It's that time of year again. Swimming pools, ice cream trucks, and air conditioning. These are all things you think of when you hear the word summer. For those interested in counterculture, however, there is an image just as strong. 16 years going Warped Tour has become a summer institution for punk rockers, emo kids and teenagers of all shapes and sizes. I went to the second through sixth Warped Tours and they were defining events in my life, as I'm sure Warped Tour continues to be for young kids nowadays. This is a time to rejoice and bask in all things loud and fast, hang with your buds, and enjoy the sun.
This years Warped Tour, held at Darien Lake, has an eclectic mix of bands including Against Me! Attack Attack!, Asking Alexandria, Paramore and Gym Class Heroes. There are veteran bands such as Less than Jake and newbies rocking the crowd, D.R.U.G.S. As always there will be locals playing the side stage and plenty of tents to visit in between sets of your favorite bands. This year the majority of the bands seem to be in the pop-punk/emo ilk but there is still a solid group of metalcore bands and a few hip-hop acts. The show should be starting in t-minus three hours, so start getting ready!
~JK
Asking Alexandria - Breathless by MastaBeastBeatz
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