It seems that these days you can buy a VIP ticket which gets you in to a sound check, a meeting with the artists, a signed poster and an opportunity to have a chat backstage.
These are some unfortunately crappy photos of the lucky people (the light was exceedingly poor – sorry).
And a photo with the artiste – here it costs many hundreds of dollars for that privilege.
Funny old world. Back in the old days I used to wander backstage for a chat with Free and Pink Floyd. There weren’t any barriers. Wish I had a camera then.