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Show Support specialises in short notice bookings nationwide.
Our top ‘Showies’ come trained, in uniform, wearing steel caps, tooled-up, with the qualifications, workplace safety certificates and inductions required to make your show a resounding success.
From stagehands and riggers, to lighting, audio and AV techs, Show Support provides the back-up you need, when you need it.
Our teams are different:
Experienced – Show Support crews have worked on over 60,000 events across Australia since 2005
Committed – Show Supporters arrive on time, in uniform, with the right tools and qualifications for the job, or we’ll credit your account for next time.
Motivated – Our regulars work hard to impress our clients and maintain the benefits of their ranking. Plus, we carry out ongoing staff reviews and recruitment to train the next generation of Showies.
Nationwide – We have teams based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, and regularly source staff for gigs in remote locations across the country.
Professional Crew
Show Support’s tireless Duty Managers work around the clock to deliver staff with the qualifications and safety certificates needed to access venues and get straight to work.
Our legendary teams bring experience that can create real savings for our clients. Ten or more average staff may take more time to do a job than only two or three Showies.
Best-practice operating procedures, online labour management software and skilled personnel make Show Support the premier crewing agency in Australia.
The finest companies in Australia use Show Support to assist in their ongoing success.
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Experienced, motivated crew, ready to work
Finding qualified, experienced crew for your next event has never been easier.
We are available to take your enquiries 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
Show Support regularly comes to the aid of our clients by arranging crew at the last minute, even during the busiest peaks of the season, time after gig-saving time.
I just wanted to pop a note through to say how impressed I was with Lachlan who was booked as Operation Tech Support for the Melbourne Mobility Forum last Thursday. Not only was he incredibly professional and had immaculate time keeping, he was also very proactive which made the day so much easier for myself and the tech team. I can’t thank you enough – though I was expecting a decent job to be done, this was over and above my expectations and I wouldn’t hesitate to book through you again or recommend Show Support to anyone. Thank You!
The team were excellent, on time and no task was too hard. There were some long hot days done and the boys got in there and helped out.
The experienced guys made sure the younger ones didn’t fall behind, kept them in line and took initiative to make sure things were done correctly.
Just wanted to pass on my thanks to the Showies that came up to Bendigo and gave us a hand.
Max, Sam, Nick and Daniel were all fantastic, jumped in where needed, totally flexible with the ever changing gig requirements, and helped us get another tough outdoor gig over the line.
Always happy with the onsite work from Show Support, and thanks to you guys in the office for fielding my last minute requests also.
Please let the guys know their efforts were much appreciated!
The staff in Brisbane, Sydney, and so far Melbourne have all been excellent to work with, and all been very helpful.
Engaging Show Support to assist with a complicated stage set up was amazing. The team were very responsive and the guys onsite got in and got the job done – well under the allocated time. Highly recommend using Show Support for the future as they really took that particular element of stress off my plate!
Thank you so much for providing Ado as our show support crew. I can happily say he’s the best crew guy I’ve worked with in over 10 yrs of events! He went above and beyond, had an amazing initiative and was a pleasure to be around.
Your crew were a really important part of our Vivid team And thank you, for being so helpful and accessible. We really appreciate it.
I just wanted to pass on my thanks to your crew who bumped out at Phillip Island last month for us.
They were one of the best crews I have ever worked with. I passed on my thanks to Max also.
Just wanted to say thanks for sending Patrick out on my job today. Really awesome to work with. Knows what he’s doing and has great attention to detail as well as respect for my equipment. More than happy to work with him again – please put him on my list of ‘preferred’ crew!!!
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“Just wanted to send you a quick email to please pass on my sincerest thanks to each of the guys on the shift at Hyatt Regency Sydney last week.
It was a tough gig. The boys all worked tirelessly and not one complaint at all during the week. They were moving really big, expensive and heavy products!!! And the conditions backstage and getting from ground level to stage level were not always conducive to easy work!!
