First off, I had to wake up at 5am to leave by 6. I needed to be at the venue by 8:30am and it takes about an hour and a half to get to Atlanta from Athens. With that, it left us an hour and a half to deal with traffic and getting lost. It doesn't matter how many times Ashley and I go to the HiFi Buys Amphitheater we always get lost. Always haha.
**Oh, side note. So I had my alarm set to get up at 5 but I didn't even need it because my "friend" Alex decides to call me...WTF?? Apparently he was in Wal-Mart and decided, hey how about I call Kristen right now. He had better be glad I had to get up anyway lol.**
Anyway, so we leave at 6, get breakfast at Micky Ds then get on the road. Once we got off the exit for the venue we got lost haha. We were lost for about 30 mins until we started to see band tour buses and just decided to follow them haha. Even with getting lost we still got there early, so we had to wait around. And it was already hot as balls. Around 8:45 I left Ashley(who worked with the AP tent this year) to go start helping with the Photo Finished Records tent. Rudy(the guy working the tent) had us(I also worked with Jacob & Whitney) help him finish setting up the tent and getting everything organized for the day. After everything was settled we had to go put up huge PFR banners all around the venue. Next we got some promo items that we had to pass out to the kids. They were 3OH!3 stickers, a card that had a link of a free mixtape that you could download, and some Jay Z stickers for his new album...yeah totally random haha. Doors didn't open until 11 but there was already a bunch of kids there so we went out and passed everything out. Kids loooove free stuff. Especially those damn 3OH!3 stickers haha.
I won't get into the boring parts about how much shit I had to pass out all day lol. But it was alot. So I'll just move on to the fun part...the music!
The first band I saw was The Maine. They were one of the first bands to play, they went on at like 11:15 I believe, but they still had a pretty big crowd. They were fun as usual. They did a cover of Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard. I was a bit skeptical at first, but it was pretty good. All the girls loooove John Ohh(Or "John Ohh Face" as I like to call him haha)...and I can see why, he's such a cutie.
Next I watched a local Atlanta band called Seven Story Fall. They're a pretty young band and I've been going to see them for a few years now. It's so cool to see how much they've grown and devoloped their sound from when I first started listening to them. And for a local band, they had a pretty big crowd.
Next was 3OH!3. I was sooo stoked to see them. They definitely had one of the biggest crowds. They played at like 11:55 and had the whole crowd hype! They're just so energetic and plus, who doesn't love to dance? I think what I love most about them is that they don't take themselves too seriously. They're not the next Jay Z, Lil Wayne, or T.I. And they know that. They're just out to have a good time and help the kids do the same. I didn't get to catch their whole set, but what I did see was amazing. And apparently right after they played they had to get on a plane and fly to NY to play 1 song with Katy Perry and then fly back to GA...that's crazy!
So the reason I had to leave 3OH!3 early was so I could catch Saosin. And thank God I did(not that I wouldn't have haha). They were incredible. They always are, but it had been so long since I'd seen them last, so it was a new rush. They played some new songs, which sounded great. They weren't as heavy, but they had a good groove to them, and if that indicates what the rest of the new album sounds like, I'm sure I'll love it. During one of the new songs a circle pit opened up right next to me. It always happens haha. For some reason I attract circle pits. Seriously. Anyway, they played "You're Not Alone" which is one of my favorite songs ever. It honestly makes me tear up each time I hear it live so of course it happened again. People probably just thought it was sweat lol.
Underoath was next. I feel like every time I see them it's like a religious experience. Really. And not just because they're a Christian band or whatever. The amount of intensity they put into their shows is unbelievable. I'm pretty sure they had the biggest crowd of the day. I of course was wayyy in the back lol. I can not handle an Underoath pit. Their set was amazing. I think they are one of the few bands that I could literally watch every single day and never get tired of them. Seeing them live is just something else honestly. I think that's why it's so hard for me to describe sometimes lol.
Next was a band called Settings. They're from NY but their lead singer Donny is from ATL and was in a band called Esme that I loved. So they're kinda local. They had a pretty decent crowd. The set was awesome except they didn't play one of my faves, but whatcha gonna do? And as if expected, a nice little mosh pit opened up right in front of me. I got pushed pretty hard but luckily there was a guy behind me to catch me. Ashley refuses to stand near me at shows any more haha.
I got to see a little bit of Scary Kids Scaring Kid's set. I was doing promo but as soon as I heard those synths I knew who it was and ran to the stage haha. I love those boys, especially Pouyan haha. That man has so much energy it's ridiculous. And he pretty much makes love to his keyboard which is sexy as fuck...just sayin haha.
While I was visiting Ashley at the AP tent I got to see a little bit of Bad Religions set. I've only ever seen them at Warped Tours and I know I need to see them in a proper concert setting lol. But they're fucking legendary and after all these years they still put have these bands out there to shame. And Brett mentioned Athens which got me all excited haha. I wish I could have watched the whole set.
The last band I saw was Escape The Fate. They had a huge crowd, and a lot of them were wearing ETF shirts which I still find weird haha. I only got to see like 3 songs before I had to leave but they were good. It was my first time seeing them with Craig as the lead singer. I'm still team Ronnie haha but he's in jail. I loved Craig in BlessTheFall so having him come in for Ronnie was nice for me but I know a bunch of people still hate him for that. Whatev.
Of my "must see" bands the only ones I didn't get to see were Valencia and A Day To Remember because they played after we had to leave. I bought a Valencia tank top though which is pretty sweet lol. It says Believe across the front and Valencia down on the back. I was really bummed I had to miss ADTR because I still haven't seen them live yet. Hopefully soon. But that's what happens when you work at Warped. You usually have to miss some bands that you want to see. That's why I like to go multiple days.
Over all I had an amazing time at Warped as usual. Every year I'm always so tired and sore afterwards, but I would do it all over again the next day if I could. I also decide every year that I need to somehow get on the tour lol. Honestly, getting to travel the country with a huge music festival is pretty much what I want to do with my life. There's a reason I always feel at home whenever I'm at Warped. I know it'll probably get old, but it's 100x better than anything I'm doing with my life right now. To be surrounded by music every single day would be too amazing. It gives me goose bumps just thinking about it. I know it was what I'm meant to do. I just gotta make it happen some how.
I think I'll save my account of the Paolo Nutini concert for tomorrow or something. This has just been too much amazingness for me to remember for one day haha. :)
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