- TWO EPIC DAYS BND 5/15/09 & WARPED 7/29/09

11th October 2009

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TWO EPIC DAYS BND 5/15/09 & WARPED 7/29/09

5/15/2009

I can still remember January of this year when my best friend Taylor wrote me a note in English class, MAY 15TH 2009!!!!!!! I waited and waited and waited for this day, and it certainly lived up to my expectations.

The day finally came, and Taylor and I rushed to my house right after school to get ready and then we were on our way to Believers Never Die Part Deux in downtown Indianapolis. She had made a mix CD of all 5 bands on the way down, and we yelled ALL TIME LOW and COBRA STARSHIP to random cars on the drive down. We got to the venue (the lawn at White River State Park) at around 3:30, and we meet up with Taylor’s cousin Ashley and her friend, I go to all my concerts with those two (i had never met her friend). Mason Musso was randomly roaming around the line outside the venue but barely any one knew who he was so we got a picture with him. Then Taylor and Ashley had meet and greet with all 5 bands (which was $150 so I didn’t buy it, so they got in line for that while I waited. By some miracle, a lady came up to me and said, “I saw you with those other girls who have meet and greet and I have an extra and I was wondering if you wanted it.” I couldn’t do anything except burst into tears. I was finally going to meet ATL and FOB, and Cobra, and even Metro Station and Hey Monday. I was mostly excited for All Time Low, because this would be my first concert where I actually was obsessed with them and knew all their songs, I had seen them at Warped08 but had only known Dear Maria and Six Feet.

My hopes were crushed soon after walking in for meet & greet, when FOB’s body guard told us we were ONLY meeting Fall Out Boy. Forgive me if I sound ungrateful in anyway, because I do truly love FOB, but they were not my favorite band at all. I started crying again and my friends and I were yelling at the official. WE PAID ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THIS MEET AND GREET AND WE WANT TO MEET ALL TIME LOW AND COBRA STARSHIP AND HEY MONDAY. ON LIVENATION IT SAID VIP MEET AND GREET WITH ALL FIVE BANDS. We almost got kicked out and went to the FOB meet and greet in a sour mood. It wasn’t anything like an ATL m&g, they could sign one item, and you had to be in a picture with 3 or 4 random strangers. Don’t get me wrong, I am so thankful now that I had the oppurtunity to meet them, but at the time, I was sad I didn’t get to meet the other bands because they were really who I had come for.

After the m&g, the early entry people had already gotten in, so we made it to the stage and got third row. My friend Taylor had been having these random stomach pains all day, and had even gone to the hospital the night before but couldn’t miss the show, because all we had been saying since weightless had come out in march, “this could be all i’ve waited for” so hey monday came out and they were GREAT. i had not heard any of their songs before this concert except homecoming but i immeaditley fell in love with their music, and cassadee was GORGEOUS. they also played run dont walk, candles, how you love me now, and arizona.

after hey monday, they started setting up for ALL TIME LOW. again, this was my first concert as a really obsessed fan, and i was STOKED. i heard some girl say “OMG THERES JACKS GUITAR” when they brought out zack’s pink guitar, and i just turned and said “ummmm thats jacks?” when atl came out i was speechless, like i literally forgot the words to six feet under the stars, which was what they came out to. when alex said WHAT THE FUCK IS UP YOU SEXY MOTHER FUCKERS i seriously thought i was in a dream. their set was so much fun. they told hilarious stories… “put my dick in the popcorn” and played six feet, jasey, CSS, the beach, holly, WEIGHTLESS, and dear maria. they said they were going to be out to meet all of us after, so taylor ashley and i started going over for that.

as soon as we started going over by the buses, taylor was on the ground almost crying. her stomach pains were back, so ash and i stayed with her and got her food and water and she was fine, and we even missed the first part of cobra, which was really hard for her because cobra has been her favorite band since 2005 and gabe even knows her by face and “remembers us from the murat”. by the time i got over to where the boys would have been meeting people, they had already left. i was really sad to think i had lost my chance to meet ATL, but knowing i helped my best friend be able to stay at the concert we had been waiting for for so long kinda made up for it. we somehow forced ourselves back towards the front for the end of cobra’s set and danced along to city is at war, pete wentz, kiss my sass, send my love to the dancefloor and smile for the paparazzi. the girls next to us didnt know any of the words or how to do fangs up and kept staring at us. during cobra’s set it started POURING. gabe was so wasted. it was hilarious.

since metro station was next, and i certainly didnt care about them, i got in line for merch. of course, a lot of the amazing atl shirts like sleeping with band dudes… that had been for sale earlier on on the tour were gone, so i just got a believers never die shirt with all the tour dates on the back. i could hear metro station perform and they were HORRIBLE. trace cyrus the horse cannot sing. they played kelsey, control, wish we were older, shake it, and seventeen forever.

although i was still sour after being jipped out of my m&gs earlier, i was still so excited to see fall out boy. they were the band that got me into punk music, so i really do owe them a lot of thanks. their set was amazing and had me dancing, smiling, and singing for over an hour. they started with disloyal order of water buffaloes, and followed that with thriller, a little less sixteen candles, sugar were goin down, this aint a scene, i dont care, headfirst slide, i slept with someone in fob, grand theft autumn, what a catch donnie, coffees for closers, dead on arrival, shes my winona, beat it, americas suitehearts, thnx fr the mmrs, tiffany blews, dance dance and of course, SATURDAY.

i left so so excited. what an amazing night with some of my favorite bands. as i drove home with taylor and ashley, so excited about prom the next day, we had a wreck, which was my fault, and certainly put a damper on the evening. of course it sucked, but now i just look back at the night for how much fun it was, not the wreck. my parents werent even mad, thank god.

