Yeah the MainStage lineup is absolutely bonkers, especially for the time too. FOB, MCR and A7X just blew up. Thrice was still at their peak. And The Offspring were, well, The Offspring. Still pretty big
Yeah the main stage is insane I could probably stay there all day even though the side stages are great too with underoath, hopesfall, motion city soundtrack and a bunch of other great bands. I know Thrice is slightly polarizing because some fans prefer different eras of the band but I think at least live they are still at their peak.
2005 was my first Warped and although I did get into bands before my date (Fall Out Boy, Matchbook Romance) I did not take full advantage. I basically only saw those 2, MxPx, Relient K, The Transplants and The Offspring. Though I caught most of Mest’s set waiting for The Transplants. I left before My Chem cause I didn’t want to wait around for another hour before they played.
I worked a handful of dates in ‘05; that lineup was insanely stacked. I remember watching Motion City for a week straight and just being blown away at their energy.
Oh don’t get me wrong it was but there was also several periods I could’ve checked out bands (that I ended up loving) instead of sitting in a field or roaming around aimlessly for like 4 hours of my day haha.