I really appreciated their “can-do” and “no complaints” work ethic! I also noticed that no matter when it was or what was happening; if we were looking for them they were there!! I cannot tell you how much easier that made our week and I really do appreciate their hard work and heavy lifting to make the event the success it was.
Please pass this on not only to the team who worked onsite but also to their management so they know what an asset these boys are to your company.”
As always efficient and without hitch. All my changes were made and crew turned up.
I know we don’t use you much ourselves but companies I’ve worked with do loads and it has always been a positive experience.
Last night was no different, All the guys were quick and a pleasure to have on site.
Will definitely go nowhere else for crew. Great service.
Show Support have always provided fantastic staff for our events. The crew are prompt, well presented, hardworking and have great initiative.
We very happily use the services of Show Support when extra crew are required, and especially value being able to contact them at short notice when events change or appear from nowhere.
Their client support and online booking system is excellent and really makes our lives easier.
Thanks Show Support!
I just wanted to take the time to thank you for your assistance with various projects over the last 6 months, but most particularly with our execution of Coca Cola’s sponsorship of Goodlife.
This was a mammoth task for us with the event occurring simultaneously in multiple states.
We couldn’t have done it without your help.
The staff you provide are consistently on time, qualified, helpful, courteous and do what it takes to get the job done without issue.
I look forward to working with you and your staff in the future.
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all for all your hard work on the Les Misérables load out.
Overnight shifts are not ideal but due to everyone’s commitment we got out on time without a hitch.
Thanks again and look forward to working with Show Support on the next one.
The guys onsite were incredible and knew exactly what they were doing.
They were a HUGE help to us on the day, so please can you pass on a massive thank you from everyone at LOUD.
We really appreciated it.
I just wanted to say thank you for the team who worked on the New Years Eve events for The P.A. People.
Thanks very much for a very good 2016 NYE guys.
One of your guys from the bump out at the Domain needs to be congratulated on his tenacity and constant hard work on a very ugly job.
Ugly Job: under the stage hauling the Coda multi core cables back through the pipe from FOH.
The cables became jammed in the pipe due to someone not watching from FOH.
He did not give up. It was not his fault, he needs to be commended for keeping his cool.
Well done Show Support!
Our client was really impressed with the high quality crew Show Support provided for the Georgy Girl bump in to the State Theatre at the end of March.
Another Show Support convert!
It is refreshing to deal with a crewing company whose guys turn up on time, are keen, with a good attitude and clearly have a lot of experience.
It has been a pleasure to deal with your company as well.
As we know, communication is the key!
We will be back next year, and will definitely use your company again.
I would like to thank yourself and the entire Show Support crew for your support over the course of this year and beyond.
The last 3 months in particular have been extremely busy for us with many successful shows.
From live TV, Vivid, indoor, outdoor, early starts, overnighters, large or small shows and many late finishes, your crew have been a valuable part of our delivery and too often unrecognised for your hard work. Rain, hail or shine your crew have consistently been on time, dependable and hard working.
I also feel our team, and yours, have developed a great working rapport and familiarity both with our equipment and with each other personally, with some good banter and laughs along the way.
Our Operations Coordinator Alex, has also welcomed your fast and helpful responses to our ever changing bookings.
Thank you again and we look forward to continuing this relationship.
Just wanted to give a big thanks to you guys for booking my crew on such short notice.
Pass this on to the boys for a great job, they all went above and beyond the call.
I will be using show support for all my interstate events in the future.
Thanks Show Support, and thank you for your team’s wonderful and efficient service.
Even with all our delays they worked hard and efficiently to get us out quickly.
Big thanks to you all!
I just wanted to send a quick note to let you know how impressed we were with the 3 guys that we worked with last week at Doltone House & The Star! They were all fantastic to work with – nothing was too hard and they showed a great deal of initiative in some difficult circumstances and tight turn around times. They kept calm under pressure and helped us deliver a best in class event.
We will definitely be requesting them for future work.
Located at a remote 5 star location in the Whitsundays, getting crew that know what to do in our unique environment used to be a challenge.
