The VANS Warped Tour
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By
Revn Kevin
The 11th Annual installment of
the VANS Warped Tour hit the Pomona Fairgrounds like an inferno with 11
Stages, Skateboard Demos and a Vendor area that resembled a small swap meet. The
brainchild of Kevin Lyman, the Warped Tour keeps growing each year and yet
still retains its small town carnival atmosphere. It is partly due to the fact
that the fans, who stream in from the far reaches of SoCal, can get up close and personal with a ton of their
favorite groups.
It's great that so many acts get together
but with 11 Stages a huge logistics problem arises. As some great acts played
simultaneously, the problem was who do you want to see the most? As I wandered
the complex I was able to catch sets on the main stages by headliners Joan
Jett and the Blackhearts, NOFX, Less Than Jake and Anti-Flag. I
cruised some of the smaller stages and checked out sets by first time Tour
punks Eight Fingers Down and rockers Otto's Daughter, fronted by the hottie Jacqueline.
A very important side story to the VANS Tour this
year is how the promoters and organizers have made tremendous Ecological
environmental strides. Transportation for a huge chunk of the Tour is provided
by a fleet of 14 buses, 11 trucks and 3 generators that all run on Bio-Diesel
fuel which reduces pollutants by up to 20%. Feeding
the hordes of people on the Tour is Tada Catering, which is using non-plastic
utensils thus preventing thousands of pounds of waste going to the dump. AOL is
providing biodegradable drinking cups preventing all that
environment choking styrofoam from entering the
system. The Hot Topic Stage is running on a Solar Powered System up to 9 hours
a day using totally pollution free power. Each stop on the Tour has hundreds of
fans and volunteers picking up literally tons more recyclables - I personally
witnessed this in action. With all this environmental effort in action this
Tour saves the Earth's precious resources like no other Tour can boast.
As the Tour continues on its way it still
remains one of the Summer's hottest draws. If it comes
to your town, go and check it out. Tickets are only $25 which in this day and
age if financially friendly. For more information visit www.warpedtour.com and to see these photos and more in huge color come
visit me at www.revnkevin.com. If you got something I need to hear then drop me a
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