Premiere Issue · 30 pages · Free to read

Charlotte’s stories.
Backstage and beyond.

Introducing Queen City Backstage Magazine: original photography and stories from the stages, runways and creative spaces that give our city its character.

Inside our first issue: Joseph McRae, Junction CLT, Charlotte Seen, Face the Runway, Curtis Salgado, gnash and Tosco Music’s Beatles tribute.

Coverage: August 27–October 2, 2026

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The story continues November 1.

Our second issue arrives November 1, 2026. Join the QCB newsletter for the next edition and more stories from Charlotte’s creative community.

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