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OK, it's only 7:30 ... but Warped Tour ends in about an hour, so this'll be my last entry today. Got a formal review to file (be sure to check that out here), though I do plan to stay for the start of Relient K, which has the choice final main-stage slot tonight. (A note, though: the last time slot is actually not a good one, since many of the tents are being disassembled and about half the crowd's gone by that time) However, those tents are being broken down slower than usual today. Warped has a two-day break after today for the July 4 holiday, so time isn't a factor in terms of getting to another city by the morning. Amd that's nice because both artists and fans are hanging out longer. Heck, 10 minutes ago, Katy Perry was STILL signing stuff - and sitting on the table in front of her tent instead of behind it. Granted, she had a bodyguard beside her ... but she was still smiling. This Warped was ultra-smooth and really uneventful. I saw one person in distress because of the heat. I saw one gurney (and it was unoccupied). I saw no fights. I saw an amazing amount of collective rocking out, and nowhere near the levels of rudeness and discourtesy that I've noted in past years at Warped. All of that's despite both the heat and the most diverse crowd I've ever seen at a Warped Tour event. Granted, 'diverse' means little in this case; the vast majority of attendees were, as usual, school-age kids. But this throng seemed to have kinder, gentler and more considerate kids in it. See? Punk IS good. See you next year! |
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Posted by susan @ 11:49 AM Sun, Jul 06, 2008
Nice blogging, Mr. Mike! You got the visuals and behind-the-scenes of some stuff. Cant believe you didn't get the VIP treatment as a media person -- not even a schedule!!!! That is crazy.