Fallout 4 is one of the biggest and most diverse open-world RPGs in recent times and it is filled with all sorts of collectibles. The game has three different kinds of collectibles: Vault-Tec Bobbleheads, Perk Books and Magazines, and Holotapes. In this comprehensive and detailed guide, we will list all of them along with their locations. For convenience, we are not including collectibles found via the Creation Club and cut content.
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Vault-Tec Bobblehead Locations
Bobblehead
Location
Agility
On the edge of the bow of the FMS North Star Shipwreck
Barter
Inside the metal hut at the upper section of the main cannery room at Longneck Lukowski’s Cannery
Big Guns
On the top of a radio in the northern-most room in the living quarters at Vault 95
Charisma
On Jack Parson’s office desk at Parsons State Insane Asylum
Endurance
On a metal desk near the metal catwalk at Poseidon’s Energy
Energy Weapons
In the Fort Hagen Command Center kitchen, between two refrigerators
Explosives
On top of a control panel on the second-level catwalk at Saugus Ironworks
Intelligence
In the northwest corner of the Boston Public Library, in a mechanical room
Lock Picking
Between two pillars in the tunnel chamber at Pickman’s Gallery
Luck
Inside a locker on the second deck of a green tugboat, located at the southern end of Spectacle Island
Medicine
In Curie’s Office at Vault 81
Melee
Top of the Trinity Tower, in the cage where Rex and Strong are kept
Perception
On the desk on the second floor at the Museum of Freedom, where the Sole Survivor meets Preston Garvey and some civilians for the first time
Repair
Southwest roof section of Corvega Assembly Plant, at the end of the top exterior gantry
Science
On the third level basement area of Maiden Middle School (Vault 75), on a desk overlooking a dining area
Small Guns
On a desk on the first floor, west side of Gunners Plaza
Sneak
On a metal table beside a terminal at Dunwich Borers
Speech
On the desk at the Overseer’s office at Park Street Station (Vault 114)
Strength
On top of the sculpture at the lobby desk at Mass Fusion
Unarmed
On the hood of a rusty car at Atom Cats Garage
Perk Magazine Locations
Astoundingly Awesome Tales
Issue
Location
#4, Invasion of the Zetans
In the film studio on the top floor of Hubris Comics, situated on a table
#4, Rise of the Mutants!
On the lectern, the east side of Trinity Church
#4, The Mad Russian’s Revenge
In the tunnel chamber at Pickman’s Gallery
#6, Attack Of The Fishmen
On the restroom toilet in Skylanes Flight 1981
#8, The Man Who Could Stop Time
On a container in the living quarters of Vault 114
#10, Giant Insects Invade
On the console in the control room of the Sentinel site
#12, Have Dog, Will Travel!
On a balcony, north of the atrium in the Institute
#12, Rise of the Radiated
On the desk of a computer room in East Boston Preparatory School
#13, Curse of the Burned!
On the second floor of Mother Isolde’s shack at the Crater of Atom
Attack of the Metal Men
On an armored workbench near Bedlam’s terminal in Dunwich Borers
Deep Sea Terror! “Sinister Seafood Strikes!!”
On the Outpost Zimonja workshop
My Brain and I… (A Twisted Love Tale)
On a table near the southwest corner bedroom of the Boston Mayoral Shelter
The Starlet Sniper
Inside a locked cell in the basement of the Coast Guard Pier
When Apes Go Bananas!!! “A Gorilla Ate My Patrol Car!”
On a desk at the west side of the Railroad HQ
Grognak the Barbarian
Issue
Location
Blood on the Harp
On a desk in the main warehouse at Wicked Shipping Fleet lockup
Cometh the Trickster
Near the bus and apartment wreckage north of Andrew Station, on a mattress on the top floor
Demon Slaves, Demon Sands
Located in Vault 75 atop the overseer’s office, or Vault 81 as a reward for completing the quest ”Short Stories”
Enter Maula: War Maiden of Mars
In the gazebo at the center, beside a skeleton at Boston Commons
Fatherless Cur!
On the toilet in the gunner camp at Mas Pike Interchange
In the Bosom of the Corsair Queen
In the raider metal hut of Corvega Assembly Plant
In the Lair of the Virgin Eater
On the roof of the raider camp, at Hyde Park
Jungle of the Bat-Babies
On the kitchen table of the Sole Survivor’s house
Lost in the Snows of Lust
On a living room table on the top floor of Back Street Apparel
What Sorcery This?
