Warped Tour 2018: The Final Cross-Country Trek Tour • Page 39

lowkey might travel to a date just for them

 

Issues got a new picture on the Warped page that replaced the photoshop



Edit: I think this is old because one member is wearing a Harm's Way shirt which was from a 2014(?) photoshoot. Also 6 members, they are down to 4 now

 

Layout is a disaster, it is jammed into such a small place, it is tough to get from stage to stage. Also the crowds aren’t massive (compared to Chicago) other than that everything else I liked.

 

Which date is that?

 

HOLY SHIT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THIS AHHHHHHHH

 

I share this reaction

 

Just got through Right Foot Stage. Same rules as last time - bands I liked (or was on the fence with), I listened to all their LPS, bands I'm not big on got 3-5 songs to change my mind.

Four Year Strong - Not a huge fan of them but I really dig their "heavy" pop punk sound, got to see them twice already (once at Warped) so they are likely to get in the middle of my top 15. RODT is their best work imo.

Issues - I'm surprisingly not sick of them, really thought I would be. Honestly some top tier popcore if you are into that and have been pretty great live each time I've seen them (something like 4 times now). I'm a little apprehensive of the setlist since Bohn getting kicked out but I'm interested to see how they work with just one frontman. A mid-tier band, only because I've seen them a ton.

Less Than Jake - This is favorite ska band and their first three albums are killer, rest are kinda eh for me. Got to catch them last time they were on Warped and they still have great energy and play a good chunk of their hits. Another mid-tier act for me.

The Maine - I just don't get this band. Always thought of them as being pop punk, but now that I like pop punk they seem to be too alt rock. Maybe I'm missing something but they seem pretty bland for me.

Movements - I really dug their songs they released before playing last year's tour but their LP was a letdown for me. It feels a bit flat and less energetic. Still some good stuff in there and they put on a good show last year so I'll try to see them. Going to be pretty low on my list, though.

Real Friends - This band has definitely grown on me. I got super into them when I had a bout of bad depression last year and was able to catch them on a headliner last year. They were great live but I wasn't a fan of the more "emo" stuff, but that has really grown on me. This is a "likely" mid-tier band for me, but I'm a worried how their music will transfer to a festival setting

Simple Plan - SP really surprised me. I really like their first two records, and I'm usually not a fan of 00s pop punk. Not a ton for me to say as this band will probably grow on me, but right now they are lower middle on my list.

Tonight Alive - I've always herad of TA as being billed as a pop punk/p-hxc band, but they remind me of hard rock more than anything. Maybe it's the singer, she really doesn't do anything for me and the instrumentals are kinda eh for me. Maybe this is a band I need to cook more but I'm likely going to have a hard pass on them.

We The Kings - More bland pop punk to me. Nothing really stood out to me, which is odd because I was expecting to hate them because I assumed they were going to be super pop.

 

Their first record was pretty much just a standard, of the times, pop rock record. But ever since that record they've gotten progressively more and more refined and focused - I can see the alt-rock thing you're talking about, but their last two records were really perfect in creating this really focused, consistent product. Not sure if you listened to just a couple singles or if you listened to the entire records, but American Candy and Lovely Little Lonely in their entirety are really fulfilling, incredible listens.

 

I only listened to a handful of songs from them. They are pretty detached from what I listen to - I don't really like any pop rock or alt rock at all. I will give a listen through later of their new stuff, but I usually like music that's either poppier or heavier on the spectrum.

 

I only say that because I had a pretty similar opinion of them for a long time, as did a lot of my friends, and it wasn't until those records that my opinion changed. Now they're one of my 10 favorite bands.

 

I love almost everything they put out. Honestly I kind of wrote them off after Black & White until recently. Their new stuff finally grew on me. Kind of hoping for a Can’t Stop Won’t Stop 10 year tour but I know they try to avoid that album as much as they can so I don’t think it will happen.

 

I don't think it's going to happen either, they keep saying this upcoming tour is their only headliner for the year. I just want them to play Everything I Ask For at Warped this summer lmao

 

I’ve said it before but i’ll Say it again: this song fucking rips and I’d love to see them play it live just once...

 

Interesting little article, not super surprising but the numbers are impressive.

The 10 bands who have played Warped Tour the most - Features - Alternative Press

 

Surprised how many tours MIW has done. They got no audience when I saw em in 2011

 

Whatever you wanna say about their music (I personally don’t care for it), they clearly have hustle and commitment. They deserve the success they have.

 

I think their popularity was riding the crabcore wave and hopping off it right when it stagnated in lieu of their current industrial-influenced metalcore

But yeah they do hustle and Chris seems to be a good dude. Wish it was more of my thing

 

I'm really in to MiW... just saw them last week and their stage presence is top tier.

 

ADTR is playing Limp Bizkit songs on the PA in NYC. Limp Bizkit and ADTR stage collaboration for warped confirmed?

 

A lot of the time the bands have no idea what is being played....not always but a lot of the time.

 

Really wish Everyone Dies in Utah were playing more than three dates. Never got how they didn't blow up, seeing clearly was so much better than the music their contemporaries were putting out in 2011.

 

So does anyone have a compiled list of bands that we've speculated will be added as special guests?

 

They were on Tragic Hero Records. That's your answer.

 

Wouldn’t mind some Good Charlotte guest dates.

 

I’m lucky enough to have seen them open for Metro Station/Good Charlotte/Boys Like Girls then the Every Avenue/Mayday Parade/All Time Low tour. I was/am huge fan of the neon pop rock bands lol.