Vans Warped Tour

DAY 28: Charlotte, NC

Alright, now I don't want to keep starting these things off the same, but oh my god was it freaking hot... Now that I have gotten that out of my system, check out the video and photos below. I gave my friend Shaun a haircut, caught Cassadee singing with Travis during We The Kings set, and hung out in press where a very funny and mildly awkward group interview was taking place involving Conditions, We Are The In Crowd, and

DAY 27: Virginia Beach, VA

I'd venture to say that this was the hottest day of the tour so far, but since I'm delayed in writing this and already experienced yesterday, it's getting worse each day now. In Virginia Beach we had some super soaker fights, tried to hide from the sun in tents, checked in on Dillinger Escape Plan and Cerebral Ballzy's sets, said hello to Attack Attack at their signing, and watched my busmate Matt play drums with Ace Enders. It was awesome

DAY 25&26: Columbia, MD

Day 25 was an off day in Columbia, MD and my busmate Lauren and I took full advantage. We took long hot showers in our hotel room and then walked across the street to a huge mall where we met some other tour friends and did some serious shopping. After we got back we did some late night laundry and room service grilled cheeses, then got a solid nights sleep in real beds. It was a nice break and I

DAY 24: Oceanport, NJ

Took a break from video in Oceanport, NJ and just shot some photos for you guys. It was a lot of the bands last day on the tour. We had to say goodbye to All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, Polar Bear Club, Enter Shikari and more. The day was filled with crazy sets and an even crazier layout in the venue. I did a live chat with Cassadee from Hey Monday that you can check out at vans.com/girlsblog and

DAY 23: Uniondale, NY

Press, press, press, managers, managers, managers, labels, labels, labels... If I didn't know any better I would have said that we were at some sort of crazy music buisness convention. The Uniondale show was the closest stop we make to New York City where so many of these people live, so the show was bombarded by industry folks. The crowds in general were pretty huge, but that was nothing compared to backstage and sidestage. The venue had some crazy shooting

DAY 22: Camden, NJ

Day 21... It's my birthdayyyy! Well, it was my birthday. Now it is two days later and I just now got internet again! Our internet on the road is always so sketchy but the last few days it has just been miserable. We were in Camden, NJ (really close to Philly) and it was my birthday so I took the day off... sort of. I hung out with my amazing tour friends and watched all

DAY 21: Scranton, PA

I think I lost my mind in Scranton, PA. Well, maybe not entirely but at least halfway. Day 20 consisted of catching sets, catching up, and catching rattlesnakes. No, unfortunately I am not kidding. The venue apparently is home to several of them and had built in cages to collect them in when they are found too close to people or in the attached waterpark. Check out the video below if you don't believe me. You should also check out

DAY 20: Buffalo, NY

Day 19 We were actually at Darien Center, but everyone kept calling it Buffalo. The day was awesome because the venue was attached to a theme park which we got to go to for free. I shot a few early morning things like the front gate line (which was ridiculous), an acoustic set from We Are The In Crowd in the Kia tent, a bit of Confide's set, and then it was time for rollercoasters! I was such a little

DAY 13: Pittsburg, PA

So today was a technical problem hell really.... My mic went out as well as at least 3 bands hadto stop sets for major issues. If I didn't know any better I'd guess we were in the Bermuda Triangle or something. Regardless, I caught an early set from The Rocket Summer, checked out the water slide, watched my girl Sierra sing in VersaEmerge, melted about 10 times in the crazy heat, then gave away two signed tank tops from The

Day 12: Indianapolis, IN

Day 12, We were just outside of Indianapolis I believe, although for a good 2 hours in the morning I had no idea what state we were even in. The tour time clock in always kind of wonky, because you go to sleep in one place and wake up in a completely different one every day. We are continuing on East Coast Time for the next few days which I know everyone is happy about, the more time zone changes,