I'm putting together a label breakdown. I expect there to be a lot of unsigned bands or bands on small labels this year. Journey's Left Foot Attila (SharpTone Records) Bowling For Soup CKY Futuristic Hawthorne Heights (independent) I, Prevail (Fearless Records) Jule Vera (Pure Noise Records) New Years Day (Century Media Records) Sammy Adams Watsky Journey's Right Foot American Authors (Island Records) Andy Black (Republic Records) Beartooth (Red Bull Records) Dance Gavin Dance (Rise Records) Goldfinger Hands Like Houses (Rise Records) Memphis May Fire (Rise Records) Neck Deep (Hopeless Records) Our Last Night (independent) Save Ferris Streetlight Manifesto Monster North Being As An Ocean (Equal Vision Records) Candiria (Metal Blade Reocrds) Counterparts (Pure Noise Records) Fit For A King (Solid State Records) Hatebreed (Nuclear Blast Records) Silent Planet (Solid State Records) Stick To Your Guns (Pure Noise Records) Sylar (Hopeless Records) The Acacia Strain (Rise Records) Monster South After The Burial (Sumerian Records) Blessthefall (Fearless Records) Carnifex (Nuclear Blast Records) Emmure (SharpTone Records) GWAR (Metal Blade Reocrds) Hundredth (Hopeless Records) Silverstein (Rise Records) Sworn In (Fearless Records) Too Close To Touch (Epitaph Records) Skullcandy Alestorm (Napalm Records) Bad Seed Rising (Roadrunner Records) Barb Wire Dolls Big D & The Kids Table (Strictly Rude Records) Microwave (SideOneDummy Records) Never Shout Never Riverboat Gamblers Sonic Boom Six Stacked Like Pancakes Street Dogs The White Noise (Fearless Records) Twilight Creeps War On Women (Bridge Nine Records) William Control Hard Rock Anti-Flag Bad Cop / Bad Cop (Fat Wreck Chords) Doll Skin Fire From The Gods (Rise Records) Municipal Waste (Nuclear Blast Records) Sick Of It All (Century Media Records) Strung Out (Fat Wreck Chords) T.S.O.L. (Rise Records) The Adolescents The Alarm The Ataris The Dickies (Fat Wreck Chords) The Suicide Machines Valiant Thorr Full Sail University Bad Omens (Sumerian Records) Boston Manor (Pure Noise Records) Carousel Kings (Victory Records) Courage My Love (InVogue Records) Creeper (Roadrunner Records) Eternal Boy Farewell Winters Feeki Knocked Loose (Pure Noise Records) Montage Movements (Fearless Records) Naked Walrus One Last Shot Playboy Manbaby Sarah And The Safe Word Separations Shattered Sun (Victory Records) The Dukes The Fantastic Planets The Gospel Youth The Waves Tillie Trophy Eyes (Hopeless Records)
To address several posts. It's hard to give someone like Kevin Lyman your money. Things change when there is backlash and he didn't see any after the assault accusations. They were clearly true but he thinks since there were no police reports it didn't happen. That's why we as women keep repeating ourselves and saying believe women. He is essentially saying that women don't matter which goes for their poor showing of female bands. We, as women, have a right to be upset about poor representation and no, I personally will never be satisfied with the amount of women on the tour or the fact that band members get away with assaulting women/men and minors and still have Lyman's support. Kudos to War On Women but I couldn't do it if it were me. WT needs to crash and burn and no one will ever be able to change my mind on that. Not even men who think we're upset for no reason and will never be satisfied. Get over it. Try having to be aware of your surroundings at all times and not just being able to fully enjoy a show. Spare me the lying about rape trope some of you always try to defend this shit with.
Did my yearly spreadsheet for this year's tour. You can see where bands will probably be added to fill holes Warped Tour 2017
Like Lyman said in the livestream: "Don't like bands or the tour itself, just don't go." Why is that so hard for some people to grasp?
I will say that it's very disappointing that bands like Attila / Neck Deep play Warped Tour because it makes it difficult for people that don't have a lot of touring options around them. All my life, I've lived in small towns that are over 2-3 hours from the nearest major markets, and makes it difficult to make it out to shows frequently. Warped was always nice when I was younger because I could see 15 bands in one day and get my fix for the summer. It sucks to be put in that position.
Because when there are wrongs in the world, especially the world close to me, I don't think looking the other way is a valid response. Why is that so hard for people to grasp?
Take Attila for example. I understand they use some words that are sensitive to some people. Especially women in the LGBTQ+ community. But I have many friends that listen to them who are openly LGBTQ. They love their music. It's all on how you take it.
I really want to see Counterparts and Movements, but I refuse to support this festival. The bands I like will get support from me buying their merch.
First, I don't buy the "I have many friends that _______" line on the internet from anonymous strangers. Second, I have no idea what that has to do with what I wrote at all. Third, not much you can do to account or bad taste in music regardless of the shitty people making it.
And how are they shitty people? I really think GWAR is bad but they aren't bad people? Some bands that obviously is true that their bad people. Once again, if you don't enjoy someones music, don't talk about them unless they actually did something that affected someone. Not just by using words.
Attila is genuinely one of the worst bands I've ever heard. Then add the fact that their lyrics are absolutely disgusting. It's just awful.
This is not a hard concept to get, I wish people would take the time to truly understand the implications of their words and the words of others, especially a band being given a platform.
It's incredibly disingenuous to try and argue that that band doesn't have a brand they're selling. If you go to their shows, buy their merch, or support their music, you are buying the product they're selling. It's pretty obvious to read what that product is based on those lyrics. Whether it's "serious" or not is immaterial given the culture they're creating through their own words.
No, I'm predicting I'm gonna ban you for your awful posts as they ramp up and continue to not remotely resemble a coherent defense of any opinion.