies in Lockdown:
Episode 1 (5.09): “Bill, just joking, you can have your shirt open if you want…”. June 26, 2020
Andy Bews - Show Stage Manager
In this first episode we meet from his kitchen as well as from
backstage and on stage Andy Bews, Stage Show Manager, whose role in the
Queen + Adam Lambert touring production crew involves a myriad of
different elements. Andy gives an an insight into what his job involves
and we also have the very rare opportunity to see the band close up in
soundchecks in Australia, South Korea and Japan. He also gives insight
into crew attire which appears to favour Hawaiian shirts (only on a
Friday … which is called Hawaiian Shirt Friday on tour), but there are
limits to taking a casual approach.
