tisdag 19 Feb 2008, 9:22
This show sucked plain and simple fact. This was the worst tour I have ever seen in my life. It was so unorganized and not planned accordingly. I wish I could get my 24.00 bucks back from this piece of shit tour. The website said that the doors opened at 11:30 and that the first band would be going on at 11:45 am but nope that didnt happen at all. The first band didnt go on until around 12:30 - 1:00 pm. This tour didnt even keep a set time list for the bands. They kept changing throughout the entire day. The main reasons why I wanted 2 go to this tour was for Throwdown, Killswitch Engage, Still Remains, The Almost, As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Hawthorne Heights, Chiodos, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, & Coheed and Cambria. There was just way 2 many 12-17 year old girls there. Bitching and complaining about loosing their sandals and mosh pits forming around them. I didnt know what kind of tour this was until I got there and boy I found out real quick. I spent most of my time at one stage and that was lucky 13 or something like that. Before I give a breakdown of the bands that I saw and enjoyed, here is the list of bands that played at the show:
A Static Lullaby
All Time Low
Amber Pacific
As I Lay Dying
Bad Religion
Bayside
Biffy Clyro
Big D and the Kids Table
Bleed The Dream
Bless The Fall
Boys Like Girls
Chiodos
Circa Survive
Coheed and Cambria
Cute Is What We Aim For
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Envy On The Coast
Escape The Fate
Evaline
Family Force Five
Flogging Molly
Gallows
Hawthorne Heights
Hot Rod Circuit
IainTerry band
Ill Scarlet
It Dies Today
Jonzetta
K-OS
kaddisfly
Killswitch Engage
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
MC Chris
Meg and Dia, Monty Are I
My American Heart CA
New Found Glory
Paramore
Parkway Drive
Pepper
Poison The Well
POS
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Revolution Mother
So They Say
Still Remains
Street Drum Corps
The Almost
The Confession
The Fabulous Rudies
The Fold
The Matches
The Rocket Summer
the spill canvas
The Starting Line
The Toasters
The Unseen
The Vincent Black Shadow
Throwdown
Tiger Army
Underoath
Now here is a breakdown of what I say. The First band I saw was Cute Is What We Aim For.
Cute Is What We Aim For: This band sucked beyond belief. So many teeny bop girls were screaming for this band. They are a pop/punk band that gets played on comercial radio. People were trying to start mosh pits for this band. Then on top of that people were trying to crowd surf for this shitty band as well. It was just bad and I didnt like it at all. I dont recommend this band to ANYONE at all.
next was The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus: I actually liked this band and it was my second time seeing them live. They put on a good show tho I really couldnt enjoy it since my entire section was pushed to the ground and took about 5 minutes to get up off the ground. People just kept pushing and shoving for no apparent reason at all. I got into a mini mosh pit during this band. They are consider post-hardcore which I consider screamo. Anyway they were good and put on a good show. They played Face Down, False Pertense, Damn Regret, and I forgot what else they played.
I left after this band was done. The boyfriend and I got sick and tired of the stupid people pushing and shoving when NO music was playing. We went to the back to enjoy the show.
I believe the next band I saw was Chiodos.
Chiodos: I wish I could have enjoyed this band but I couldnt. I couldnt even rock out during there performance. I was pushed up against the tent guard-rail that was in back. I was kinda pissed because I like them. I only own 1 album by them but still its the point of the whole thing. I dont even remember what songs they played because I was busy watching people come in and out of the crowd. it was realy annoying and I was getting pissed off.
next band was supposed to be Killswitch Engage but they switched time slots with As I Lay Dying.
As I Lay Dying: Finally some fucking metal played. I was excited and I rocked out big time for them. They were fucking awesome and kicked so much ass. They played some stuff off their new record that is coming out soon. Which I cant wait to pick up in a few weeks. They played a lot of good songs. They played Forever, 94 Hours, Confined, Through Struggle, The Darkness Nights. I recommend that everyone checks this band out. I bet you wont be disappointed.
The next band I saw was Coheed & Cambria.
Coheed & Cambria: I'm not a fan of this band at all. My boyfriend was the one who wanted 2 see this band live. He knew every song that they played except for the new single that they debuted. The only song I knew was A Flavor In The House Atlantic. I was hoping that they would play Blood Red Summer because thats the other song I like by them. I was watching there performance and I couldnt believe it. They put on a good show and their guitar solo's are pretty sick.
The boyfriend and I left this stage after Coheed & Cambria was done because we to went to get some food and because Throwdown was going to be playing at 6:25 at some small little stage which made no logical sense at all. They went from headling ozzfest one year to playing on some small ass stage. We were walking around getting food and drinks. In the process of doing that we tried to find the Coheed & Cambria/Killswitch Engage tents so we can get some merch. These tents were all the way on the other side of the show. I didnt get it and neither did my boyfriend.
The next band I saw was Throwdown
Throwdown: This band kicks so much ass. They put on such a good performance and played for a solid 30 minutes like everyone else. Plus bthey had 2 other stages right on the side of them. They hade a stage to right of them and a stage to the left of them and then the giant middle stage down the line. The boyfriend and I could her music from all the stages. Anyway Throwdown was good and kicked ass. It was my second time seeing them live. They played Forever, Never Back Down, I believe they Played Holy Roller which off their new record entitled Venom & Tears. That album is good and I recommend it. Go pick it up if you havent picked it up already. Ummm they also played Disciple and a few others that I dont remmeber. They made some funny comments about the emo kids, it made me laugh. They had a huge circle put as well. They had the people in the pit run around the tent that was there, it was fucking sweet. I dont think the poeple walking around didnt know what was going on. Godd stuff
last but not least was Killswitch Engage.
Killswitch Engage: Now this was what I was waiting for ALL DAY. These guys were hands down the best act on the entire tour. It was fucking Killswitch Engage what more can I say. They kicked so much ass. I was in a pit during one of their songs with a few other girls. Well anyways, they opened up their performance with My Last Serenade which probably one of my favorites even tho Howard Jones didnt write it. It's still such a good song to rock out to. They made fun of all the mo kids. It was best and I was laughing non stop. They also played When Darkness Falls, Rose of Sharyn, The End of Heartache, My Curse, In The Arms of Sorrow. I recommend that everyone checks these guys out. They are well worth it, it just goes to show that Massachusetts Metal still rocks.
After Killswitch Engage was done, me and the boyfriend left along with a lot of people. Some guy in the parking lot goes you can tell who are all the metalheads are because Killswitch Engage is done playing. It made me and the boyfriend laugh. Once me and the boyfriend got into his truck be blasted some fucking PANTERA teaching this little emo kids what METAL ia all about.
So the showed sucked big dick.