The day had finally come. I have went to my first Warped Tour since 2005 earlier today. For the most part it was a blast. I got there about 45 minutes early in a extremely long line. Luckily a second line opened up and the line was cut in half right near me, so I got to go near the front of a second line. I got in the gate within 2 minutes of the opening. We first ran to A Skylit Drive, was not one of my favorite bands but nothing else was worth watching. Surprisingly I was mistaken(I have seen them before though), they were so much better then last time. A great start.
Next stop was Attack Attack! It was incredibly hot and it took forever for them to start. They played the exact same setlist they played the last time I saw them. It was still incredibly good. Caleb, their keyboardist, even grabbed the mic a few times and did some low growls. They were really funny guys too, more talkative this time. Only bad thing was Chiodos was playing at the same time as Attack Attack!, so I had to miss them.
My girlfriend became hungry, so I grabbed her some food and we decided to go find some seats at the amphitheatre. We caught the ending of Lights which was actually not that bad. I saw some of Dear and the Headlights, was not a fan.
The Devil Wears Prada was up next, followed by A Day to Remember. They both played amazing this time. The clean vocals of TDWP sounded so much better since I last saw them. Mikes growls were as good as ever. A Day to Remember did a better job then last time as well too. Both great shows.
After ADTR, my girlfriend needed to sit down(she has leg problems), so we went to the amphitheatre......bad idea. Millionaires was playing. My girlfriend told me she actually didn't mind them :?. The funny thing is Gallows and Senses Fail(who even shared the same stage as Millionaires) both bashed the crap out of Brokencyde, Millionaires, and Jefree Star. It was hilarious.
The time had finally come for what I was waiting for, Escape the Fate. They had a decent setlist this time. My girlfriend's camera broke though :(. I moshed a tiny bit and crowd surfed the last song. Although they still did an awesome job, this was not as good as they were last the 3 times I saw them. It might be because I lost my girlfriend in the crowd and kept looking for her, distracting me from the music.
Finally, I was getting tired and sore. So we sat through Senses Fail, awesome setlist and performance. We still had to wait an hour to see I Set My Friends on Fire but we decided to leave early. We did not feel like sitting in the parking lot for hours trying to get out, plus I do not like ISMFOF that much.
Overall it was still an amazing experience and was so much better then 2005.
Now time for some awards :)
Best Setlist: A Day To Remember
Best Stage Perfomance: Buddy(Vocalist of Senses Fail)
Band that convinced me to purchase their merch: A Skylit Drive
Band with Biggest Improvement: The Devil Wears Prada, A Skylit Drive
Worst Band I Got Dragged To: Millionaires UGH.
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