When We Were Young Festival (Las Vegas) Tour • Page 113

Back in the hotel room! Fun day, very reminiscent of running routes at Warped every summer. Here’s what my day was:

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Hawthorne Heights
Mayday Parade
Bous Like Girls
3OH!3
Pierce The Veil
The Used (partial)
Neck Deep (partial)
PVRIS (partial)
Jimmy Eat World
Taking Back Sunday
A Day To Remember (partial)
The All-American Rejects
Bright Eyes (partial)
Bring Me The Horizon
Paramore
My Chemical Romance

 

Curious how the reception was for Death Cab

 

Had a pretty great day. The first half of the day was a dream, so easy to get up close for anyone you wanted to. From around 5pm onward though at the main stages, not so much. Very packed as per usual at a festival . And the VIP size remained infuriating.

The line for the “GA Pit” was a few hours long by later in the day but walked right in for underoath in the morning.

It was easier for me to get front row for wonder years than it was for a club show a few weeks ago haha.

Sound was also really weird from the main stages depending where you were standing; all low end.

In terms of festival setup aside from that, it was super fast and easy to get food, spaces to sit on the fake grass in the shade, water, bathrooms etc were all good.

 

very dead but I thought they were great

 

Adam Lazara and spencer chamberlain excitedly watching glassjaw’s set together was a perfect scene moment

 

What a day. Did not end up getting VIP.

Got there at 10, got in at 10:55 and went straight for band merch. Even being one of the first few thousand in the merch line was 40 mins.

Jumpsuit and Hawthorne Heights had major sound issues, the bass was absurdly loud.

Went to GA Pit for Underoath and Mayday Parade, both were great. Walked to Starting Line after who were fine.

Rest of the day is a sunny blur but was in GA Pit from TBS onward.

Best sets of the day:
Senses Fail - surprising because everytime I see them I walk away not impressed but man, Buddy brought ENERGY
Knocked Loose - nothing else to say
Paramore - sounded absolutely lovely

Worst Sets:
TBS - lol
Hawthorne, Jumpsuit - sound issues


Will say the crowd was half dead for My Chem, everyone was more than exhausted by the time they came on.

 

damn how long did you wait to get in GA later in the day ?

 

I heard death cab got booed by a bunch of people, is that real or was the person I know just standing in a shitty area?

 

I didn’t hear any

 

TBS was rough as usual and was especially noticeable after a super tight Jimmy Eat World set. Adam sang the same verse twice for “Cute Without the E” and had to apologize after. Not the best place to mess that one up lol.

All-American Rejects’ set was packed since Avril wasn’t there to overlap their time slot this weekend. Huge crowd for a non-mainstage act and my worst VIP stage viewing of the day.

 

I would riot if this happened. They are immaculate live and their new album rules

 

I went to Knocked Loose and ran over right as JEW was starting and the line was about a mile long. My friends were in line for 45 mins and I just snuck in to chat with them and ended up getting in 25 mins later.

 

And no one around in GA Pit boo’d Death Cab. Lots of people sitting for it though, everyone was bopping their heads. Good times were had

 

Maybe some jackass Avril fans? No idea.

 

Starting Line Knocked Loose and Manchester were my favorite sets of the day. All around great time.

 

Alex Morgan attended

 

People that went, would you go again? Same lineup, same circumstances, was it worth it? And based on your experience, would you go next year?

I'm sorry this sounds like a Live Nation survey lmao

 

Yeah for sure, it was one of the best live music experiences I’ve ever had.

 

Hope it goes better for me next year… ha

 

Also I just realized there's about 50 bands on the 2023 lineup, compared to this year, which had 64. I looked at the schedule and there's 14-15 bands playing the tent, so maybe the idea is to get rid of the tent next year?

 

Ditto. If you plan your day out and suck it up that you’ll miss some bands you love, it’s a great time. No issues all day regarding bathrooms, food and drink, viewing the stages on my end. I skipped out on time wasters such as merch or camping in front just to be close for headliners. Was able to squeeze 11 full sets and 5 partials in. Would have gone a second day if possible!

 

The thing about merch is you just know they're going to put up leftovers online when the fest is done, so is there really an issue?

 

Great time would do it again no complaints

 

100%. I lucked out with very little set conflicts and enjoyed all the sets i saw. I wish i tried GA pit out later in the day but that may have screwed up timing so probably for the best.

Counting down the days till next year, tho ill plan a vacation in between to distract me and im sure this high will die down and ill get excited about other things.

All in all, had an amazing time in Vegas too. Good food, great luck at the tables, good catch up with old friends and made a few new ones.

 

I would go again and get VIP. Or use the sneak tactic suggested in here lol