Backstage Experience

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 deleted scenes from the first series in Australia and Eastern Europe
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