My second Warped Tour press experience proved to be just as
wonderful as the first. To make it better, I got to interview three bands!
My first band to shoot for the day was Mayday Parade. They
were so photogenic and fun to shoot. Their crowd was fun as well.
They played
When You See My Friends
Jamie All Over
Three Cheers For Five Years
Repent and Repeat
Black Cat
Ghosts
Oh Well, Oh Well
Since I missed The Maine in Atlanta ,
I made sure I caught them in Nashville
(I also interviewed them later in the day. They were super nice.) They were
also great to shoot too. (Looking back at my pictures, I love the ones I took
of John where he is jumping, just an FYI.)
They played
Run
Right Girl
Growing Up
Like We Did (Windows Down)
Into Your Arms
Girls Do What They Want
Inside Of You
One of my favorite parts of this day and one of the best
Warped Tour surprises was during For Today's set. During their opening song,
Break The Cycle, the one and only Matty Freaking Mullins from Memphis May Fire
runs out to sing his part of the song. The excitement of that crowd was one of
the best moments of my concert experiences and I got to witness it in the photo
pit. My pictures do not even do the moment justice. I even heard the moment
referred to several times as Mattie and Matty, which is rather awesome.
The band played
Break The Cycle (Featuring Matty Mullins)
Foundation
Pariah
Seraphim
Fearless
The Breaker's Origin
Devastator
The Devil Wears Prada's set was just the same as it was in Atlanta . I also did not
think I would see them twice in one week.
They played
Danger: Wildman
Reptar, King of The Ozone
Outnumbered
Assistant to the Regional Manager
Sailor's Prayer
Hey John, What's Your Name Again?
Mammoth
Throughout the day, I headed back and forth from the press
area and I happened on an awesome band called Courage My Love. I did a spur of
the moment interview with them and had a chance to shoot their set about an
hour later.
I really enjoyed their set and it was refreshing to see a
female fronted band and a female drummer on Warped Tour.
They played
Skin and Bone
Cold Blooded
We're Not In Kansas Anymore
Bridges
Dark Horse (Katy Perry Cover)
You Don't Know How
Moving on through the day, the good news is that Neck Deep
did not almost kill me with a microphone this time. They played
Kick It
Losing Teeth
What Did You Expect?
Tables Turned
Crushing Grief (No Remedy)
Silver Lining
A Part Of Me
All Hype, No Heart
Over and Over
Today's Marmozets performance was ten times more special to
me because I knew I would be interviewing them in just a few hours before I
headed out of Warped. If you never learn anything from reading my blogs, just
know that you need to check out this band. They have the best stage performance
I have seen in a long time AND they have a female singer. Even when their
crowds are small, there is never a drop in the performance level from this
band.
They played
Particle
Why Do You Hate Me?
Is It Horrible?
Born Young and Free
Captivate You
Move Shake Hide
Vibe Tech
Of Mice & Men had a wonderful set as always. They played
Public Service Announcement
The Flood
O.G. Loko
Feels Like Forever
Bones Exposed
Would You Still Be There
The Depths
Yellowcard, oh, Yellowcard. They will always hit you right
in the pre-teen years. They are so much fun and Ryan Key's Star Wars
infatuation is one of the cutest things ever. Geek alert! There also are not
many bands in the genre that can successfully have a violin player, still rock,
and hold a crowds attention. Also, when your band has the security guards attention
and they are all dancing around with the flying crowd surfers, you are doing
something right.
They played
Way Away
Light Up The Sky
Awakening
Only One
With You Around
What was the first band of my Warped Tour Atlanta
experience, was the last band of my Warped Tour Nashville experience. The Story
So Far. If I could follow this band on tour for the rest of my life, I would
not complain. Their fans are the best and they never miss a beat on any of the
crowd participation parts. They are truly one of the best bands around in my
totally un-biased opinion. They played
Quicksand
Things I Can't Change
Roam
Right Here
Daughters
Empty Space
All Wrong
Swords and Pens
Stifled
The Glass
High Regard
So that was my Warped Tour Press experience in a nutshell. I
cannot wait to [hopefully] cover Warped Tour again next year.
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