Stagehand is launching a Christmas fundraiser, #ILoveLive3 to profit dwell occasion manufacturing and touring professionals.
These fundraiser occasions at all times function particular objects to bid on, with previous dwell occasions that includes Liam Gallagher’s Les Paul guitar, Glastonbury Pageant tickets, and a signed Dave Grohl DW ICON Snare Drum to assist increase funds for stage crew impacted by the pandemic. This 12 months will see signed set lists from star-studded acts accessible for bid.
These set lists embody Paolo Nutini, Prodigy, Nile Rodgers, Carry Me The Horizon, Duran Duran, James Bay, New Order, Natalie Imbruglia, Every little thing Every little thing, Blossoms, Moist Leg, Maisie Peters and The 1975. Different objects up for bids embody a drum pores and skin from Noel Gallagher’s Excessive Flying Birds and unsigned memorabilia from Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” tour.
“Our crew are a significant a part of our touring actions; we couldn’t do it with out them,” provides Jonathan Higgs, frontman of Every little thing Every little thing. “I’d encourage all dwell music followers to become involved and provides again to the folks behind the scenes.”
“In a high-pressure {industry} that runs totally on a talented, freelance workforce, guaranteeing that we glance after each our personal well-being and that of our friends on the highway is important,” provides Lighting Designer Tom Campbell of MIRRAD. “Our sector has been via rather a lot over the previous few years, and with help from charities like Stagehand, we now have obtained via it. I hope folks help this fundraiser and proceed to acknowledge the backstage ecosystem that’s a part of each musical efficiency.”
Analysis has discovered that touring professionals are 5-10 instances extra seemingly that the overall inhabitants to expertise psychological well being challenges. They face industry-specific challenges similar to irregular sleep patterns, efficiency pressures, and demanding touring schedules.
Stagehand is on the forefront of recognizing the significance of psychological well being within the {industry} and has been actively funding Psychological Well being First Help Coaching programs since 2017. The charity helps coaching and retraining actions as a result of sickness or harm, providing bursaries for freelance employees to undertake Psychological Well being First Help coaching via its supply companion, Music Assist. Stagehand encourages all dwell occasion productions to have Psychological Well being First Aiders allotted inside their crew of a ratio to 1MHFA to each 20 crew members.
#I Love Stay 3 launches via Crowdfunder on Friday 1st December, with tickets priced at £5 to stay accessible to all music followers. The prize draw is scheduled for Friday 5 January 2024, when winners will likely be introduced. Entries will shut on Friday twenty second December.