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Mikey In The Pit
Mikey In The Pit is for people who still hit shows, blast loud music, and actually care about what’s going on in the scene. Hosted by Mikey—a fan with a mic, a press pass, and just enough access to pull back the curtain it’s concerts, festivals, band news, interviews, new music, and behind-the-scenes stories from rock, punk, metal, and everything loud. No ego. No industry BS. Just real talk for real fans. Follow @mikeyinthepit and join the Pit Crew wherever you get your podcasts. RSSVERIFY
Episodes
Mikey In The PitGood Show. Bad Marketing? | Ep 05
We posted the flyer. That doesn’t mean anybody saw the fucking thing. A good band, free admission, and a crowd enjoying the show should feel like a win. But…
Mikey In The PitEVERYBODY WAS GOING… AFTER WE CANCELED IT | EP 04
Ten days before a metal show at the venue, we had sold seven tickets. Then we canceled it. And apparently everybody was going. This episode is about the giant…
Mikey In The PitWHY YOUR FAVORITE BAND ISN’T COMING TO YOUR CITY | Ep 03
Your favorite band announces a tour. San Francisco. Portland. Seattle. Reno. Sacramento? Nothing. I’ve spent years looking at schedules like that and thinking…
Mikey In The PitHow Concerts Actually Make Money… and Why They Don’t | Ep 02
I’ve spent 25 years around concerts, and until I became a talent buyer, I thought the math was pretty simple: book a band, sell tickets, pack the room, make…
Mikey In The PitI Became a Talent Buyer. What the F*ck Am I Doing?
Three months ago, I had never bought talent for a concert. Now I’m negotiating guarantees, calculating break-even points, chasing local support, obsessively…
Mikey In The PitTitan Fest: Ryan Brown’s DIY Answer To Aftershock
Ryan Brown from Titan and Titan Fest jumps on Mikey In The Pit and basically pulls the curtain back on how this shit actually works. From a Halloween house…
Mikey In The PitOleander Is Back: From Woodstock ’99 to Aftershock '26
Thomas Flowers from Oleander jumps into The Pit with Mikey to talk about the band’s Sacramento come‑up, playing early Aftershock, and having their first show…
Mikey In The PitThis Week in the Pit – Oct 25, 2025
🧨 Foo Fighters might crash Aftershock. Maiden’s bringing the nuclear heat. Sam Rivers is gone. And Ian Watkins? Still dead — now with bonus arrests. This…
Mikey In The PitSpineshank Returns From the Ashes of Nu Metal | Ep 3
OG nu-metal survivors Spineshank sit down backstage at Aftershock 2025 to talk about their first run of shows in decades, old-school OzzFest chaos, upcoming…
Mikey In The PitThis Week In The Pit - 10.17.25
Death. Delusion. And a goth Christmas tree. 🪦🎄 Ace Frehley’s gone. Mudvayne’s calling themselves classic rock. Ian Watkins finally met karma. Spineshank rose…
Mikey In The PitPaul McCoy Talks Sobriety, Screaming, and Starting Over | Ep 02
Paul McCoy of 12 Stones is back — and he’s got a lot more to say than just “wake me up.” In this episode of Mikey In The Pit, we talk about everything from…
Mikey In The PitAftershock 2025 Just Made History | Ep 01
164,000 people. 115 bands. Four days of noise, sweat, and total mayhem. Aftershock 2025 was the biggest one yet and I somehow survived. From Blink-182 and Good…