Wasted Words 27

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Hey there peoples. Welcome to another edition of Wasted Words. Thank you, as always, for checking in and giving it a read. I picked up the new Killswitch Engage album, The End of Heartache. Great album, nothing more can be said, other than go out and buy it. Now. This week I’m doing a preview of a few music fests and tours taking place this summer. Enjoy.

The Projekt Revolution Tour is looking really nice for this summer. Funeral For A Friend have just been added to the lineup, which now features Linkin Park, The Used, Snoop Dogg, Korn, and Less Than Jake. Certainly an odd mix of acts, but I’m sure it will be a great show. The only unfortunate thing is that I won’t be attending. For those of you who are, you can find tour dates here.

In other Funeral For A Friend news, they will be releasing their debut full-lenght album, Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation, on July 13. If their EP, Seven Ways To Scream Your Name, is any indication, then this album promises to be great.

Congratulations to Numb for scoring an opening spot for Dope, in Davenport, IA on May 22. I’m really proud of these guys, and I’m glad they’re getting a bit of recognition. They definitely deserve it. If you’re in the area and would like to check out the show, head over to the Numb band web site for details.

The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the temperature is rising, and the girls are wearing considerably less clothing. That could only mean one thing, Summertime is upon us which also brings about the summer tours and festivals. A lot of people say there is a lot of sound lost in live outdoor shows. I don’t really notice that much of a difference. Or it could be that I’m preoccupied by the girls in the bikini tops, just hoping they will crowd surf and lose their top. Regardless, here’s a preview of some of the major tours and festivals occurring this summer.

Ozzfest 2004
I had the pleasure of attending last years Ozzfest. I had a good time, and saw some great bands. Seeing Ozzy was just awesome. Looking over the lineup of this years bands, I have decided not to attend. The main stage doesn’t even manage to catch my attention, with the exception of Ozzy and Black Label Society. But the second stage, holy shit! This is where the action is at. Not only are you not restricted to seats like at the main stage, but there’s some great bands! Hatebreed, Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Every Time I Die, Throwdown, Slipknot, and more! The second stage alone is worth the price of admission, but there is no way I would go to Ozzfest and not watch Ozzy perform at the end of the night. That said, there’s no way I would go to Ozzfest and sit through five other bands I couldn’t care less about just to see Ozzy perform. Maybe next year.

Warped Tour
This is one show I will not be missing this summer. I attended Warped Tour for the first time last year, and I had a hell of a time. I saw many great bands, chilled with some cool ass folks, and I met Lars from Rancid and got his autograph. I also got a hell of a sunburn on the top of my head, but it was well worth it. This years Warped Tour looks to have a great lineup as well. With bands like Avenged Sevenfold, Rise Against, Anti-Flag, Bad Religion, and many, many more, Warped cannot be beat. The price for tickets is damn cheap too, usually about $25.00. There’s always some great merchandise booths, as well as informative booths like PETA and Punk Voter.

Lollapalooza
I’ve never been to Lollapalooza, nor do I ever plan on attending. Usually out of every lineup, there’s maybe one band that interests me. This years lineup is no different, as the only band that would slightly keep me interested is Sparta. The rest I just don’t care for. Some of the bands who are on the tour this year include The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. You can view a full list of bands on the tour web site.

Hellfest
I would love to go to this show, and someday I will make the trip. Unfortunately that won’t be this year. This is the ultimate show, and features many wonderful acts ranging in genres from punk, to emo, to hardcore. It features 135 total bands, including The Bled, The Ataris, Mest, Shadows Fall, Death By Stereo, and more, all divided between three stages. There will also be a body-art convention as well as two skateparks featuring pro skate demos. If you’re in the New Jersey area, you should do yourself a favor and check this show out. For those of us who can’t make the trip to the three day event, there will be a DVD released this fall.

If you do plan on attending any of these outdoor summer festivals, take my advice (I learned from personal experience) and remember three things. Wear lots of sunscreen. Drink LOTS of water. Have a hell of a lot of fun.

Thanks for reading. Until next time, I’m out.

6 replies on “Wasted Words 27”

good choice for the article this week man, i could go in depth about a lot of shit but i’m in a bit of a hurry. quickly: i think projekt revolution’s lineup is weird because it was mainly assembled by the record label (warner music) i know i’m on the linkin park and ltj street teams and they send me joint stuff all the time as shit for the used (who i hate) they kinda promote the three bands together very often so it didn’rt suprise me as odd as the lineup is… as far as snoop, korn, ghostface and funeral…. i have no clue my guess is LP had input and got to add who they wanted and i think snoop most likely added ghostface… wierd though, but it’s a good thing it’ll expose a lot of people to different shit outside of their genra. it’s gonna be really hard for LTJ to break through though but they’ve done weirder tours before (Insane clown posse)

lollapalooza has sucked since 96… the last good one and now it’s just a big corporate alt rock fest with the misfit bands who are too artsy and sofistocated for warped tour and not hard enough for ozzfest.

I totally forgot Ghostface was added to the PR tour. Nothing I had read while getting the info said anything about him.

it is a sad day when Hellfest includes “Mest” and “The Ataris”

what happened to all the amazing hardcore bands? Give me an Earth Crisis reunion, and SOIA anyday over that crap.

Meh, I like Mest & The Ataris, though I will admit it’s rather odd to have them mixed in with a bunch of hardcore bands.

Just picked up the Killswitch Engage album also and it does indeed rock, going to see them in a month, yey!

haha, true chris, very true. I can’t wait for warped tour this year, as with the past four or five years it has always been the higlight of my summer (or the downfall when i cant go)… I was thinking of trying to catch either asbury park or boston this year along with randall’s island.

Great article Aaron, like i alaways say, you know exactly what info will be most interesting and have some great opinions as well.

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