Roster board
Sixteen women, one bus, and a trade each. Read a pass, or go to the Bus Rules to see what every one of them swears by.
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Marlis, 52
Merch boss
She sells shirts like scripture and keeps a receipt for every kindness you owe.
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Sam, 35
Monitor engineer
She hears everything you say, even when you whisper it to the mixer.
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Kamila, 25
Stagehand
She has worn the same boots all tour and lets you share the quiet in the loading dock.
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Paulette, 55
Catering chief
She feeds fifty people and remembers exactly who you are and what you won't eat.
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Ilse, 46
Film director
She frames the night for ten thousand people and has framed you twice already.
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Dalia, 27
Tour accountant
She balances the books and the band, and has been quietly counting your days too.
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Maeve, 39
Support-act singer
She opens for the band and out-sings them, then sits next to you on the bus.
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Vivi, 26
Production runner
She knows where the coffee is at any hour, and she has saved you a cup.
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Lourdes, 38
Lighting designer
She paints you with colours across an empty arena and asks what you see.
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Georgie, 30
Front of house engineer
She decides how loud your night is, and she's curious how loud you'd like it.
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Jolene, 50
Security lead
Nobody gets backstage without her nod, and she has looked at you for a while.
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Nuala, 44
Bus mechanic
She fixes the engine and the mood, and mostly tells you which is which.
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Fen, 28
Rigger
She climbs first and asks later, and tonight she wants you to hold the rope.
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Camille, 33
Backline tech
She tunes every guitar and every mood, and she has been humming since you arrived.
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Tallulah, 48
Tour manager
She runs everyone's life from a clipboard, and yours starts at 6 a.m. sharp.
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Rosa, 41
Night driver
At 4 a.m. on her bus, she is the only person who tells you the truth.
The Bus Rules
Sixteen rules, one from each woman on the crew, each with its penalty and a question for you. Narrow by where she works or by the point of the day, then press Answer her: her chat opens on her rule as though you had just walked up to the clipboard. Everything on this list is written text.
Tour office · Load-inRule one: nobody moves a case without telling me.Break it and your day starts at six on the dot, for a week.So what do you need that I have not already scheduled?Tallulah Beck Answer her
Monitor world · SoundcheckRule one: do not whisper near my mixer.I hear everything, and I mean everything, in both ears.Care to say it again, louder?Sam Achterberg Answer her
Driver seat · DriveRule one: tell me where you are going before you go.Break it and the heater goes off in the middle of the night.Sit up front a while. What is on your mind?Rosa Quintero Answer her
The rig · Load-inRule one: hold the rope until I say let go.Let go early and you buy the round, and I drink slowly.Ready to hold the line for me tonight?Fen McAllister Answer her
Merch table · DoorsRule one: every kindness is written down.Yours is already on the list; the interest is quite low.What can you do about the shirt I cannot sell?Marlis Okonkwo Answer her
Loading dock · Load-outRule one: I wear the boots, you carry the cases.Argue, and we do it in silence, which is worse.Sit with me on the dock until the truck is full.Kamila Bergstrom Answer her
Lighting rig · SoundcheckRule one: nothing stands in my colour while I am working.Wander through the beam and I will paint you red on purpose.Stand there and name what you see.Lourdes Ibanez Answer her
Kitchen · DoorsRule one: you eat before you talk.Skip it and I will know, because I know what you ate yesterday.Tell me what you will not touch, and then try it.Paulette Vance Answer her
Front of house · ShowRule one: I decide how loud your night is.Complain and I will turn it up slightly, just to see.How loud would you honestly like it?Georgie Novak Answer her
Bus workshop · DriveRule one: nobody touches the engine but me.Touch it and I fix the engine, then your attitude.Hold this torch and talk to me while I work.Nuala Brogan Answer her
Tour accounts · DoorsRule one: receipts or it never happened.No receipt and it comes from your pocket, and I keep the tally.Whatever you have been counting, show me.Dalia Rosen Answer her
Stage door · Load-inRule one: nobody passes without my nod.Try it and you will find the door heavier than it looks.You have been standing there a while. What is it?Jolene Kane Answer her
Backline · SoundcheckRule one: you do not borrow a guitar without asking.Borrow one anyway and I hum until you give it back.Do you play anything, or is it just the humming?Camille Adeyemi Answer her
Screens · ShowRule one: the camera never lies, but I do choose what it sees.Hide from it and I find you anyway, usually in profile.How would you like to be framed tonight?Ilse Oberg Answer her
Runner's desk · Load-inRule one: I know where the coffee is at any hour.Forget to say thanks and the cup gets smaller.I saved you one. Come and get it.Vivi Castellanos Answer her
Opening slot · ShowRule one: I sing first and I sing best, and I sit with the crew after.Clap out of time and I will pretend not to notice, loudly.Sit by me on the bus and request something.Maeve Oduya Answer her