On a table on the southern part of the top floor at the Museum of Witchcraft
Guns and Bullets
Issue
Location
#2, Little Guns For Little Ladies
On the lectern in the stage area at Fraternal Post 115
#4, Street Guns of Detroit
On a table in a room, on the southern side of the second floor at Gunners Plaza
#5, Avoid those Pesky Gun Laws!
On a desk in the bunker at Rook Family House
#5, Guide to hunting Commies!
On a desk on the top floor at Ticonderoga Safehouse
#7, Take Aim, Army Style
On a metal desk at the South Boston Military Checkpoint
#8, Bear Proofing Your Campsite:…
In a safe at Cambridge Police Station
#8, Plasma – The Weapon of Tomorrow
On the radio operator’s desk in the middle of The Castle
#10, The Future of Hunting?
On a desk in a room, on the western side of the BADTFL regional building
Lasers & Hunting: Acceptable Overkill
On a table on the southeast side of the top floor of Fort Hagen
Hot Rodder Locations
Issue
Location
#1 Flame Job!
On a desk inside the Robotic Disposal Ground building
#2 Shark Paint Schemes!
On the bedside of Zeke’s trailer at Atom Cats Garage
#3 Hot Pink!
By the bed on the top floor of Milton Parking Garage
Islander’s Alamanac (Far Harbor) Locations
Issue
Location
Children of Atom Exposé
On Dejen’s counter in Acadia
Far Harbor Sightseer’s Guide
On a table in The Last Plank at Far Harbor
Pincer Dodge
Inside a shack of the Northwood Ridge Quarry
Precision Hunting
Top of Brook’s Head Lighthouse
Recipe Roundup
In the gift shop of the National Park’s Visitor’s Center
La Coiffe
Issue
Location
#1 Megaton Hair
On the upper floor of Fallon’s Department Store
#2 The Hornet’s Nest
Inside Charlestown laundry, southeast of Bunker Hill
Live and Love
Issue
Location
#1, Fabulous 1st Issue: Life Long Best Friends!
In the attic at Faneuil Hall
#4, Advice From Married Men
Inside the Third Rail restroom
#5, Beware The Man Handler
At the top of the monument of Bunker Hill
#6, An Experience to Remember
On the bar counter at Hotel Rexford
#9, I Married a Robot!
On the ground floor of the Diamond City Schoolhouse
#10, Nuke-The-Man!
Inside a safe behind the counter at the entrance of College Square Station
#12, The Secretary Charmer
Inside a trailer with a motorcycle leaning on it at Fiddler’s Green Trailer
#12, Trim the Fat
On a table in the WRVR broadcast station
#14, Talk Yourself Sober
By the cooking pot on the upper floor of Revere Beach station
Massachusetts Surgical Journal
Issue
Location
#3, Happy Sedation Special
Behind the security door, near the safe at Sandy Coves Convalescent Home
#5, Better Living Through Chems
Inside the top floor bedroom, the east side of the Cabot House
#8, Cryo-Technology: Haven or Tomb!
In a room that is accessed via a terminal at Greater Mass Blood Clinic
#9, Raised by Robots
Beside a broken terminal on the lower floor of Med-Tek Research
#13, Finding Your Funny Bone
In the book return terminal at Boston public library, purchased with 50 tokens via the terminal
#13, Pay Now, Get Better Later!!
In a long room on the third floor, on the northern side of Greentech Genetics
#15, Scars Are Cool
In the Director’s room above the reception area in Cambridge Polymer Labs
#16, ER Nurses Confess All
In the filing and storage room on the second floor of Medford Memorial Hospital
#16, Let’s Play Doctor!
Inside Lorenzo Cabot’s quarters under Parsons State Insane Asylum
Picket Fences
Issue
Location
#1, The House of Tomorrow…Today!
On the floor of the foreman’s concrete room guarded by Tower Tom in Beantown Brewery
#2, Modern Hearth!
In the upper floor office in the center of the Hardware Town building
#3, Essential Upgrades!
In the Blast Furnace area of Saugus Ironworks
#4, Modern Lawn Care!
