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Yesterday has an idiomatic usage which is basically a synonym for "as soon as possible".
I need those reports, and I need them yesterday. ≈ I need them ASAP.
We want to see them in a concert. Bring them for a live yesterday!
Can "hier" be used with a similar meaning?
E.g. does
On veut les voir en concert. Amenez-les pour un concert hier!
sound idiomatic?
No, amenez-les pour un concert hier is not idiomatic and would be puzzling.
That doesn't mean hier is never used with such a meaning. For example, to the question
Quand voulez-vous que les rapports soient rendus ? (When would you like the reports to be delivered?)
the answer might be:
Il me les faudrait pour hier ! (I'd need them by yesterday!)
