Warped Tour '07

Between green, pink, purple mohawks, tons of screaming and gorgeous souls, the Vans Warped Tour ‘07 was one of the most amazing concerts I have been to. Not only because of its tradition of many rock bands in general, but especially because of the great feeling of being there.

The whole daring youth trying to have some fun and just demonstrating their attitude by nice and spooky outfits, pretty hair styles and totally, awesome tattoos was contagious. All of that, being topped by a 105°F sun (pretty hot, huh), but oh well, the crowd didn't care. Oh, and one more thing, if you wanted to refresh yourself or maybe get your throat a little wet, you should bring a good amount of money (yeah, a bottle of water was $4).

Besides extraordinary outfits, hot guys, plenty of heat and especially good screamo/punk rock bands, Warped Tour supports and gives a hand to independent bands that are starting in the grid. Not only this, but it also supports campaigns like: Feed our Children Now, Action for Animals, 11:11 AM (which helps raise funds for pediatric cancer research), Rainforest Action Network and many others.

The lineup of the bands was posted at 8 am of each day and the gates opened with a delay of thirty minutes, but it was all worth it. Those who went this year, got the chance to check out some great bands like: A Static Lullaby, All Time Low, Amber Pacific, Bad Religion, Biffy Clyro, Boys Like Girls, Paramore, New Found Glory, The Starting Line... In total, there were about 70 bands playing the whole day on 8 different stages; the main stage there was called Hurley.com.

By the way, if you wanted to shop for some of your favorite bands t-shirts you could! Each band had its own tent, selling t-shirts, caps, seatbelts and plenty of other accessories, but they were all a little too expensive. So, I recommend that if you are willing to go to Warped Tour one day, do not be afraid of opening your wallets and letting them free, it is worth a try!

Have fun, drink lots of water, be prepared to scream, get free hugs and kisses, get autographs from your favorite artists, jump and mosh, baby, and don't forget, wear sunscreen (for healthy tans)!

- Anna Luíza Andrade