It’s been thirteen years since the infamous Vans Warped Tour graced UK
shores, however it’s back and not doing things by halves. The main event may be
tomorrow in London, but the ‘Warped tour bus’, so to speak, has been making its
way around the country for the past week on “The Road To Warped Tour”.
Want to know what happened when Less Than Jake and New Found Glory took
to the stage? Click below…
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| Less Than Jake on stage in Leeds |
Yesterday
we brought you an interview with The Story So Far’s bassist Kelen Capener, who
is also on The Road To Warped Tour. He sat down with us to chat about the new
record, touring, and how he isn’t very fond of British food. Click HERE to read
the interview in full. Today we’re bringing you all the highlights from two
monumental sets by Less Than Jake and New Found Glory.
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| Less Than Jake in Leeds |
Less
Than Jake is a band that refuses to age and neither do their songs. After
twenty years they are as vibrant and infectious as ever. From the fans that’ve
been there since the beginning, to those who were barely born when they first
started, they are all united tonight. Classic ska tracks such as “Look What
Happened” and “Liquor Store” are mixed with on stage banter, and they really
pull the crowd into the performance. At one point they even arrange on stage dance off between two topless, overweight
men; you wouldn’t get that at any other show now would you?
New
Found Glory doesn’t let the energy levels drop as they begin their headline
set. Playing pretty much the entirety of their 2002 offering, “Sticks And
Stones”, they blitz through tracks such as “Forget My Name”. Pop-influenced
melodies are fused with fast riffs and their performance is relentless from
beginning to end. “Great Houdini” is pop-punk at its finest and when New Found
Glory is done with “Sticks And Stones” they don’t stop there. Four bands in and
the crowd is still going strong urged on by the fervent New Found Glory boys
who play a handful more classic tracks such as hit single “Dressed To Kill”.
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| New Found Glory on stage in Leeds |
Both
acts proved tonight that they are as relevant today as ever. Far from purely a
nostalgia trip, both Less Than Jake and New Found Glory confirm that they are
still at the top of their game. Tonight has been a voyage through the evolution
and future of pop-punk, proving that it, and indeed punk in general is
definitely not dead.
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New Found Glory
