The 46 disgruntled SA Roadies Association members who were arrested on June 29 on a charge of holding an illegal gathering at a Simply Red concert, outside the MTN Sundome, were each given a R500 bail on Friday, July 2, following their lawyer's intervention. The case was postponed to August 3. Sara is an agency representing freelance stagehands in the live entertainment industry. Sara members were held in custody because the court required proof of their identification. According to Molokwe, a group of 64 people held a peaceful demonstration outside the complex because the Simply Red tour manager had refused to hold a workshop with the technicians, whereby skills and ideas could be exchanged. Molokwe accused concert promoters Big Concerts of racism and not training and developing freelance workers.

"Since 1994, Big Concerts has done everything in its power to prevent transformation and development. The rampant disregard for employment equity, affirmative action, training, the basic conditions of employment act speak volumes about the tide of rank disregard that is inherent and endemic at Big Concerts.

"Simply Red tour manager, Nick Levitt has taken it upon himself to take sides in South Africa, and has refused to do any workshop. 90% of the artists who have visited South Africa over the past five years have eagerly conducted workshops and shared their skills, to great benefit of SA local industry. Perhaps the poison from Big Concerts has rendered Levitt deaf and blind," said Sara in a statement.

Big Concerts managing director Attie van Wyk said that Sara's gripe revolved around a mediation meeting held a month ago in which his company and Sara reached an impasse. Van Wyk said a consultative committee had overruled a demand by Sara that certain members be granted backstage access passes at international concert gigs. Sara then took the matter into their own hands.