Review: Badlands Signed Pre-Order CD

Badlands

              

Halsey’s first full length album as a whole is a good growth from Room 93, which only had 4 tracks one of which, “Ghost”, is also on the album. Badlands is the ballsier, more experienced sophomore cousin of Room 93; which only feels full length if you get deluxe otherwise there’s only 11 songs.

American Youth Tour & Meeting Halsey

Halsey brought us hot cocoa!

               We arrived in line sometime around lunch because we weren’t sure what to expect from the line but there barely was one at this point. It was cold and a little rainy here and there, and a few hours before VIP Halsey waked around from the back of the line carrying hot cocoa for everybody! The guy with her said there can’t be pictures and if you had VIP you cannot have any hot cocoa because VIP were about to go inside and would be warm. She was really soft spoken and kind to everyone! I had my camera ready and she luckily posed with me. No one rushed her or got out of line to swarm her so it all went smooth and quickly she was gone. L

#ROWYSO ATLANTA EXPERIENCE

THE SWEATY PITS OF HELL

               In short, Atlanta was sweltering; waiting in line was definitely no cake walk. Living two hours away we left in time to make it to the venue by 12 o’clock, and after the unplanned detour siri decided to take us on we made it to Aarons Amphitheatre around 12:30 only to endure optimal direct sunlight. Usually with assigned seating it’s not worth a heat stroke waiting in line hours early but I wanted the exclusive Atlanta tour poster, hence our early arrival.

            Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood would not open the parking lots until 3 o’clock so the early arrival line we were parked in took up one lane of the two lane road outside of the venue. We were about the 8^th car. Finally the main lot directly outside of the gates opened and we had to drive less than a second down the road to it and then stand in line outside of the gates.  

            A small merch booth was set up outside and they were slowing getting all the products up; however this merch tent never offered the limited poster. Later on I spotted a few people walking around with it and they didn’t have sound check; turns out there’s a mysterious other entrance to the venue I have never seen before, and a merch tent over there was selling them. Luckily my MVP hoped on a golf cart while I held our place in line and snagged one! (It was $40)

The Shot Boys of Summer in Hell

Where’s the Band?

              

              More than a few hours before doors were to open, State Champs sent out a tweet saying that their trailer hitch broke and they were going to be late, but VIP would still be honored after the show and doors opening would be moved to an hour later. Not having VIP, I wasn’t really affected but this played in my favor after the show.

How to Rock Out at Vans Warped Tour

Your essentials

·       A light weight backpack

·       WATER (there are refilling stations!!!)

·       Sneakers (already on your feet. . .)

·       A snack

·       3 canned goods per person so you can skip general adm. line. Locate the express entry flag and the Feed Our Children NOW tent will be near it, they will give you an express wristband.

·       Portable phone battery

·       SUNCREEN

·       A sharpie (band members usually have them but just in case)

·       Blood (if you are one of the first 100 to donate blood you get backstage access! Have a photo taken while donating, show it to the MSL tent and you’re in! Parents can donate for you!)

My SWS and PTV Meet and Greet 2015

The World Tour 2015

Picture a moderately warm February afternoon in downtown Atlanta, a line of emo kids lined up around the building, and a moderately shorter line of some more emo kids beginning to wrap around the other end. In the shorter line I stood, after scoring my meet and greet tickets in the November presale, reading myself for my first concert of the New Year.