leighblack | A small Warped Tour recap

Shad
You Me at Six
brokeNCYDE
TAT
Black Tide
Hit the Lights
Alana Grace
Aiden
TV/TV
Inward Eye
Shooter Jennings
The Maine
New Medicine
Big D & The Kids Tab;e
Every Avenue
Forever the Sickest Kids

You Me at Six were fantastic! I'm really excited that they'll be back for the AP Fall Ball. brokeNCYDE played 6 songs and I sadly knew every single one of them. They've changed up their stage show a little bit, but they're still terrible. Black Tide was totally a metal band from 1988. I really dug them! I skipped Innerpartysystem to stake out a spot at the barrier for Shooter Jennings and it was worth it. I've never been that close to him. He played 4 new songs and he's definitely heading to more of a rock sound. I approve! The Maine were even better than the last time we saw them and they played a cover of 'Pour Some Sugar on Me'. Which they somewhat knew the words to. It still rocked. Local band New Medicine was fantastic! I hope they blow up big when their album comes out this fall. Every Avenue continues to make me love them more and more. And I danced my ass off during Forever the Sickest Kids. I'm REALLY into their album lately and have been listening to it on repeat.

We worked our way into the crowd for several of the sets. Strange for us since we usually hang at the back. But it was fun to dance around with the kids. And we managed to avoid both All Time Low and 3OH!3. Unfortunately, we did hear some of Millionaires as we were leaving.

The kids and their awful fashion sense still frighten me a little bit. There was a boy wearing beads as a shirt. And I saw a lot of fanny packs. WUT?

I bought four CDs (strangely enough, all for bands we didn't see), one T-shirt (Shooter, of course) and a new pair of earbuds. My feet HURT and I got sunburned on my face and chest. And it was an awesome day! The best part is that Cobra Starship & The Audition is only three days away!!