--- description: TIME went behind the scenes with the singer at recent rehearsal at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. title: Miley Cyrus: The World’s 100 Most Influential People image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6af4a2de866b4115/69868b2eadae4454715429dd/miley-cyrus-backstage-tour-time-100-08.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100](/tag/time-100/) ## TIME 100 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Backstage at Bangerz With Miley Cyrus by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 10:40 AM CUT  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 10:40 AM CUT  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Christopher Morris—VII for TIME ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/67395/time-100-miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-backstage/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/67395/time-100-miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-backstage/"},"headline":"Backstage at Bangerz With Miley Cyrus","datePublished":"2014-04-24T10:40:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:14:55.810Z","description":"From sliding down an inflatable tongue to straddling a hot dog, Miley and her tour have been the spectacle everyone expected. Go behind the scenes with the TIME 100 honoree at recent rehearsal at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.","url":"https://time.com/67395/time-100-miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-backstage/","keywords":["TIME 100","Miley Cyrus","photography","TIME 100"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6af4a2de866b4115/69868b2eadae4454715429dd/miley-cyrus-backstage-tour-time-100-08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6af4a2de866b4115/69868b2eadae4454715429dd/miley-cyrus-backstage-tour-time-100-08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Miley Cyrus, \"The Bangerz Tour\" at the Verizon Center in Washington DC.","caption":"Miley Cyrus, \"The Bangerz Tour\" at the Verizon Center in Washington DC.","creditText":"Christopher Morris—VII for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/67395/time-100-miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-backstage/","name":"Backstage at Bangerz With Miley Cyrus"}}]}] ```