Digital Diversion

The Warped Tour is one of those shows that always sounds like a good idea to cover but for some reason I’m always kicking myself for going by the end of the day.  From the photogs perspective, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel; lots of eager-to-please bands bathed in daylight.  But with a total of eight stages and at least four bands playing at any given time, it’s impossible to see it all.

I wouldn’t say that the line-up was any better or worse than last year but it sure felt more crowded than last year.  Maybe it’s due to the economy improving or the fact that there’s only one Bay Area show this year (there were 2 last year, San Francisco and Mountain View), but there were definitely more people and more vendors.   Having covered both Bay Area shows last year, I was pleased that this year’s event was early in the tour schedule; there’s no denying that by the end of the tour, the bands that have done the entire route look flat-out tired and unwashed.  At the Shoreline, they were all bright-eyed and ready to rock.

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Rent out a giant warehouse overlooking Alcatraz, put a skate ramp on one end and a stage on the other end and you have Rude Boyz’ City Underground Festival.  The day started with an amateur skateboard competition and, as the sun went down, featured some of the best punk rock bands on the planet.  Click below to view pictures of all the bands.

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