musicians are not your friends simply because they remember you or know your name, and most of them are too nice/value their FANS too much to tell you you’re being annoying/inappropriate/overbearing. disrespecting a band’s personal space doesn’t make them your friend
@tilianpearson
great work framing this as if you willingly took time off due to alcoholism when it reality you got outed as a sexual predator by multiple people and couldn't show your face for 6 months
last time i camped yearssss ago i didn’t sleep or eat bc i was so stressed, i had a panic attack before doors then i passed out at barricade 2 mins before the set started and that’s still like number 26 on the list of worst days of my life
ESPECIALLY small/local bands. they can’t afford to be telling their fans to fuck off for being weird but i really wish they could. im tired of watching y’all make these guys physically uncomfortable then going home and tweeting about how they’re your besties lmao
@fallasleeptwice
it’s because it’s gotten out of hand. nobody is actually camping anymore, it’s just check in systems run by whoever elects themselves to dictate it all. camping used to be like a big sleepover for everyone to bond before a show and now it’s just… whack as shit quite frankly
i was devastated i couldn't make it to the show tonight so i stopped in while at work to see what would happen and you've got to be fucking kidding me right now
@helllojojo
exactly this like if the girls were about to walk into traffic then, imagine what would’ve happened if it was the whole band at once. they certainly backed out slowly on purpose to prevent the insanity
scene queen hate makes my blood boil you all look so fucking stupid continuously hating on her when you could easily pay her no mind
not liking her music =/= misogyny HOWEVER y’all love to take it the extra mile to make it misogynistic and i hate you for that
@tylerrjoseph
i started working at a local theater recently that i grew up going to, it was actually the first venue i ever saw you play at when i was 14 🥲 that place is so special to me for so many reasons
@noahprobz
@lamclancy
@elazticity
i too was wondering if they were shot at or if they just heard gunshots close enough to scare them. if someone just attempted to kill you wouldn't you like.... go home to your family? or just simply leave the place you were almost murdered at?
these are actually the best thing i’ve ever spent money on
they’re cute, the earplugs are comfy and stay well. the earplug part is connected to the earring back, so you can wear just the little bee if you don’t need the plugs or put a stud in and still have the plugs!! 100/10
spent too many nights tryna make it out alive —
from listening to Old Bones in my childhood bedroom to getting a Hotel Bleu tattoo as a 23rd birthday present to myself. Broadside forever
obsessed with this bc these bands rule but even more obsessed that it’s only 6 acts and still includes multiple women, ppl of color and queer people :)
i wasn't sure if i wanted to talk about this publicly but one of my coworkers just got fired for continuously sexually harassing me. standing up for myself didn't work and when i talked to our boss about it he got rid of the dude immediately, he had worked there for 4 years.
having a band bf that’s known for being a serial cheater and trying to defend him against stans on the internet is crazy. it’s time to go off the grid girlie
my 8 year old self wouldve laid down and died for him. i remember my parents having to explain what gay meant to me bc they said that’s why he didn’t win. my phone passcode has been his audition number since it was an ipod touch. in this essay i will
absolutely geeked at all of state champs remembering me and telling me how cool it is that i work here and how proud they are of me?????? in this economy?????? literally grew up with this band
@odetesleep
they turned it down bc for awhile once you played warped you were a “warped tour band” and they didn’t want that, they had nothing else lined up at the time but shortly after declining they got offered a huge festival (lolla i think) which propelled them in the right direction :)
the band i sold merch for last night has offered me a little like 2-week internship where they’re going to show me the ropes of booking shows and if it’s a good fit for me they’re going to bring me on as their booking agent fr🥹 i guess i made a good impression
lawn tickets for anything should be a flat rate of $35 you're standing on a grassy incline for 4 hours and the artists are the size of ants it's not a luxury experience
@G0NERSLEEPERS
it’s so sad how they worded it like it’s a special experience they wanted to give us just for us to find out it costs as much as a pit ticket to the show. this is so disappointing lmao
hello is this thing on
ive been using she/they pronouns for 6-7 years, and although “she” doesn’t /bother/ me, i heavily prefer they/them at least as of right now. so please use those if you can remember to however if you use she/her as well it��s not hurtful or upsetting to me
it's starting to feel impossible to be a rock/metal/pop punk etc. fan without in some way supporting an abuser. the older i get the more i understand why warped had to end because it's literally 1/5 of them at this point there were probably 10 rapists on the lineup every year
@warmhheart
no fr. so many of my intrusive thoughts make me feel so guilty and bad about myself for a moment and i have to remind myself all the time that they're just intrusive thoughts and they don't reflect who i am as a person
i get that a lot of the “best” artists play arenas and stadiums that come with $100+ ticket prices but there are local theaters, small club shows, man even $5 house shows in every city. you can see some seriously incredible acts for less than $40
makes me so so sad how inaccessible live music is becoming. between tickets going on sale a day after announcement, platinum prices that price everyone out, insanely expensive vip packages with no artist interaction … something has got to give !
after 5+ years of not knowing how to label my gender or how i even REALLY felt, i realized that i am gender-fluid and i wanted to say that out loud finally 🧜🏼♂️