So, I've just bought a ticket to the Van's Warped Tour (see tagline). I've never been to a rock concert, much less an all-day, multi-stage thing. Aside from my expectations of squeeing like a pathetic fangurl when I see Billy, what can I do to not look like a total git? What are these things like?
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Connie Neil - Jun 13, 2005 7:27:36 am PDT #9041 of 10003
brillig
Scrappy - Jun 13, 2005 7:41:22 am PDT #9042 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Wear comfortable shoes, Connie, as you may be on your feet for a long time. Don't be afraid to talk excitedly with other fans when you bump into them. people like sharing pre-show "first cd I bought/First concert I went to" stories. There WILL be people your age there, so don't feel out of place. The important thing is to jump and scream and have fun.
Gandalfe - Jun 13, 2005 8:22:09 am PDT #9043 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I've never been to a rock concert
Wait, uh . . . . Oh, yeah, you're from Provo. Never mind.
Connie Neil - Jun 13, 2005 8:28:07 am PDT #9044 of 10003
brillig
Oh, yeah, you're from Provo
I *live* in Provo. I'm *from* the hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Equally backwards, but I find it less of a cultural burden.
Gandalfe - Jun 13, 2005 11:32:56 am PDT #9045 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Jon B. - Jun 13, 2005 11:46:54 am PDT #9046 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Eh. If Syd were reuniting with them, that would be news.
Lyra Jane - Jun 13, 2005 12:13:39 pm PDT #9047 of 10003
Up with the sun
Hey, Gandalfe, I saw your post in Beep Me. My thoughts are with your family.
Connie, comfortable shoes are good advice. Also, remember there probably won't be much shade, so wear sunscreen and a hat and hydrate as appropriate. Oh, and I'm not sure how much people mosh (slam-dance) anymore, but if you notice bunches of adolescent men bumping into each other near the stage, steer clear.
Connie Neil - Jun 13, 2005 12:35:47 pm PDT #9048 of 10003
brillig
Check, beware of moshers.
Between Billy and Dropkick Murphys, I'll probably hang around security folk and shake my head at the kids.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2005 12:47:52 pm PDT #9049 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jim! Is this somebody you know? It sounds like your scene and era. Ganked from Datapanik's LJ:
My good internet friend andypop was struck by a motorbike when leaving a club show in London last night. He was taken into intensive care at the Royal London Hospital in White Chapel.
I never met Andy in person, but I had hoped to one day. He was a passionate music fan, committed to liberal/radical politics, and a participant in the early 90's underground/activist punk scene that also yielded bands like Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear (he played guitar for Linus, for the record). I traded funny stories and memories with him -- favorite bands and music scenes and such -- through Livejournal. (My favorite was a discussion of a great UK indiepop band, Wimpy Milkshake. Andy told me a funny story of being in the audience for the band's first live performance -- in a biker bar, of all places!)
DXMachina - Jun 13, 2005 1:09:47 pm PDT #9050 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Gandalfe, sending you and DW strength-ma, and your son getaclue-ma.