Guys, guy, guys. We know you're bored. We know that you have absolutely nothing better to do. We know that you're addicted to music and you want to know some seriously awesome tours to go to. We know that, how, exactly? Well, we aren't even sure ourselves, but isn't it cool know we know what you're thinking?
Anyway, Leo (Emmy) and Soyer (Kaila) are here to provide you with several tours that you have to go to. These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the ones that even we will go to. And we know you're excited for this. We can see you thinking that, too.
Before we do dive into all these tours, we have to provide you with the knowledge of knowing what our title even means. LASPTBTOE isn't really even a word (except the 'TOE' portion, but this has absolutely nothing to do with toes). LASPTBTOE actually means Leo and Soyer Present the Best Tours on Earth. It's just too long to actually be the title, so we abbreviated it just a little. (:
BROS IN THE SNOW TOUR
The 'Bros in the Snow' tour. We can infer that the tour will feature guys and it will be winter when this tour is taking place.
Well, right you are! The Bros in the Snow tour is taking place this January through March, which, essentially, is winter. While the lineup isn't as extravagant as Warped Tour or Taste of Chaos, in my opinion, it's a pretty big deal.
Why, you may ask? For one, Silverstein is in it, and if you know me, you know that Silverstein is one of my most favorite bands of all time. There's also The Devil Wears Prada, A Day to Remember and Protest the Hero.
Do you know what the best part of this tour is? The fact that you can pick the set! At least, you can for Silverstein. If you go to Silverstein's home page (silversteinmusic.com) you can follow a link to pick the songs that they'll play at Bros in the Snow! Right now the top 12 are:
1. "Your Sword VS My Dagger" - Discovering the Waterfront
2. "Giving Up" - When Broken is Easily Fixed
3. "Smile in Your Sleep" - Discovering the Waterfront
4. "Sound of the Sun" - Arrivals and Departures
5. "My Heroine" - Discovering the Waterfront
6. "Smashed into Pieces" - When Broken is Easily Fixed
7. "If You Could See Into My Soul" - Arrivals and Departures
8. "Call It Karma" - Discovering the Waterfront
9. "Discovering the Waterfront" - Discovering the Waterfront
10. "My Disaster" - Arrivals and Departures
11. "Bleeds No More" - When Broken is Easily Fixed
12. "Always and Never" - Discovering the Waterfront
VAN'S WARPED TOUR
Van's Warped Tour. It is truly the heaven for all punk/rock/alternative music lovers. It's the, as many say, "Punk rock summer camp". What is Warped Tour, exactly? It all goes back to the summer of 1995, when Kevin Lyman had the idea to combine music and extreme sports into one festival, making Warped one of the most unique and memorable tours out there. It's hard to explain just how big Warped Tour is. Bands are split up to play at 10 different stages for 30 minutes each. It's a short set, but fans still get to hear all of their favorite bands and listen to some new ones, too. The biggest bands, or headliners of the Warped Tour play at the two main stages.
Bands usually start playing at 11:00 a.m. with many bands playing at different stages, till 9:00 p.m. It's a long, fun day for music and sport lovers everywhere.
Warped Tour got its name from the magazine Warp Magazine, which like the tour itself, combined music, and sports like BMX, surfing and skateboarding into one. Many of you have heard of or wear the shoe brand Vans, who sponsors the tour. Voila!= Van's Warped Tour.
The line up of Warped is always amazing. At some point on the tour, some incredible, well known bands have played. The Academy Is, 30 Seconds to Mars, AFI (:D), Bad Religion, Blink 182, Nofx, Flogging Molly, Good Charlotte, the Lunachicks, Yellowcard, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Saves the Day, Senses Fail, Taking Back Sunday (Soyer: OMG!), Tiger Army, and so many more names. Almost every talented band in the punk rock community has passed through Warped Tour and even some not so punk or rock, like the Black Eyed Peas. They were on Warped in '99 and even Eminem. Those are some of the bigger, previous Warped graduates. What about for Warped Tour 2008? The line-up for this incredible year is:
The Academy Is
We the Kings
The Briggs
The Bronx
The Color Fred
Broadway Calls
The Devil Wears Prada
Dr. Manhatten
Every Time I Die
From First to Last (It's going to be strange without Sonny, folks)
Gym Class Heroes
The Higher
Katy Perry
The Lordz
Norma Jean
Pierce the Veil
Reel Big Fish
Relient K
Shwayze
Street Dogs
3Oh!3
With a line-up like that, no wonder Warped Tour is so popular. I hope you'll all be able to check it out sometime. (:
Today you've learned about two different tours, Van's Warped Tour and Bros in the Snow tour. For all music lovers, these two tours are a must, and hit many major cities in North America. Next week, we will provide you with more information about two new, different tours for you to check out. You know you're excited, it's okay, you don't need to hide it.
PS. Soyer says: "Oh my. Will Ferrell's new movie comes out on February 29th and that's the same day as Bros in the Snow tour! -gasp- I am caught between my two loves!"
PPSS. Leo says: "PICK THE TOUR, KAILA!"
PPPSSS. Soyer says: "Uh. But . . . Will Ferrell = funny!"
