I thought i would spread the word about a great show i’ve recently been watching called NOFX backstage pass. I only started watching it today but I’m already up to episode 4 out of 5. (They’re the perfect length to sneak in between work since each ep is broken up into 2 X 10 min).
The shows basically about NOFX playing in some pretty interesting locations that most bands would normally be afraid of touring. In every country they’ve have had some sort of mishap such as when the promoter didn’t pay the venues licence fee in Peru which results in the gig being shut down & the riot police being called in. The roadies then have to bribe a local to smuggle them out in the back of a truck. They also get screwed in China by another dodgy promoter that doesn’t pay them anything despite the show being sold out.
There’s also plenty of other entertaining stuff revolving around the cultural aspects of the countries included their visit to asia when they they hit the streets of Japan and see some drunken business people make asses of themselves (I suppose it’s no different from Australia really). My favorite part is in episode 3 part 1 when a little Japanese guy repeatable punches his buddy in the face. Other highlights include going to an S&M club, chasing the green dragon in Singapore (despite drug trafficking having a penalty of death ), playing their smallest show in 15 years in Taiwan & teaching guys how to crowd surf for the first time in Beijing
Check out the first part of episode 1 below
Recent Comments