: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers
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The 49ers’ only back-to-back roadies are in Weeks 2-3 (at Minnesota, at the L.A. Rams), and in Weeks 12-13 (at Green Bay, at Buffalo).
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Musicians and their roadies load in via the ramps uphill from the Trading Post — the same hill that spectators from the lower South lots pass by on their way to the venue.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
When a roadie handed him a pink Hello Kitty guitar for one song, he wasn’t thrown at all by the prank.
—Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
Stinkin’ Fish are in Oakland again today in midst of a six-game Western roadie in a season on the rails to hell.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
Reddix just happened to become a roadie for Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The superstar revealed a miscommunication between he and the band's 'roadie' inspired the title of the band's eighth studio album
Paul McCartney shares how the title of one album came from a miscommunication with the band’s roadie.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
According to Vice, Worthington began working with Snoop as a roadie, then went on to helm various ventures, such as Snoop Dogg Skateboards, before becoming his tour manager.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
When Kowalski's film crew was accosted by the Pistols' roadies at a show in Atlanta, GA., Forcade's chauffeur pulled out a gun.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2023
Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Musicians and their roadies load in via the ramps uphill from the Trading Post — the same hill that spectators from the lower South lots pass by on their way to the venue.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
When a roadie handed him a pink Hello Kitty guitar for one song, he wasn’t thrown at all by the prank.
—Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
Stinkin’ Fish are in Oakland again today in midst of a six-game Western roadie in a season on the rails to hell.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
Reddix just happened to become a roadie for Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The superstar revealed a miscommunication between he and the band's 'roadie' inspired the title of the band's eighth studio album
Paul McCartney shares how the title of one album came from a miscommunication with the band’s roadie.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
According to Vice, Worthington began working with Snoop as a roadie, then went on to helm various ventures, such as Snoop Dogg Skateboards, before becoming his tour manager.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
When Kowalski's film crew was accosted by the Pistols' roadies at a show in Atlanta, GA., Forcade's chauffeur pulled out a gun.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Roadie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadie. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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