Feed Our Children NOW! Vans Warped Tour 2013
HOW TO DO IT
The announcement of an Australian Warped Tour has been met with excitement by fans, eagerly awaiting the lineup and keen to get their hands on tickets. A successful Australian run and a strong partnership between the two promoters might see the tour return in 2014, though it’s still too early to tell.
In the meantime, you might want to brush up on the standard Vans Warped Tour routine. Note: this is how things go down in the States, and even though this may not be how Australia pans out, you might as well prepare. After all, it has been 11 years:
You arrive before 11:00am, when the gates officially open, lining up at the “Skip The Line” banner armed with either three canned food items, $5.00 in hard currency or a used mobile phone to benefit the Feed Our Children NOW! food drive. You do this because you’re a good person and because it will ensure early entry and avoiding the long general admission line.
You will have with you a small backpack, inside, one sealed bottle of water, a disposable or small digital camera, a homemade snack and a sharpie to collect autographs at the meet ‘n’ greet table and for writing down set times.
You will have divested yourself of all wallet chains, professional cameras, alcohol, illicit substances such as crack or crystal methamphetamine, recording equipment, firearms, projectiles, and bladed weapons of a cutting or thrusting nature. The revelry is nigh.
Once you’ve entered, you will approach the great monolith that is the inflatable schedule board. Looming high above revellers buzzing harder than a teenager on their first Vodka Cruiser, a giant inflatable wall is pasted ad hoc with band names and set times, arranged by stage. The makeshift look of the board is a result of the set times having been determined the day of the show, keeping with tradition.
Hands still forming the day’s first layer of dirt-sweat will scurry for sharpies to write down when their favourite bands will be playing. Then the crowd surrounding the board will disperse and you can enjoy everything from the bands to the merch tables, band signing tables, skating and BMX displays, food vendors, mist stations and the thousands of people who are there for the same reason as you.
