Dĭart Board Tour – When the touring routing looks like it was determined by throwing darts at a map.ĭb Limit – a predetermined amount maximum SPL (sound pressure level) allowed at a certain venue.
The act of blasting cold compressed air through a jet for a special effect. When you load from bus trailer directly to a truck.Ĭryo – Short for cryogenics. Black hoodie, Black T-shirt, Black pants.Ĭrew Year’s Eve – Last show before multiple days off OR Last show of a tour.Ĭross Load – When you load into a location for the sole purpose of loading into another vehicle. They’re usually 2 per column instead of the standard 3 per column.Ĭopy That – A common term used to display understanding.Ĭrew-ni-form – The Crew Uniform. If the tour manager needs some cash (it will be deducted from the settlement), but they need to ask the promoter for it in advance as cash isn’t as easy to pull these days.Ĭondo bunk – The bunk configuration that’s taller than the standard sized bunk. CĬash Advance – The final settlement is usually paid by chq or wire.
Or, if there is budget allotted for production and the artist is self-contained, the artist takes the buyout instead. instead of providing dinner, the promoter can give the tour manager cash for a meal buyout. See Oil-Spotīus Flea – When a FOB (friend of band) rides the bus to another city.īuyouts – When cash is distributed instead of the show paying for a service or product. If you’re late for this, sometimes you get left behind. It’s the name of a sock that you jack off into.īus Bay – the area underneath the bus where luggage is stored.īus Call – A set time for when the bus is scheduled to depart. “I keep dropping my pillows into bunk alley at night”īunk bunny – k.
ROADIES NAKED RAMP WALK DRIVERS
See cryingīunk alley – the hallway where the bunks are, separating the drivers side and the passenger side bunks. Often found drinking the beer and forgetting things at load out.īunk – Your coffin-sized bedroom on the bus where you sleep, cry and have alone time. A Vault is the same thing, just on wheels and the guitars live inside it.īoomerang – When you accidentally steal something from a venue and have to ship it backīro-Tech – A friend of the artist, hired to be a tech due to their relationship more than their merit. It’s normally set-up in the guitar world (see world) so the tech can have all the necessary guitars out and ready. are all considered backlineīoat – Often referred to as a guitar boat, this the a multiple guitar stand. “We hit 50k on the back-end”īackline – This refers to all instruments to perform the show. Bīack to the Future – When you play a city, leave, then have to drive back through later in the tour.īackend – Slang for overages.
ROADIES NAKED RAMP WALK SOFTWARE
See article on What is Advancing? (Coming later this week).ĪtVenu – A cloud-based merchandise management software with the ability to electronically sync the team so everyone can see reports, inventory, stats, etc. If you can think of anything to add, hit me on social media or email at AĪdvance – The art of negotiating details prior to the day of show. This list will never be finished, I’ll continue to update. But here are a bunch of words and common phrases that you’ll hear while touring, advancing, or even in a bunch of these articles. Look, I know it’s easy to get lost in all the terms and the slang.
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