This is an excellent example of what ” The assholes at the shop ” really deal with. Far to often many of us including myself overlook the incredible amount of behind the scenes work involved just to land the show. For all the hours we are on site you can pretty much bank that at least as much and likely much more has gone into landing a gig. In my opinion the easy part of the gig is the gig itself. If you compare what the rider demands to what the budget affords you begin to understand the true complexity of this business. (more…)