The Vans Warp Tour of 2013 was actually the first concert I’ve ever been to. Up until that point, I’d never really seen any “big” bands or groups live. But when the Vans Tour came to Dallas that year, I had my chance.

It was…interesting, at least. More than anything I just remember it being really hot, humid, and crowded.  But it was definitely a good experience, and it was fun being able to see exactly which of the bands there actually had any talent (a lot of them, in fact).

The highlight of my day there I think has to be seeing Bowling for Soup live. They seemed like a really fun bunch of guys who didn’t take themselves seriously, something that definitely translates to their mostly irreverent music.

Anyway, this is one of my favorite shots from my trip! Jaret Reddick is holding out his mic to the crowd, who are all enthusiastically singing the chorus to “1985”.