The Backstage Pass Problem in Seattle

I know how backstage passes work, and I know all the ways that that bands use them to keep people at a distance. And what what often happens in Seattle is that there's a venue that I know really well. They brought an outside security and they've put in a new institution,. like here are the different levels of backstage access. But you show up at a place that you know, like the back of your hand that feels like home but they're all these people you've never seen before standing there with their rent cups.