Warped Tour

So, this is the first year I haven't gone in 4 because the bands just weren't appealing. I was waiting for Anti-Flag.. since a year ago! This is how I feel (taken from Mikey's xanga which I found to be an entertaining read):

"This was the first time in years that I've missed the Warped Tour. I chose not to go this year in protest. Warped Tour began 14 years ago as the premier punk show of the summer. Over the years the lineup has gotten a little worse and worse. This year there were only 2 bands that I found worth watching - The Vandals and Rise Against. Most of the bands I've never heard of before, a lot of which are hardcord or pop bands. The most offensive of all was that the headliner was none other than Katy Perry (the "Kissed a Girl" chick). Why would a punk show have a flavor of the week artist that gets constant KIIS FM hits? It's a freakin' election year, where are all the political punk bands? Where's NOFX and Anti-Flag? I guess most of the bands on the bill attract an audience too young and naive to vote so what would the point be, right? Maybe Katy Perry was asked to play to talk about gay rights?

Warped Tour is too hip now that it's no longer cool. Instead of being a nice place where all the punks and outcasts felt like part of an exclusive community for one day, now it just feels like every other 364 shitty days of the year.

Screw you, Kevin Lyman"


Cheers!