The first stage I went to was the Highway 1 stage when Relient K was playing. The first song I heard them play was "Be My Escape" and I thought they were awesome live. I didn't see the rest of the set because I wanted to walk around. By the way, I got some of the cheapest band merchandise ever. I mean, I got
Start Static for five dollars. I also stopped by the Invisible Children tent and bought one of the shirts that I saw at the I.C. screening at my school a few months but was too broke to buy back then. :D
Then, I passed by the Hurley.com tent and saw that Mayday Parade was signing @ 1 o'clock so my sister and I waited there until we got our turn to get our posters signed. I had no idea what to say so I told them that they kicked ass. I geeked out, but they seemed to be flattered by it. After my little geeky moment, we went to the Route 66 stage and waited for Gym Class Heroes to go on stage. But, in between all of the people there, somebody threw a shoe and a guy threatened the person that they were going to hunt them down. Unfortunately, I was next to the person and must've confused me and the person.
So, I thought it was best we left and headed towards the Jack's Mannequin Highway 1 stage. And I was so happy because I think that was the closest I've been to a stage ever. Anyways, I geeked out again when I saw Andrew McMahon on stage. It was an amazing set. He went crazy on the piano and it was just...wow! (And people tried crowd surfing to Jack's Mannequin. I didn't even know that it would fit with that music.)
After my sister got claustrophobic, we headed out of the crowd and took a break before we went to see Mayday Parade on the Hurley Stage. By the way, I could not find that freaking stage for the life of me. It took us forever to find it because we assumed there was only one Hurley Stage but we were so wrong. But that's besides the point. It had been cloudy and raining during the Jack's Mannequin set but it had stopped. Unfortunately, when we were waiting for Mayday Parade, it started raining again which was technically, a relief for my very badly burnt shoulders (forgot the sunscreen).
But, that did not stop us from watching them play. They started off with "Jamie All Over" their new single and then there was an attempt at moshing in the crowd but was stopped instantly. They were also awesome live! Eventually, the crowd surfing got to be too much so we left but not before rocking out to "Jersey", "Three Cheers For Five Years",and "Walk on Water or Drown".
In the end, it was an awesome first experience and I hope I get to go again next year.
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