On a table near the bar at the Combat Zone
#5, Welcome Home!
In the office overlooking the generator room at Weston Water Treatment Plane
RobCo Fun
Issue
Location
#01 Atomic Command
On a desk on the second floor at the Museum of Freedom, where the Sole Survivor meets Preston Garvey and some civilians for the first time
#07 Zeta Invaders
On a desk inside Valentine’s Detective Agency
#08 Pipfall
In the Fort Hagen Command Center, where the Sole Survivor speaks to Kellogg for the first time
#12 Grognak & the Ruby Ruins
In Dr. Amari’s room at the Memory Den, at a distant corner
SCAV! (Nuka-World)
Issue
Location
#1, The Terrible Truce
On a crate behind the Starpot Nuka in the Galactic Zone
#2, Fear the Knife King
On the top floor of a barn outside the Nuka-world Junkyard
#3, Mutant Fists of Stephie Knuckles
In the hypno halls of the Fun House inside Kiddie Kingdom, beside a dead raider
#4, Nuka Brahmin Stampede!
Inside a box on the way to the attic of Grandchester Mystery Mansion
#5, That No-Caps Rage
On the roof of the Dry Rock Gulch employee area building
Taboo Tattoos
Issue
Location
#1, 13
In a locked room inside Mass Pike Tunnel
#2, Anchor
In a metal caravan on the edge of Thicket Excavations
#10, Eagle’s Nest
In the scavenger’s sleeping area within the Concord Civic area of the town of Concord
#12, Skulls Are Hip!!
On a table inside of a docked ship in the Irish Pride Industries Shipyard
#16, Sailor
Inside the barber’s shop of Vault 81
Tales of a Juntown Jerky Vendor
Issue
Location
Benefits of Child Labor
Inside the metal hut at the upper section of the main cannery room at Longneck Lukowski’s Cannery
Capitalism & You
In the basement locker room, on the west side of the Four Leaf fishpacking plant
How to Run a Successful Vendor Stand
Inside the caravan atop the containers at Big John’s Salvage
Suit Up & Succeed
On the upper level, the northern side of the Wreck of the FMS North Star
Take Your Business on the Road
On a table, north of the main entrance of Mystic Pines
The Art of Haggling
On a magazine stand on the northwest side of Super Duper Mart
The Joy of Wealth
In an office on the upper level of Gwinnett Brewery
Why I Sold My Mother
Inside the pipe tunnel interior of Walden pond, on a barrel
Tesla Science Magazine
Issue
Location
#3, Rocket Science for Toddlers
On the fridge inside Virgil’s lab at Rocky cave
#5, Future of Warfare?
On a bench in the kitchen of the Reeb Marina warehouse
#5, Giant Super Weapons!
On the computer bank on the ninth floor of Mass Fusion
#9, Tomorrow’s technology for today’s Super Soldiers. Blast Off To Adventure!
On a table on the lowest floor of Mahkra Fishpacking, in front of a mattress
#10 Number 1 Hits!!! Rock-o-bot Takes the Nation by Storm!!
On a metal desk near the metal catwalk at Poseidon’s Energy
Geckos and Gamma Radiation – The Key to Prolonged Life?
On the northern computer room on the top floor of Sedgwick Hall
U.S. Army Goes To Space
On the first floor of the weaponization research lab at HalluciGen, Inc
What is Plasma, Anyway?
Inside an office on the second floor of General Atomics Factory
Will Robots Rule the World?
In the CEO’s office on the second floor of ArcJet Systems
Total Hack
Issue
Location
#1 Control Robots
On the terminal desk of the basement server room of Wattz Consumer Electronics
#2 Control Spotlights
Held by a mannequin in the game room inside the Shamrock Taphouse
#3 Control Turrets
Under a tree in the center of the Wildwood Cemetery
Tumblers Today
Issue
Location
#1, Bobby Pins – More Effective Than Lockpicks?
In the commentator’s area of the East City Downs racetrack
#2, Confessions of a Housebreaker
Inside the cell area of the Fell Street sewers
#3, Open Any Lock in 5 Seconds Flat
On the northern end of the eastern platform of West Roxbury station
#4, Locksmith Certification Special – Pass With Flying Colors
Inside a red freight train car, in the deepest part of Malden Center
#5, Mysteries of the Master Key Exposed!
