  Wow. What a day. So we left for Hershey Park this morning. I didn't know what to expect, this being my first Warped Tour. All I can say: Wow. The first band we saw was The Casualities.
I have never heard anything worse than them in my life. Their rants about punk and what's not punk and how they're punk were boring. Hearing "I wanna see the biggest circle pit ever" a million and one times was boring. They annoyed me a lot. The second band was *faints* Matchbook Romance. So unbelivably good.
The bassist is officially my favorite person. So good. I loved them before but I don't think there's a word for how I feel about them now. I can hardly remember any of their set so I won't even try. Then, came Sugarcult. I like them, not as much as the other bands but they were pretty good.
Then, was New Found Glory. Oh...my...God. I didn't expect the crowd to go half as crazy as they did. Set included Hit or Miss, Something I Call Personality, Understatement, My Friends Over You, All Downhill From Here...I don't remember anything else. James from Get Up Kids/Reggie and the Full Effect/some New Amsterdams joined them onstage which was awesome. The crowd though.
Insane is the only word Then, was Coheed and Cambria. We discussed on the way home how we didn't know whether they'd live up to their fantastic albums in a live situation. Boy, did they ever. Set included: Everything Evil, Favor House Atlantic, That song that starts "New Jersey bound..." (I can't think of the title). I don't remember what else they played. Then, was Taking Back Sunday.
Oh my. So amazing. Set included Set Phasers to Stun, Bonus Mosh Part 2, Great Romances, Cute Without the E, You're So Last Summer, Decade Under the Influence...Again, I can't remember anything else. There was something so healing about screaming along with Adam and Fred. I don't usually get that emotionally into it, but I felt so relieved of all the shit that's happened in the past from their performance. After Taking Back Sunday played, Yellowcard came on and we left :-D. We walked around for a bit, got some free stuff and various merch.
Good stuff. I got my program signed by the bassist and drummer of Matchbook Romance and by The Matches. As we were walking I hear "Giving Up" by Silverstein and I looked over and they were playing one of the smaller stages so we went over. After "Giving Up" they played their last song, which happened to by my favorite: "Bleeds No More". Then we sat on the bleachers and watched the insaneness of some not so good bands. Ie.
Lars Fredricksen and the Bastards, Tiger Army, Story of the Year, etc. After waiting, more walking, we went to see Fall Out Boy. Oh my God again. They were so so so so so so so good. Again, they were a band that I loved before but can't even describe how I feel now. They were joined onstage at one point by Matchbook Romance's drummer and later Matchbook Romance's bassist.
Needless to say...amazing. Fall Out Boy was the last band that was worth seeing so it was then that I bid my fond farewell to the 10th annual Warped Tour. This was easily, not only the best concert I've been to, but also the best day/night I've had in a long time. I feel like I'm forgetting so much so this post may be edited in the morning. Later. 
