Do you remember in my last Ffotoweek I mentioned that I’d been backstage at Bon Jovi’s Ashton Gate gig to shoot an Access All Areas for MusicRadar? No? To be honest I’ve blocked most of it out too after my horrendous experience fighting against the Bristol city centre traffic later that day! But anyway, the website have run the feature now so I’m free to share some of my behind the scenes snaps. Sadly there are no shots of Sambora, Torres, Bryan or the man JB himself (I guess they were helicoptered in later!) but if you’re a musician, a tech nerd or simply incredibly nosey you might find it interesting all the same. Check out the MusicRadar article here for more pictures and detailed info, facts & stories from the techs.
I couldn’t believe how much stuff they’d brought for a one off gig. There was a whole extra layer of backstage beyond the actual backstage area! It just went on & on forever; flight cases & crates & cables & boxes & monitors & strange bleeping gadgets. The techs told us that for every item they had, there was a spare waiting out back in case of disaster! The techs were such fantastic people… I wish it was 1985 and I was the official photographer for a touring rock & roll super band.