Inside a room in the northwest corner of Poseidon Energy Turbine 18-F
U.S. Covert Operations Manual
Issue
Location
FH 5-01, Whistling in the Dark
In an office on the second floor of The Switchboard, west of Lexington
FH 5-02, Urban Camouflage
Inside the captain’s cabin of the USS Constitution
FH 5-03, Facepaint Fundamentals
On a table in Red Tourette’s room inside the Federal ration stockpile interior
FH 5-04, Not the Soldiers You’re Looking For
On a computer bank in the Federal Surveillance Center K-21B, under the Abandoned Shack
FH 5-05, Who Goes There?
On General Brock’s desk on the first floor of Fort Strong
FH 5-06, Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death
On a table east of the armor inside Fort Hagen Command Center
FH 5-07, Bushes, Boxes, and Beehives Camouflage Special
By the red chair and oil lamp on the main shanty ship at Libertalia
FH 5-08, Getting the Drop on Communists
On a table in the cafeteria of the National Guard Training Yard
FH 5-09, Look Better in Black
In a shanty hut atop the central satellite support at Revere Satellite Array
FH 5-10, Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Inside the computer room of the USAF Satellite Station Olivia
Unstoppables
Issue
Location
Commie-Kazi VS. Manta Man
In the shack in the middle of the lake at Westing Estate
Dr. Brainwash and His Army of De-Capitalists!
In the library office on the ground floor at Shaw High School
Trapped In The Dimension Of The Pterror-Dactyls!
In the library on the second floor at Suffolk County Charter School
Visit the Ux-Ron Galaxy!!
On the counter at Hubris Comics
Who Can Stop The Unstoppable Grog-Na-Rok?!
On a table near the basement swimming pool at D.B. Technical High School
Wasteland Survival Guide
Issue
Location
#1, Farming The Wastes
Inside the Wreck of the USS Riptide
#2, Insect Repellent Special
On a table, on the western side of the Crater House
#3, The Bright Side of Radiation Poisoning
On the counter of the diner at Egrets Tour Marina
#4, The Scrapyard Home Decoration Guide
Inside the main shack at Lynn Woods
#5, Guide To Diamond City
In the underground bunker at Gorski Cabin
#6, Commonwealth Coupon Spectacular
On a desk on the ground floor of the Nahant Oceanological Society
#7, Water Aerobics for Ghouls
By the cooking pot station at Old Gullet sinkhole
#8, Self-Defense Secrets
On a sideboard table in the Ranger Cabin
#9, Hunting in the Wastes
In a locked cabin near the silos at Sunshine Tidings co-op
You’re SPECIAL!
Issue
Location
You’re SPECIAL!
Near Shaun’s Crib in the Sole Survivor’s home
Holotape Locations
Base Game
Name
Location
4n1m4L’s test logs
Robotic terminal in the Insitute public works maintenance arena
A toast
Boylston Club terminal
Advanced system notes
Dr. Li’s apartment and terminal in the Insitute
Arlen’s manifesto
In a trashcan at Wilson Atomatoys corporate HQ
Augusta report
During the mission ”Butcher’s Bill”
Baker’s holotape
Quincy police station terminal
Battlefield holotape
On Knight Varham’s body during the mission ”The Lost Patrol”
Bedford Station recording
Bedford stationmaster terminal
Blackbird report
During the mission ”Butcher’s Bill 2”
Bonnie’s holotape
The ninth floor of the Mass Bay Medical Center
Brian Virgil personal log 0176
In the FEV lab of the Institute
Captain Dunleavy’s holotape
In the console room of the Sentinel site
Carl’s log
On Carl Everett’s body in Jamaica Plain
Cats poetry night tapes
In the bus home, bar counter, and room at the gas station in the Atom Cats garage
Control subject’s recordings
In an abandoned house, south of Bunker Hill
Courser chip data
Given by Tinker Tom during the mission ”The Molecular Level”
Cruz’s holotape
On Cruz’s body at Gunners plaza
David’s holotape
Backyard bunker terminal at West Everett Estates
Dear detective tapes
All are in the Fens Street sewer
