Tana Douglas is an Australian author who is best known as the first female rock and roll roadie.
[1] Douglas began her career at 15 as a roadie after assisting French high-wire artist Philippe Petit when he walked between pylons on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973.
[2] She was part of the ground crew who made sure the film documenting the walk wasn't confiscated.
[3] Although she had to learn everything on the job, with no training provided,[4] over the next several years Douglas worked as roadie on international tours for Neil Diamond, Iggy Pop, Status Quo, and Carlos Santana.
[2] In 1978 she was interviewed by Record Mirror Magazine and revealed she was the only woman roadie on the tours she worked on.