EPIC DAY 2 7/29/2009

warped tour is always my favorite day of the year. warped08 introduced me to all time low, and when ATL announced they were again going to be on warped this past summer i was so excited. my hopes were shot though (which i should have realized since indy SUCKS) when they were only doing later dates on warped. my dad’s best friend lives in cincinnatti which is only 2ish hours from indianapolis, so i asked him to drive me, taylor, and ashley to warped while he visited his friend. my dad has never been thrilled about my taste in music or travelling for concerts, but he agreed.

on july 29, we left indy around 7am and it was of course, raining. it poured the whole drive on the interstate but as soon as we got to riverbend music center, it stopped raining. the line was ENORMOUS, but we never stand in line, and no one was paying attention, so we walked right to the front of the line. the gates opened early and we sprinted in to see when everyone was playing. ATL: 4:45 and NO SIGNING :(

me, taylor and ash walked around to see where all the stages were set up since we’d never been to this venue before and to get merch. i bought SOOO much stuff from vinny and for sure creeped a little bit. i got the purple booty shorts, which vinny told me i needed a small, and i was flattered, but i said “my mom will be mad, make it a medium” and he failed at folding the posters but i got one anyway, and then i also got a fake fake fake it shirt.

we went to go see cash cash which was the first time i had ever heard of them and i have been in love since PARTY IN YOUR BEDROOM was so much fun, breathe carolina, and valencia, and then really had nothing to do until ATL so we went to the main pavillion where the devil wears prada and underoath were playing. we knew that all the people into screamo would leave after underoath so we waited right by the pit for two ear killing hours. we rushed into the pit and got barricade. we had to wait another hour through bouncing souls, in which i tried, finally successfully to get zack (standing shirtless backstage) to acknowledge me. and had to miss hit the lights and sing it loud, but it was well worth it being back with my atl boys. the opening to their set was so cool, and totally atl. the rap music “lets get drunk” or something and then them jumping around made me so excited. they started off with weightless, and played jasey, coffee shop, poppin champagne, six feet under the stars, damned if i do ya, lost in stereo, BREAK YOUR LITTLE HEART, which i was so excited about, and dear maria. there was a speaker right in front of me and jack kept coming and sitting on it. he was hilarious. one time it rolled backwards and he lost his balance and we were both cracking up. some girl had a wipe off board and alex challenged her to write something funny on it, which she failed at so he said “im coming for your heard, and no i dont mean blow job.” i got separated from ashley and taylor during the set because the crowd in the pit was crazy. there was so much moshing and crowd surfing, i even got kicked in the nose. the guys working security were all really cute and must have thought i was so weird, but oh well. it was amazing.

after atl, we had to hurry out of the pit to get to the maine. i missed the white tie affair because i wanted to stay at the maine. i wasn’t close at all to them but i still sang along. it was my 3rd time seeing the maine but it never gets old. john ohhh was hilarious and i LOVED pour some sugar on me. they also played if the way we talk, i must be dreaming, girls do what they want, into your arms, and i think one more but i cant remember. after the maine i ran to meet taylor and ash at forever the sickest kids, taking the long way past the atl merch tent, to once again, not see the boys there. i wasnt expecting to, but i needed to check or i would have been mad at myself. forever the sickest kids was so much fun. hey brittany is one of my favorite songs ever and they also played believe me i’m lying, whoa oh, shes a lady, etc.

taylor and ash went to go meet forever the sickest kids so i was wandering around looking for food when i saw RIAN by the atl tent. almost all the bands were done playing except 3oh!3 so vinny and the gang was tearing the tent down. rian had a red cup in his hand hahaha and there were so many people walking past but no one knew who he was. i was like RIAN and we had a five minute conversation about how they never come to indianapolis. he gave me one of the best hugs ever. i feel like a terrible ATL fan for not having met all 4 of the guys, but i was so stoked to meet rian. he probably had better things to be doing besides talking to me but he did anyway. as i was walking away i tripped over the framework of the tent so me and rian shared a laugh about that. on the way to find taylor and ash at ftsk, i talked to the guys from what happened in vegas and cash cash. jcook was still signing at the ftsk kids tent so i got to meet him too, and he said “dont try to kiss me” when i got my picture with him.

it was such a fun day, so many memories. i cant wait for warped 10.