Det. McDonnell’s holotape
Caravan at Boston police Station rationing site
Det. Perry’s holotape
Storage room of Mass Pike tunnel
Eddie Winter holotape 0
The basement of the BADTFL regional office
Eddie Winter holotape 1
Given by Nick Valentine
Eddie Winter holotape 2
The second floor of Maiden Center
Eddie Winter holotape 3
In a locker at Quincy Police Station
Eddie Winter holotape 4
On the ground floor of the Natick Police Department
Eddie Winter holotape 5
On the second floor of Nahant Sherrif’s Department
Eddie Winter holotape 6
On the second floor of East Boston Police Station
Eddie Winter holotape 7
On the second floor of the South Boston Police Department
Eddie Winter holotape 8
Far-right on the entrance of Police Precinct 8
Eddie Winter holotape 9
On the second floor of Coast Guard Pier
Find the Silver Shroud
On Northy, one of the Silver Shroud’s victims
Goodbye from H2-22
In the Memory Den during the mission ”Memory Interrupted”
Griswold’s poetry collection
In Griswold’s terminal on the third floor of Monsignor Plaza
Gwinnett ale brewing subroutines
In the Colonial Taphouse
Gwinnett brew recipe
On Tower Tom’s desk at Beantown brewery
Gwinnett lager recipe
In the Shamrock Taphouse
Gwinnett pils recipe
In the Third Rail
Hammer’s holotape
At West Everett Estates
Jake’s holotape
On Jake Finch at Saugus Ironworks
Join the Railroad
Various locations include Goodneighbor, Hotel Rexford, Fallon’s basement, Covenant, and more.
Ken’s invitation
On Ken Standish’s body at Jamaica Plain
Knight Astlin’s holotape
On knight Astlin’s body at the National Guard training yard
Marlene’s holotape
Inside Wilson Atomatoys corporate HQ
Marty Bullfinch’s holotape
Inside Valentine’s Detective Agency
Network scanner
Given by Sturges, Proctor Ingram, or Desdemona depending on allegiance
Operation Winter’s End
At Cambridge Police Station
P.A.M. decryption program
Given by Lancer Captain Kells
Paladin Brandis’ holotape
In Recon bunker Theta during the mission ”The Lost Patrol”
Private Hart’s holotape
On Private Hart’s body in the Museum of Witchcraft
Private Murnahan’s holotape
On the ground floor of Fort Strong
Quinlan to be deleted
Behind Proctor Quinlan’s desk in the Prydwen
Randolph station updates
Randomly marked mailboxes
Runaway’s holotape
In the ranger cabin
Ryder’s holotape
On Ryder’s body at Gunners Plaza
Sal’s holotape
On Sal’s body at Jamaica Plain’s town hall
Scribe Faris’ holotape
On Scribe Faris’ body at Revere satellite array during the mission ”The Last Patrol”
Sgt.Lee’s holotape
On Sgt. Lee’s body at the Museum of Witchcraft
Sgt. Reise’s holotape
On Sgt. Reise’s body inside Mass Pike Tunnel
Shaun’s holotape
Recorded by the Sole Survivor, dependent on the game ending
Silver Shroud script
At Hubris Comics
Skylanes Flight 1665 final transmission
The cockpit of Skylanes Flight 1665
Skylanes Flight 1981 recording
The cockpit of Skylanes Flight 1981
Spotlight override program
In the Shamrock Taphouse
Stockton’s holotape
In a mailbox southwest of Bunker Hill
Subject 12 baseline
In the compound in Covenant
Subject 12 debrief
In the compound in Covenant
Subject 12 testing
In a torture chamber in the compound in Covenant
Sully’s journal
Thicket Excavations terminal
Sylvia’s holotape
In a toolbox at University Point
Tessa’s holotape
On Baker at Quincy Police Station
The Bugle repertoire
On ‘Ol Rusty’s body at the East City Downs
The New Squirrel tapes
At Fiddler’s Green Estates
The Treasures of Jamaica Plain
In the treasure exhibit of Jamaica Plain
To Claire
Beside Eddie Winter’s bunker at Andrew Station
Treasures inventory
In the treasure exhibit of Jamaica Plain
University Point council meeting
Mayor’s terminal at University Point
Vault 114 interviews
On the desk at the Overseer’s office at Park Street Station (Vault 114)
We are done
Inside BADTFL regional office
Welcome home!
