by the road crew (they travel
with the artist) and separated
into carpentry, electricians,
lighting, audio and backline
(this department sets up the instruments) departments, with a
Broadway show they also have
set and wardrobe departments.
Everything that each depart-
ment crew needs for their part
of the show is inside those cases so all of them have to be unpacked.
The first thing to go up, is literally going up, the lights are
hung from trusses that can be
anywhere from 50 to 100 feet