The big PR

Projekt Revolution was this past Saturday. It was a great day. But I must say this, Tampa Bay music fans, as a crowd, you're not all that rowdy. I know, who can mosh to The Bravery? Or Chris Cornell? But in my day, I've seen destructive Linkin Park pits. This year during LP's performance at PR, I did not see one pit in the lawn. Even last year had its moments of chaos breaking out. Now, I'm not saying go beat each other up at concerts, but let loose when "Faint" blasts through the speakers. Can't you feel the energy emanating from the stage when you hear Chester Bennington's loud, minute long screams?

I began noticing this at last year's PR. I went to the West Palm Beach show and the Tampa show. In WPB, the crowd was a lot crazier. There was even a pit during My Chemical Romance's "Cancer". Now that was hilarious, a pit to a soft ballad about death. During LP, the crowd lost it, and it bordered on dangerous at the lawn. The following day, I went to the same show in Tampa, and it was nothing like that. People were a lot more calm. And though it was kind of nice chilling out actually watching a show, it didn't feel much like a "revolution".

So, here's my advice. At any live show, when ever you feel like moving, move. Others feel the same, and if you start it off, they won't feel like they look stupid when they're jumping around. What do you have to loose? By the end of a day long concert, we all look horrible, smell horrible, and have made fools of our selves countless times through out the day.

Haven't been to a warped tour since 2003....

Understand completely the "feeling old" bit.... When I was in high school I went to warped every year...After I graduated and went to college I just went to shows-lone concerts and such. When I was in San Fran a few years ago, I actually went to warped- a kind of nostalgia experiment. It was a lot different then how it used to be. I remember it used to BE about the music. People knew the bands and knew the words to the songs. This was back in the original punk days. Back when punk was punk and had a voice not this stuff they play on the radio now..what i deem "pop-punk." Kids at that last warped just walked around interested in collecting stuff to add to their "punk-look"...they weren't listening to the music...didn't even seem interested in the artists. It's like warp had lost its' heart when punk sold out it's voice.....

Warped Tour 08

It was a hot, hot, hot, HOT day. I woke up excited for this event. Ran around my apartment with my roommate, Karla, getting ready for the day ahead. On the walk to Vinoy Park, we began experiencing the heat that would envelop the events of the day ahead. Dark clouds followed us on the walk, making us hope for rain. the rain never came, though. While arriving at Vinoy Park, I noticed vans parked along the side walk. There were guys taking showers with water hoses, and hanging their clothes up on trees. I was sure those were some of the smaller bands following behind the tour. Bands rarely heard of hoping for their big break. See, Warped Tour has been a big break for many bands through the tour's history. One band I can really point out was My Chemical Romance. I remember seeing them at warped '04 before they blew up. Now, they are one of the most popular bands out their. I felt nostalgic at warped, for the days when I was 18,19,20, when music felt fresh and new. At this years Warped, I felt my age, I felt older.