Given by Nick Valentine after earning his trust
Wes’ holotape
In Gunners Plaza
Wicked business
Inside Wicked Shipping Fleet Lockup
Your new assignment
On the Prydwen
Automatron
Name
Location
Automatron
In the Rust Devil terminal at Fort Hagen hangar
Chief Scientist’s holotape
In the brain extraction dept. of the Mechanist’s lair
Facilities director’s holotape
In the facilities management terminal of the Mechanist’s lair
Jackson’s holotape
On Jackson’s body during the mission ”Mechanical Menace”
Jezebel interview
At Fort Hagen Hangar
Lead engineer’s holotape
In the lead engineer’s terminal of the Mechanist’s lair
Mechanist holotapes
On the cybermech eyebots
Mechanist’s log
In the Mechanist’s bedroom at the Mechanist’s lair
Zoe’s diary
On Zoe’s body during the mission ”Mechanical Menace”
Name
Location
An execution
At the pump control
Chores list
On a table at Haddock Cove
DiMA’s memory
Gained during the mission ”Best Left Forgotten”
Family announcement
At Haddock’s Cove
Gwyneth’s journal
In a house at Kawaketak Station
Husky family holotape
In a trunk at Haddock Cove
Kasumi’s projects
Various locations in the Nakano residence
Levi’s holotape
In the second-floor terminal at Echo Lake Lumber
Mark Wilson’s holotape
in the Beaver Creek Lanes terminal
Martin’s New Age
Given by DiMA during the quest ”Reformation”
Mysterious holotape
On the trapper leader Douglas at Brooke’s Head Lighthouse during the mission ”Blood Tide”
Safe room security tape
In the safe room terminal at Harbor Grand Hotel
To Franny
In the safe room at Harbor Grand Hotel
Vault 118 overseer’s log
In the overseer’s terminal at Vault 118
What Atom Requires
At the pump control, on a table
What’s Done is Done
In the Vim! factory basement during the mission ”The Way The Life Should Be”
Nuka-World
Name
Location
A.F.A.D. interrogation
In a duffle bag behind the fusion reactor at the Angry Anaconda in the Safari Adventure.
A.F.A.D. manifesto
In a duffle bag in the Welcome Center in the Safari Adventure
Buzz’s holotape
On a table in the Nuka-town backstage
Caleb’s personal log
In an open locker at Dry Rock Gulch theater
Corporal Downey’s report
On a table in the bottling area of the World of Refreshment
Dixie’s souvenir
In a wooden shack at Fizztop Mountain
Dr. McDermot’s journals
Given by Cito and found in the Welcome Center
Emerson’s holotape
In the Galactic Zone, beside a stand outside Nuka-Galaxy
For Deke
In Clarke’s toolbox in a restroom, west of the pond of Fizztop Mountain
General Braxton’s visit
Inside Caleb Bradberton’s office
Hidden Cappy contest hints
On Sierra Petrovita
Ian’s holotape
on Ian’s body in the Nuka-World maintenance shed
Jesse’s personal log
In a safe at Dry Rock Gulch theater
Kristy’s holotape
At a bandit’s roundup, left of Mad Mulligan’s Minecart Coaster
Maggy, it’s your mother
Next to Mags Black’s terminal at The Parlor
Mark’s log
At Starpot Nuka
Meacham recordings
In the Secure beverageer lab
Mother, it’s Mags
Next to Mags Black’s terminal at The Parlor
N.I.R.A.’s holotape
At the Fizztop Grille’s patio
Nisha’s holotapes
On Nisha
Nuka-Cola Clear
Inside Caleb Bradberton’s office
Nuka-Cola recording
Randomly dropped by any Nuka-Cola eyebot
Nuka-World paramedic report
On the infirmary center’s reception desk at Nuka-Town USA
Personal log
On Pvt. Tyler’s body in the Nuka-World access tunnels
Persuasion test eight
In the Parlor,
Project consumer guidance
In Vault-Tec: Among the Stars
Rachel’s holotape
On Rachel Watkin’s body at Bradberton
Recon log
On Sgt. Marck’s body in the Nuka-World access tunnels
Stinking Operators
On a table in the Nuka-town backstage
The Test
On Weylan’s body in a random encounter
Tiana’s log
On Tiana Alston’s body outside the Galactic Zone
You go tell Mason
On a table in the Nuka-town backstage
