Stage crews laid off as a result of the pandemic are ‘falling through the cracks’ in government aid for the self-employed

Road crew for some of the biggest bands in music are being forced into homelessness and turning to food banks to survive during the pandemic.

Stagehand, the charity for roadies, has given more than 1,000 grants so far and said 13% of those receiving money had needed support from food banks.

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