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WARPED TOUR
Venerable punks, bratty screamo upstarts — bring your eyeliner!
from: blender.com
Warped Tour. What’s the big whoop?
Featuring more than 100 bands spread out over 9 stages, the Warped Tour is now in its twelfth year. It’s become the nation’s longest-running touring festival, despite a tendency toward some bizarre onstage pairings (Eminem and Pennywise? Black Eyed Peas and Suicidal Tendencies?) that prove the Tour’s punk core might be best left undiluted. To wit, this year’s bill scraps genre-jumbling mash-ups for punk history lessons: Buzzcocks and JOAN JETT join (bleeding) heartthrobs Thursday and The Academy Is … as headliners.
On a scale of Woodstock to Woodstock ’99, where does the vibe fall?
You won’t find any patchouli-scented drum circles, but there is a spirit of togetherness. "It’s not even about what bands are playing," says The Academy Is … lead singer William Beckett, who used to attend the tour as a disgruntled Gap employee and Thursday fanatic. "It’s about being part of something that’s mixing all these cultures and musical styles in one festival." JOAN JETT says she’s "envisioning this great rock & roll, punk rock circus vibe."
But is it, like, really punk?
"Absolutely," says Jett, who believes the festival is an extension of her days going to clubs and checking out bands with the RUNAWAYS, one of the first all-girl punk bands, in the ’70s. "That’s how I would discover music," says Jett.
Is Beckett concerned about keeping up with the tour’s grueling nonstop, multi-city schedule?
Nah. The group’s one Achilles’ heel, though? "There’s going to be booze, and that’s going to be dangerous."
Does Jett have any tips for her tourmates on keeping eyeliner from running in the heat?
"It runs regardless," she says. But goths and otherwise kohl-inclined rock fans need not despair. "I use Maybelline waterproof eyeliner, and M.A.C waterproof stuff. The eye shadow tends to stay on pretty good; it’s the eyeliner that tends to run a little." Take notes, emo minions!
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