Now I have Show Support, I can rely on them to send up experienced crew that understand our international clients’ needs, and deliver in a 5 star way.
We couldn’t ask for a more professional crew.
Your guys are always great and the overall service of Show Support is spot on every time.
I recommend you to everyone!
Just wanted to say a big thank you to your guys for all their hard work on this years Australia Day job out at Cockle Bay. It was challenging job, as it was always going to be, however the boys did not whinge, they just stepped it up a couple of gears and got the job done.
It is for this reason that I chose Show Support and I am pleased that you delivered.
Please pass on my thanks to everyone!
I would like to pass on my thanks to all of the crew who worked on the BP DARC Conference on Hamilton Island.
They were all fantastic!
Their enthusiasm and willingness to help made our job so much easier for the week. Very much appreciated.
I highly recommend Show Support crew to any one who is after a hard working crewing agency that provides the exact crew for every type of job.
They present well, work well as part of our team and are on time for each call.
The crew are always friendly and out going and ready to assist where ever possible.
We have had a long standing relationship with David Neil and his crew and will continue to do so.
I have to write and say thanks for the crew which you supplied at short notice in Brisbane last week. I contacted the office at around 9.00pm on Tuesday night requiring crew for an 08.00am start on Wednesday morning and despite the short notice the 3 crew turned up on time, in uniform, with tools and a great attitude. To make sure that everything got off to a good start your crew chief Steve Voigt also came to site before heading off to check on another job.
The call involved setting up display stands and Brisbane was the last stop on a national tour so I had a lot of chances to learn how to setup the displays quickly and efficiently. I couldn’t believe my eyes when the show support crew setup the stands at least three times quicker than I had been able to do in other states.
The crew had obviously been thinking about how to make my life even easier for bump out as they arrived armed with their own ladder, packing tape, industrial cling wrap and 3 dollies. Needless to say this was above and beyond the call of duty but when I expressed my thanks I was told “that’s what Show Support do, we are here to help”.
Please pass my thanks on to Buddy, Steve, Mick, Steve and Babs, they made Kojo look great in front of our client and I look forward to working with Show Support again soon.
I would really like to thank you for the service that you extended to Alex at the Sheraton last weekend. I understand he gave you a bit of a run around and whilst he was also on the receiving end of this (from the hotel), your ability to adjust and be flexible was really appreciated. Additionally, the guys you sent down to us were very professional and it was a pleasure to deal with them.
I look forward to working with you and forming a close relationship with your organisation.
Please feel free to contact me should I be in a position to be of assistance to you or your organisation.
Show Support have always been our crewing company of choice. Prompt service, great crew, and a “nothing too difficult” attitude gives us great peace of mind when it comes to labour on Rizer gigs!
The guys at Show Support are amazing.
Their staff are a pleasure to deal with and contactable around the clock. The crew are hardworking and always on time. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Show Support!
Just a quick email to say, you were absolutely right and I was a fool to use XXXXX.
They were truly awful. Completely unmotivated and a very scruffy bunch at best.
I will most definitely be using you in the future wherever I go! I guess I can officially say that I have lived and learnt…the hard way.
Please pass on my thanks to all your crew who worked on the Ross Noble Tour in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. They were fantastic.
Thanks for the heads up, next time I’ll listen a little closer.
Show Support has been a key partner in helping Dimension 5 grow our business in a very competitive industry. We have used Show Support in every major Australian city, and the standard of the crew supplied to us has always been high. When we have needed crew at the last minute, the Show Support office has bent over backwards for us, and they have always come through, at all times of the day and night. It gives us a lot of confidence to know that we have a reliable source of quality technical crew, and we look forward to working with Show Support to further expand our operations in the future.
We want to acknowledge the tireless efforts from all the crew from Show Support, the guys had some of the dirtiest work to do and a huge amount of lugging but they kept up the frantic pace and were always ready for the next task!
