BILLW,
The only pointer I can give is ask and ask and ask and then ask again. Persevere. Call EMP and ask how to go about getting on the backstage pass list. If that doesn't work, then go to the concert early, look for Barry Harvey, he often roams around the theater pre-concert, and ask him. Sometimes the band hangs outside by the backstage door per-concert for their last smoke. Strike up a conversation with them. Sometimes they will invite you back but sometimes they don't. I think Barry tells them what nights they can and can't depending on the night, the schedule, the list, etc. Then the last ditch chance is to hang in the theater after the concert is done. Watch where the group of people on the backstage list wait. Mosey on down there. Be prepared to be shooed out by the theater manager, but it's worth the risk when if the group is small enough, Barry will wave you in with the rest. Barry is the key. He's like the bouncer at the door of the exclusive night club.
Very few make it back on their first attempt. Hang in there. Keep trying.
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