cut out the heart and watch the world burn down.

Warped Tour was definitely the best day of my life. I think I'm going to continue to say that after every concert, simply because they keep getting better. Deal with it. I basically went because AFI was there and I love them more than anything. But, it turned out that there were a lot of amazing bands and people there.

I went with my two best friends, Nichole and Breanna. We left with many cameras, lots of money, sun block (se we thought) and high hopes. And we weren't disappointed...except for the fact that we put the sun block in a bag we ended up NOT taking. As a result, I'm sitting here typing this with the sunburn of my life. It's not a good feeling being in the sun all day, with no shade, knowing you're going to get hella burnt and theres nothing you can do about it.

We left home at 9:30am and got to Verizon at 11:30. It was amazing. We walked around and checked everything out since we were all Warped virgins. I ended up getting 2 AFI shirts and "The Art of Drowning" CD. I basically didn't eat all day. It was super hot. I'd never sweated that much in my life, nor had I had so many sweaty men rubbing against me. Ah, the joys of warped. Haha.

Ok, now I'll get to the point of this whole thing...AFI!!!

They were going to play on the main stage at 4pm. I about died from anticipation waiting for them to come on. So, I went to their stage at about 3pm get a good spot and caught the end of Anti-Flag and they were pretty awesome. In the crowd, I met quite a few people. Now, my friends all call me a fag magnet because I can be in a room of 100 people and the gay guys always spot me out and come to chat. So, warped tour was no different. I met 3 or 4 gay guys who were obsessing over how hot Davey Havok of AFI was and the fact that he may very well be God himself. No objections here, he's said it himself. So, of course I joined in on the obsessing. We had a fun debate over whether or not he was gay or whatever while we waited for them, somewhat impatiently, might I add. I definitely don't think he's gay but everyone has an opinion and its fun to hear them all. I also met some guy (sorry, I don't remember your name) but he was awesome. He had a lip ring, both nipples pierced, some cool tattoos, and was really sweet.

AFI came out at 4:10...yes, I remember the exact time, and the crowd instantly rushed to the stage. I mean, this was the most intense thing I've ever been in. I was actually scared. Before AFI even came out we were all so close that I couldn't even begin to imagine being shoved together any more. But squished I was. I ended up migrating to the left side of the stage for the rest of the show and was pretty close, only about 10 ft. or so away from the stage. They played The Leaving Song Pt. 2, Kill Caustic, Silver and Cold, Miss Murder and one really old one, I'm not sure of the name. They were one of the best bands I've seen live. They sounded amazing and were very energetic. It was fun to watch...not to mention drooling over Davey. =)

Davey wore his black shirt with white stitching, tight black pants, white suspenders, and white gloves. He had purple eye shadow from last to brow line and huge fake eyelashes. Needless to say, he looked stunning, as always! I got a lot of pics of the band. I got pics of everyone but Adam, I was so mad! I was off to the left side of the stage and there was a curtain blocking him. Davey did some amazing dance moves and he entranced me the whole time. You simply couldn't take your eyes off of him. It was torture to even blink, I'm not kidding...I didn't want to miss a secong and was sad at the thought of the show ever ending. He has a hell of a stage presence; very intriguing. I took a lot of pics...like 70! I'll definitely upload them soon, I promise. I even got a few where Davey was actually looking at me. Well, maybe not me, but in my general direction. Right before their last song, Miss Murder, some guy was going to get kicked out by the security guards for doing something in the mosh pit. Not sure what because I wasn't looking. Anyways, Davey said, "Oh, no, you cant kick him out" then says "what" and took his diamond studded earpiece out to better hear the security guy and said, "Here, bring him to me." in this amazing seductive voice. It was great! If only that had been me...

So my other favorite bands were 18 Visions and Aiden. I had listened to Aiden before and was excited about seeing them and they were even more amazing in concert. WiL was awesome. He laughed after every song, and has an adorable laugh. I only got about 4 pics of them due to their stage being too dark for anything to show up very good from where I was. Their makeup was so hot. It looked like Brandon Lee's off of The Crow.

18 Visions was one of my favorites. They have such a unique sound and the singer, James, has an amazing stage presence. I will be going to pick up their CD...SOON! They also had great style. I can't really sum it up in words but it was great. I got like 30 pics of them and the lead singer was definitely looking at us a few times. Oh! And he did this really sexy dance I'll probably never get over. I was sad I didn't get a pic of that!

I can't believe I forgot to mention I met Smith Puget !!! He was so cute! I met him when I went to the AFI merch booth for the second time to buy "The Art of Drowning" and he sold it to me. He was saying it was his first time selling merch...I was instantly so mad that I didn't get a pic with him. What the hell was I thinking?! I could've met Aiden and 18 Visions at their booths at 4 and 4:30...of course I didn't though because I was waiting for AFI, I mean, priorities right?

So, I suggest all of you NEVER miss an opportunity to see AFI live, for you will not be disappointed. I plan on attending Warped Tour for many years to come. It is an amazing show for everyone. I love all the different types of music and the diversity of everyone you meet. Definitely a decision you wont regret! Plus, you'll be sure to find a few great new bands you might've never heard, and who can complain about that?!

Much Love,

Erica