Your team conducted themselves very professionally while onsite and they were very efficient at completing the tasks we set for them. I have no hesitation in recommending Show Support to other suppliers in the industry.
Next year is looking to be very busy with a lot of new and repeat clients, and we want to acknowledge your contribution to this promising outlook. We look forward to producing more exciting Alpha Zeta events in the future with your help.
Thanks for the fantastic team you organised for us last week to help lay out the ground cloth projection screen at the opening of the new AAMI Park in Melbourne. The guys we worked with had the required can-do attitude and stepped up to the team work aspect of the job with ease. They were all easy to speak with, they understood all instructions and ask questions where required. They quickly gained an understanding of the total task and their individual roles.
We have worked with many other crew support companies (including others in Melbourne) and your crew were by far the best we have ever encountered. I will recommend you and your Show Support crew highly and we look forward to using you again.
We have worked with Show Support for the past 2 years. We rely on them to provide additional crew on our shows.
Their booking system is easy to use and keeps us updated with our bookings.
The crew always arrive early to their shifts, are hardworking, knowledgeable and importantly represent our business well to our customers.
Big Picture provides live video production to the worlds leading entertainers.
Our equipment and personnel are judged on international standards.
When we need additional assistance we call Show Support. Consistently competent and enthusiastic technical support from a great team.
Show Support has supported Pages AV & Exhibitions for many years in many locations.
From Albany to Albury and Cairns to Canberra having a flexible and technically qualified work force available makes installing concert and exhibitions a breeze.
Ultra Vision & Audio has been utilising the crewing services of Show Support, Australia wide, since 2005.
Show Support have always been a pleasure to deal with, whether it is:-
1. Dealing with their dedicated, friendly, and helpful crew.
2. 24 hour access to the specialised online crewing booking software “Personnel Manager”.
3. The crew have high industry standards and are always well presented, turn up 15 minutes early, and are helpful and knowledgeable. Giving reliable service, no matter where we are.
4. Dedicated crew contactable 24 hours per day available to arrange any last minute crewing requests.
5. The extensive range of skilled Show Support crew. From general loaders to experienced technicians/engineers Show Support has been there to sort us out.
We highly recommend Show Support – Australia wide!
Show Support, I write to you and your crew.
I set a task as big as any gig, move and reset of my business in another space.
Wouldn’t wish it on anybody. But I would wish them to have the help and enthusiasm your crew gave to The Look.
It was hard and a gruelling slog, done with great spirit.
Thanks to all, and Ben drives a nice ship.
Once again, thank you so much for the provision of quality crew around the country – Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth – to assist us with delivering 22 performances of Barbie LIVE The Musical to more than 26,500 patrons!
Just wanted to supply feedback on the terrific crew we were supplied with last Friday for our Peppa Pig tour in Penrith.
At what is undoubtedly one of the most difficult venues in NSW to work in for a number of reasons, our touring crew found themselves up against the clock with the local venue technicians, venue facilities and time, and were absolutely thrilled with the professional assistance received from the four Show Support crew we had booked in.
To quote the show report that we received from the Stage Manager (cc’d);
“Show Support crew that were hired in were FANTASTIC!!! Exceeded expectations. Incredibly helpful and immediately sensed situation and did everything to not only help us in getting show up, but tactfully providing moral support. Touring crew have thanked Show Support crew personally in our own way, but highly recommend some kind of official thank-you from LLT to go to Show Support management. These guys saved our bacon (literally!). Cannot speak highly enough of them!”
As usual, we are 100% happy with the crewing and support received from Show Support, and will continue utilising your services into the future.
I’m involved with multiple shows in multiple cities, including ‘Kinky Boots’, ‘Wicked’ and ‘Les Misérables’. Show Support reliably provide the best loaders in Australia, and this time was no exception… the boys did a great job. Thanks to all involved.
“A huge thanks for the amazing job that both August and George did in supporting Sense Events on-site at Carriageworks last week. They were a great source of support, innovative and lateral thinking and took great initiative and were an incredible help to us and our builders and AV team”