Kelly West
Vans Warped Tour was this weekend at the White River Amphitheater. We could not wait to go to see some excellent underground bands. We didn't realize that the sights on the way there would be just as cool! Snoqualmie Falls was one of those sights and it was awesome!
The 2013 Vans Warped Tour just added some harder edge to their lineup with the announcement that both Black Veil Brides and Bring Me the Horizon have signed on for this summer's bill. The two bands are definitely among the bigger acts playing the festival, with Black Veil Brides already seeing positive turnout for their 'Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones' album and Bring Me the Horiz
For over a decade the annual traveling music festival, The Vans Warped Tour, has made a stop at The Gorge Ampitheater, but this year the tour will not be at the Gorge, but instead at Marymoor Park in Redmond. Also, instead of being at Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro, Oregon the tour will be in downtown Portland, across from the Rose Garden, near the waterfront.
It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that Lollapolooza and Ozzfest were the main, and almost only, large music festivals in the USA. Now there is practically one every 3-4 weeks all across the country, all summer long. Most are 2-4 day weekend destination, eclectic festivals, with Mayhem Fest and Warped Tour sort of going 'old school' with full North American tours. No matter what part of the