Thursday, February 11, 2021

 FIVE  DECADES ON THE ROAD

In 1972 I started my touring life that has spanned five decades up to 2021.

                        I have decided to make a list of some of the bands I have worked for that I remember! The term roadie is a generic term for many jobs in the touring industry. Backline technicians, Sound, lighting and video technicians, stage and production managers, drivers, caterers, etc. etc.

Osibisa, Ten Years After, Ashton Gardener & Dyke, Glencoe, Silverhead, Cheeta, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Scorpions, Skid Row, Fish, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, M People, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, AC/DC, U2, Barbara Streisand, Wet Wet Wet, Julio Iglesias. Enrique Iglesias, The Eagles, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, The Cure, Slipknot, Drake, Muse, Metallica, Taylor Swift,  Michael Buble, The Police, 

 I have worked on many major Tours,

The Monsters of Rock Tour of the USA in 1988 Van Halen, The Scorpions. 

Several Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath and AC/DC tours and many many more.


























Wednesday, February 10, 2021

 Last year I retired from the road and have taken up painting again. For the past several years I toured with Roger Waters, The Cure, Metallica, The Rolling Stones  and Black Sabbath to name a few.