NOFX: Backstage Passport

NOFX Backstage Passport
Starring	Fat Mike Eric Melvin El Hefe Erik Sandin
Opening theme	"Backstage Passport" by NOFX
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Release
Original network	Fuse
Original release	April 15, 2008 – 2008
Website

NOFX: Backstage Passport is a documentary series that was shown on the music network Fuse about NOFX's 2008 world tour. The show documents the stops on the tour and the band's reaction to various events. The creation of the show was noteworthy due to the band's often noted disdain for the media, including music television. The show was originally to be titled NOFX: Punk Rock Passport, but the band had issues with Fuse who claimed "the title would scare people away." Along with the show's title being changed, the band had numerous other issues including the company attempting to fabricate story lines that were non-existent or completely untrue. Fat Mike in an interview with Studio Q on CBC stated that the three months editing the show were the worst three months of his life.

NOFX: Backstage Passport was released on DVD on March 17, 2009.

In August 2012 in an interview with El Hefe at SRH Festival, it was announced that there would be a season two of NOFX: Backstage Passport. Fat Mike had previously announced it via his Twitter account. NOFX: Backstage Passport 2 was released on August 21, 2015. The 2-disk DVD will not be in the same series-like episode format as initial announcements hinted towards, however, it will feature a full-length documentary of shows performed in Mexico, Peru and Colombia, filmed over a 4-year period. The second disk will feature bonus material including outtakes and an deleted scenes from the first series in Australia and Eastern Europe

The episode begins with the band planning to play in countries where punk rock bands usually don't play. They explain that their manager, Kent, has had a horrible time booking the tour and that they're hoping not to get "killed or kidnapped." Each band member makes preparations to leave: Fat Mike says goodbye to his wife and daughter, Eric Melvin practices the accordion, Smelly shaves his head with his wife, and El Hefe packs junk food to take on the trip.

The band's first stop on the tour, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, goes horribly when Kent shows up at their hotel drunk. In Porto Alegre, Melvin's guitar broke half way through the band's set. Instead of fixing his guitar, however, he spends 10 minutes fixing his tuner, and the crowd turns on the band. The next stop, Medellín, Colombia, goes even worse. The venue the band was set to perform at had no idea of the show, so the show was canceled. In response, their Colombian promoter, Santiago, began receiving death threats, forcing the band to leave the country as soon as possible.

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