I remember being 30 years old and going to the Warped Tour.
Looking around, I wagered that I was roughly twice the age of the average attendee.
But I loved the festival and I loved the day. You'd see 30 punk bands plow through a dozen songs each in their allotted 30 minutes of stage time. You'd see a few "name" bands, a few mid-level bands and a few bands you'd never hear of.
I remember looking around the festival, at age 30, knowing that I was enjoying the show as much as any teenager. But also aware that there would probably come a day when I didn't want to go to the Warped Tour.
I happened upon this year's Warped line up, and was horrified.
Of the 30 or so bands on the bill, I'd only heard of one of them.
And the only band I'd heard of, last had a hit over 15 years ago.
So while I could go to an all-day punk rock show, and see one fun nostalgic ska-pop band while being thrice the age of the average attendee . . . maybe I'll just use my AARP discount to get the Early Bird Special.
Hear the song on Youtube.
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