August 14, 2009Warped Tour CalgaryHey,No longer virgin here.Warped tour virgin that is. After spending three days in Calgary and getting various injuries from warped boys and girls i decided to write a warped blog and maybe prove to some parents that Warped is really not that bad! I know my mother was going to have a heart attack when i left. But back to the point
After waiting in traffic for what seems like forever(well one hour to be exact) Britt and i decided to walk. And whomever says that you have to get to warped early,well i don't think its true. We got there 30 mins after doors opened and we still managed to walk around and do nothing for another half an hour. But here is the catch Calgary warped tour was only 11'000 people.
After staring at the time table for ten minutes, we decided that it is actually time to listen to some music.Lucky for us We The Kings were playing first at the Maine stage and afterward All Time Low. It was the perfect setup. So like the good fans we are by the end of the WTK set we ended up right in the middle of all the fans only few meters away from the stage.By the time ATL got on,we were in the mosh pit central! Not even kidding,ATL fans are hardcore fans. Out of all the bands i saw that day ATL had the most mosh pitting and crowd surfing. So ladies PLEASE! I beg of you do not wear flip flops,and dresses. And if you never been to the front of the stage and don't know if you can handle it,please dont try it,I am sad to say but i saw at least 40 girls run to the back,crying 10 mins after the set started.I have to mention i felt a bit out of place when ATL walked out on the stage because i was wearing pretty much the exact same red and grey and white plaid shirt as him.And i was also in the perfect view of the stage.
ATL were simply amazing. They sounded great live,and had the crowd pumped in no time.Sadly they had to leave early and didn't have signing,but then again they did end up on the Conan O'Brien show.
While i was resting my poor little feet,after everyone stomping on them i got to hear the Less Than Jake set,and man those boys are funny. Ladies from Montana don't be offended by this i think everyone is beautiful but this was funny.
Quote-”Man women in Canada are HOT. Like we were just in Montana and OH MY GOD,The best looking chicks there were the boys of All Time Low”
Silverstein played a song in honor of ATL.Because they were that proud of them making it so far. Which was a really nice gesture on their part.If you haven't noticed all time low were the band of the day to talk about.
Now the big show 3OH!3.Ladies and gentlemen i can honestly say i think all 11'000 people came to see them. I mean i have never felt so violated by so many people at once!It was totally crazy,and i hope the guy behind me enjoyed our closeness more than i did.Needless to say the set rocked!everyone was pumped,A LOT of crowd surfing! But you know what,everyone looked after everyone,only a few people got dropped,but the majority of the kids got safely to the front stage.
This is where ill ask you to keep your mind open to new things,i know quite a few people don't like BrokenCyde.And for reason unknown only two members made it into Canada.My friend left me no choice but to go and watch the boys live,which i dreaded very much so,but i came to a realization that live they can do a lot more! And sound so much better.So i advise go and listen to them, you just might be pleasantly surprised.
The Maine were the next on my list of bands to see.And i think all the girls were swooned over John Ooh's cute little laugh.Cause everytime he laughed i seriously heard hearts break.(got to love underage girls). Even though Kennedy was absent for family reasons, the band sounded extraordinary,they put on quite a show,especially when yet again they played the cover of “Pour Some Sugar On Me”.
Next one the Menu were Breathe Carolina. Kyle was honestly the cutest thing i saw the whole day.He was very emotional while saying thank you to the fans for coming to see them,because this was their first time in Calgary. And they really made it a good one.I can say i will see them again if they come to Canada.
This blog is getting a bit long.But i did also get to see The white tie affair,and Forever The Sickets kids,and get a picture with Kyle Burns.
Needless to say,Warped tour is not the same it was 15 years ago,more and more techo punk pop bands come on tour,and there is a lot more variety. Some may not be happy with this because people find that now all bands sound the same.But i found out that every band i saw had their own little thing going on which nobody else had.
I got to meet so many amazing people,Like Rob Dyer,Kyle Burns,Ben Peterson,and Pat Brown.And truthfully Warped tour has the nicest people,it is worth the money,the traveling,the injuries,and the heat stroke which you may get.
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