Concert Review: Warped Tour at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone, 7/2/08

The 14th Annual Vans Warped Tour

Date: July 2, 2008

Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Better Than: The Utopia Mountain Music Festival (when I was 16)

By DANNY ALEXANDER

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My 16-year-old daughter and I attended this year’s Warped Tour together, just as we did two years ago. Last time, I was clearly needed for a chauffeur; this time it was an honor. I couldn’t stay until evening, but my daughter had other ways to get home.

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First, my perspective: this year’s Warped Tour seemed stronger than the previous tour. Last time, the event seemed very white, male-dominated and so oriented toward punk purism I found myself wondering how so little could have changed since 1979.

More after the jump.