(The Last) Warped Tour - Ventura, 2018
- Kari Meiers
- Jul 5, 2018
- 2 min read
Ever since I was a 13 year old emo kid who loved going to Hot Topic and only having a wardrobe of band merch (cringe), I always dreamed of going to the Vans Warped Tour and seeing my favorite bands live.
Warped Tour is a cross-country tour that's basically a touring festival with 50+ bands playing at every date, very much one of a kind. After 23 years, the iconic tour is having its bittersweet final cross-country tour this summer, starting in California and ending in Florida.
After waiting for 8 years, I finally had the opportunity to travel to California to see one of the dates in Pomona, and photograph the Ventura date which I never thought I would get to do. Thanks so much to Anthony Green for helping me out with getting into the tour!!
Although I got the worst sunburn of my life at the Pomona date, I had one of the happiest days of my life shooting the Ventura date, and will never forget the beautiful family-like community that Warped is. It really is amazing how music can bring everyone together. Here are some of my favorite shots of the 18 bands I managed to squeeze in to take photos while running around like a maniac.
(This is also in chronological order of how the day went!)
Grayscale
Mayday Parade
The Maine
Issues
Tonight Alive
Waterparks
State Champs
Simple Plan
3OH!3
Knuckle Puck
Movements
Taking Back Sunday
We the Kings
Black Veil Brides
All Time Low
Crown the Empire
The Used
Picturesque
Made some cool new friends, and definitely felt at home here even if it was just for a full day. Warped Tour will forever have a special place in my heart, and hundreds of thousands of others as well.
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