Bon Jovi, Queen, Kiss & More Donate Memorabilia To Be Auctioned For Roadies Out Of Work For A Year

Bon Jovi, Queen, Kiss, Metallica and more have donated memorabilia to be auctioned off online to help raise money for concert road crews out of work for over a year. See some of the items to be auctioned for “Roadie Relief” here.

I know all of us are waiting for concerts to return.

Road crews who make their living setting up, breaking down and moving shows around the country are waiting too.

They are waiting more because it’s how they earn their living.

“Roadie Relief” is doing online auctions of memorabilia from artists like Bon Jovi, Queen, Kiss, Metallica and more.

The “Roadie Relief” website says “Our mission is to help as many roadies as we can without a secure livelihood.

Why support Roadie Relief?

Almost everyone you know has seen a concert that has moved them. Those productions can take over 100+ traveling crew members to set up by the time doors open.

Before and during the show they sweat and hustle to get everything ready. After the show they spend more hours erasing evidence that they were ever there at all. Many of these key players work an average of 20 hour days, then move on to the next city to make it happen all over again.

Many of these crew members, “roadies,” have been doing this as a career for decades. Some of these roadies, while experts in this field, have never had any other job experience. Since the world pandemic, well over a hundred thousand of these people are left with no income and no financial assistance.

There are no concerts or live events for the foreseeable future. At the beginning of 2020, job opportunity ceased to exist and 2021 remains uncertain. Many are unable to claim unemployment as their expert level trade skills are not recognized and they do not qualify. This on-going problem is leaving 100s of roadies without a secure livelihood.

The government has fallen short. Contacting congressmen and women, senators, and governors to raise the issue has been met with no resolution. Their replies are a formal brush-off and roadies are left hitting a dead end.

The goal with this gofundme is to offer some relief to some of the dedicated people in the roadie community. Just like you, they have families, mortgages, car payments, and day care. Commonly these workers lean on their savings between tour cycles, but those funds have run thin or run out. Please donate if you can, every little helps.”

See some of the items up for auction below and more here.

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