Warped Tour 2009

It's 6:45 a.m and I'm getting ready to go to the greatest tour on earth. Nah not the Circus, The Vans Warped Tour 2009(Atlanta).Now going to a music festival in 100 degree weather is crazy but hey its worth it, its Vans Man(lol).Got to love Sweating while just standing still, in the shade, just isn't the time for a circle pit you must be out of your mind. Warped Tour is something that I plan my summer around, and just got to be ready when they come to Atlanta.Chiodos,Less Than Jake, 3oh!3 and Forever The Sickest Kids are just some of the name that are on the bill of 66 bands set to play in Hotlanta .

Warped Tour doors(so to speak) opened at 11a.m and kids races to the Vans tent hopping to be one of the first to yell "Hotlanta" and claim a FREE Vans prize package that include your choice of Vans sunglasses(Blue,Red,Purple,White) or playing cards. Vans also did a Food Bank with I thought was really great(love the world feed the planet).Yeah give back.

There seemed to be a running joke around the festival that the bands keep getting older and the fans are getting younger and younger, but is this necessarily a bad thing? When I was looking around I saw people of all walks, young and old, hanging out and having a great time. While Warped Tour overall has become a bit of a scene kid haven, this years line-up proved they could still stay true to their roots while providing entertainment for everyone. There were a ton bands playing at various stages across the venue, so it was definitely quite the difficult decision when deciding who to go check out! That is the beauty of Warped Tour, being surrounded by dope ass music all day long.

It is also of note that not only was a difficult decision to decide which bands to check out on various stages, there was also a dilemma in attempting to navigate through all the various tents, vendors, and activists who were on site as well. My Swag crew was fortunate enough to discover a jewel in the vendor area, and that jewel was the huge pink Amethyst Jeans truck giving away free pairs of jeans to concert attendees! Score! oops I mean Swag! hahaha!