The anticipation was killing us. Doors were opening at 10 AM; we were there at 8. The line was EXTREMELY long, but it was worth the wait. The time actually didn’t seem that long; some of the local bands passing out merchandise and letting us listen to their music helped time fly by. Finally, after 2 hours of waiting, we made it. I honestly couldn’t believe I was there. I’ve heard so much of this. I hoped it would live up to the expectations put up by the guys I went with. And it did, I mean how could it not, it was Vans Warped Tour.
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| The 2 hour wait.... with some random people in the backgroud. |
It was 90 degrees and above, at 10 o’clock in the morning. But that wouldn’t keep us from having the time of our lives. The first thing we saw was a sign and men selling sunglasses. The sign said:
“DON’T GET CAUGHT LOOKING AT BOOBIES”
Just because of that, I bought the $5 glasses. This was the only the beginning of, by far, the most epic day of my life. Once you’ve entered the gates, you see a huge, empty stage and a long, slithering path leading downward to what was Warped Tour; booths selling band shirts and other stuff, a food court, a water station, tents selling company promoted shirts, hats, and accessories, and the main 4 stages where all the bands I came to see were playing. I passed through all the band tents buying everything possible with the $100 I had. I didn’t want food; I ate before I got there. All I needed was water and music.
Some of the things I bought were my favorite band's tanktop (now hanging on my wall because it was ripped in a moshpit), an ADTR bracelet that had their famous "I Hate This Town" lyrics on them, and a blue foam finger that had "ADTR" at the bottom and the middle finger up, a hat and backpack that got ruined and some posters, but they were free.
After all the tents and blowing the money I had, it was time for music. I watched some of the bands I only dreamed of take the stages; Asking Alexandria (FAVORITE!), Attack Attack!, Of Mice &Men, Miss May I, The Devil Wears Prada, and of course all of our favorites (My Second Favorite) A Day to Remember. It was pretty - scratch that - IT. WAS. EPIC!
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| They were last, and they wanted to go out in style (ADTR) |
The infinite amount of mosh pits and a circle pit that left Shaggy with a twisted ankle, getting punched and kicked from the waist up, dehydration and exhaustion at some points, the most violent Wall of Death, half naked women (for the guys), and crowd surfing; All the events that couldn't make a day any better than July 7th, 2011.
Let's not forget the amazing tan I got afterwards... Not to sound concieted, but I looked good.
