Sorry that it took so long to post! Last week, Tuesday July 19th, was Vans Warped Tour in Milwaukee. It was so hot! I slept over night at a friend's house in West Allis, and got to the Summerfest grounds at about 10 am. We hung out by the front gates for about an hour until they opened. For those who have never been to Warped, there are so many guys out there selling their CDs. They know that people get there early, so they walk around with headphones & CD's and ask you to listen to their band & buy a Cd, usually for only 5 or ten dollars. I tried not to give in, because seriously you can't make a decision on a band by listening to one tiny part of a song! But I did end up buying a $10 Ken Pratten Cd because it came with unlimited ice water refills at their tent. The music is okay...like I said, one song does not prepare you for a whole album. I don't want to trash the guy, it's just not my cup of tea. We hung around the Teggart mainstage all day, because Paramore played there at 8 pm. The bands that we kind of listened to there were Attack Attack, August Burns Red, Asking Alexandria, Less Than Jake, 3OH3!, The Devil Wears Prada, A Day to Remember, & Pepper! It was pretty awesome, although I have never been to a hardcore show & was a little scared by all the fans! Some people are just crazy. My friend & I got really hurt during some of the shows, especially Asking Alexandria. We were in the front trying to save ourselves a good spot for Paramore & the real fans of that band were just so rude to us. They were pushing and because we were against the fence, we got really hurt! My friend had to go to the medical tent & get oxygen. So we tried to stay out of there after that. I got a purple Paramore tank top at the merch tent. I also got a pipe for only $10 and a lot of free crap from people. All in all it was a pretty good day, just super hot. It was the week of a major heat wave in southern Wisconsin. Less than Jake was pretty good. They brought a kid up on stage & gave him a mohawk! it was hilarious. He was just some nerdy kid & then they brought up some random girl and made them kiss on stage! haha. Pepper was good too. They are so hot! and they did a lot with the crowd, too. Then, PARAMORE<3. They opened with "that's what you get" and Hayley was so cute! she was wearing pants by Tripp NYC that are one leg white & one black, with dark cherry doc martens & a Ramones shirt. They played a short show, but it was great: After That's what you get, they played "for a pessimist i'm pretty optimistic," "careful," "looking up," "here we go again," "pressure," "ignorance," "monster," and "misery business." I thought it was a great sample of all their best songs, although i would have loved to hear playing god & misguided ghosts & crushcrushcrush, too. for anyone who was there, i was right in the 2nd row, in front of jeremy, stage right. the girl in front of me was the one who Hayley picked to come up on stage & sing misery business with her!!! that's how close i was. the girl next to me was really fucking annoying. i think she was like 13, and had a touchy boyfriend and she wouldn't shut the fuck up about how excited she was. It's like, yes, Paramore is awesome, but you are not, so please stop talking. she was like screaming and shit. ughhh. and then she made us help her hold up a sign that spelled out paramore & had pics of the band filling it in. i should have kept my letter!! i wish i hadnt given it back. I don't have the pictures yet, because they're on my friends camera, but i did take this short video of the opening on my phone.
see it here. I will try to put up pics as soon as I can!
Wednesday, July 6th was my day at Marcus Amphitheater! I saw Cage the Elephant, Florence + the Machine, and the Black Keys! My tickets were about $40 and I sat in the bleachers, but basically center. We missed the majority of Cage's set because I was buying a tour T shirt outside. The line was ridiculous! But we saw 2 songs, one of which was Ain't No Rest for the Wicked, so I was happy. Then we saw Florence. She is just amazing! Watch my homemade video here. Her voice is just so powerful and amazing. And we just loved the show, too. The videography was amazing. They were so creative. and Florence's outfit was great, too. It was a flowy chiffon (??) dress in a maroon color. It had a slit and showed her bare legs. She was following the sheer maxi-dress trend that has been popular this summer and shown here on Mary-Kate Olsen. Then finally, the Black Keys! They are just so awesome. We didn't stay for the whole show because my friend didn't know many songs and I could tell she was bored, but we did see the majority of the show. It was definitely worth the price. Plus I got this awesome T shirt before the show.
