How To Get Backstage At a Rock Concert

Weeks before the concert, procure the business card of someone who works at a legitimate record label. Then go up to a bouncer and tell him you have an appointment with one of the musicians. When he doesn’t find you on the list, break out your card and demand to be let backstage!

Find out which local stations are giving out concert tickets and passes to meet-and-greet parties and see what you can do to win some.

Get a job at the concert venue—in catering, concessions, ticket sales, whatever.

Get press access for the opening act; they usually have fewer requests than the main one. Go online, find the band’s label, call them, and ask for the Public Relations Department. Say you’ve been assigned to write an article on the band for school and you’ll need a photo pass and a backstage pass.

No luck so far? No worries. If you’re a girl, arrive at the concert venue in the afternoon or early evening. Be sure to look hot, and when the crew is doing sound checks, chat up some of the roadies. You never know!

Make your way to the stage and ask the guys at the sound board where the after-party is. If you look smokin’, they just may tell you!

If all else fails, try bribing someone. But don’t do this until the end of the show—it could get you thrown out!