Warped Tour 2010 II

Warped Tour ’10 was pretty awesome; in it’s own way. It definitely was NOT Warped Tour ’09. Last summer was off the charts. Started off with an in-depth conversation of road construction cones and ice ages. But anyways, two years and 5 dates in the making, we finally made it on time. Let’s calculate the bands I saw. Started out the morning with a bit of Confide. I was shocked to the revelation that they were on the Teggart Main Stage. A couple minutes of them while we compiled our list/schedule for the day. Then headed off to look around at merchandise tents. No money, no problem. Just looked and watched Jessikita stuff her bag of free shit. I bet that is what it feels like to receive swag bags at celebrity events, huh? Too bad they put that tax thing on it. Pssh, foolish celebrities, why would they want to spend their millions when they could get stuff for free? I know the feeling. Ended up at the AP/Advent and Glamour Kills Stages to see Of Mice And Men but then realized we were at the wrong stage. So scatter we went to the SkullCandy Stage and got to see them, pretty wicked set and decent pit. The A Skylit Drive lads were there. How sweet. After them I set on to my journey to conquer a rad spot for Anti-Flag as the fancy bro I was with went to I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business. Got to the Main Stage early and saw Andrew W.K.’s set from the outside of the circle pit. His set was full of energy and circle pits. Saw a lot of people fall and scrape up their knees; it was fun. Took me back to Jr. High and when I loved that only one song I knew of his that I cannot recall anymore. Fun times, fun times mate. Anti-Flag was next and I could not believe how easy it was to get center barricade. I eventually let this girl get on barricade and I took 2^nd row because I like that spot best. Perfect blend of being push but not against the bars of the wall and being able to push and have center view. Set was mint and every member came into the crowd at least once on different songs. Plus the drummer in the pit on the last song is always so raw and full of win.

After them I fled to fulfill my poppy side, well first my metal side. Haste The Day was good and I finally saw them but the only song I obsessed about, like two years ago, was not performed. Next, before the metal, it was this folksy/Country stuff with a fat dude with a patch on his eye and overalls over a wife beater and a girl who played a washboard with gloves with like metal on the tips. It was interesting and the pink dog wall of death was beyond hilarious and weirdly enough, brutal.  After that it was iwrestledabearonce and as I was thinking in my head, “if their vocalist has been replaced and it’s a dude…this is a total waste of time and shit.” Oddly enough their vocalist wasn’t replaced or left, Krysta was just sick and had no voice. I don’t know how this shit enters my brain or why I think it but it’s always true on some level. Pretty insane, I believe I have some sort of gift but don’t know what it is yet or what to call it, kind of like Sookie on True Blood. “I’m a waitress.” (This was written two weeks prior to the revelation of fairies) Anyways, tangent! So they played instrumental and then had random dudes perform some of the songs, two were good and one sucked ass. Then the good-looking blonde from The Word Alive did Tastes Like Kevin Bacon and he was fit. I so need to see iwrestledabearonce this fall at The Boardwalk now, crucial. Fake Problems played on the next stage and I liked them, pretty decent. Alesana played after on the next stage and as usual were  Ale-fucking-sana. Loved like Dennis announced “Yes, its fucking Alesana again.” Yes, Dennis you took the words right out of my mind but I still heart you.

The Pretty Reckless was next on the next stage and little j; you give me a boner every time. It’s all right though, Warped is full of jail-fucking-bait. It’s jack-fucking-pot, bro.  Set was perfect, I was front row barricade this whole time, right in-between both AP/Advent and Glamour Kills stages, so I had perfect view of both sides and didn’t have to move over when stages alternated.  Little J, I heart you and salute you for wearing that, I-don’t-know-what-to-call-it, see-through outfit. 

On the next stage was The Word Alive and I liked them and of course I did. They have Ex-Catherine drummer Justin Salinas and Ex-Greeley Estates bassist/backing vocals Telle.  nevershoutnever! on the next stage and I adore this bloke but I hate the teenybopper/annoying birds that are on his dick. Yes, I know he’s adorable and I would fuck that bloke in less than a nanosecond but damn, chill out. Too much adorableness but Christofer mate, wear some sort of feet protection because your feet look like they are a second away from contracting herpes or some rubbish like that. 

VersaEmerge next and I heart Sierra and her feathers. Sent shageyes on behave of Alex to Blake. The vile of sweat was too hard to muster. I’m saving that kind of energy for Paramore and Josh “I want your sweat!” Farro.

Left from that and as I was walking Automatic Loveletter was still playing and I had to stop dead in my tracks because Juliette, my damn. Words cannot express so I will leave you this          

After that and on a side note, I love Juliette Simms voice. It always sounds like it’s on the verge of emotionally breaking. Love. So then jolted to the Altec Stage to catch a bit of Set Your Goals. Popcore at it’s best. Had to leave after a bit to get a great spot for Bring Me The Horizon and damn was that shit FIT and mintly mental. Center middle, like 5^th-ish row and this was the pit of the day (second was Attack Attack! tied with Anti-flag), so many fucking crowd surfers. Oli Sykes, I’m very happy for you and I’m gonna let you finish but Enter Shikari had the best crowd surfers of all time.

Thank you to the girl that got injured for stopping the set and thus me being able to capture this still photo.

The last set I saw was Attack Attack! On Altec and shit it was a good way to end the day. Electro, dubs, influenced hardcore with Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday peforming with them on a song (which helped since I didn’t get to see them at either dates because it conflicted with others). Plus having her side sage to glare at was not bad. Then it turned epic, pit chicken fighting. Thank you Attack Attack! for ending the night and giving a release.