Well, actually, (if you are serious) there is a stage union that you would have to work through. They could hire you on when they need 'local crews', which is most of the time (where there is a good venue), but union crew members always get the first spots available, and the best jobs, consequently. Also, many specialize in a particular field, like 'rigging' (which pays real well, but is a little bit dangerous), or 'electrical','carpentry', 'fork lift operator', etc. I know many roadies. One of them is out on the road all the time, with Brooks and Dunn, and Reba McIntire. But most union crew members I know work a specific area, and not a particular group...It isn't easy to get into a union.

I have worked on the 'local crew' several times, whenever the union was shorthanded (the pay is decent...free catered meals, shows), but the local "hall" here just doesn't book many concerts anymore (the people who booked the hall used to get a % of the show, so they had to hustle up shows in the past to make $$$, but now the hall manager is paid a salary by the city, so they only have a few bs rodeo/circus type shows a year) and all the good concerts end up in Asheville, NC, or even Greeneville, SC.

If you need more specific info about the stage union, I can try to find it out for you.

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