As I have mentioned in my post about moral compasses and the music press, last Sunday, I have attended Warped Tour UK at Alexandra Palace, in London. Despite the organisation being shabby at times (late stages, lack of vegetarian options and super strong smell of meat in the main room, gigantic toilet lines, a probably useless amount of queues at merch stands or a delayed opening due to health and safety checks that hadn't satisfied anyone on the first try), I had, overall, a great day watching some of my favourite bands and some I will keep an eye on in the future.
For someone who wanted to write book and gig reviews, I sure as hell end up opening up about more controversial subjects than I thought I would.
Anyone who knows me, even only on the surface, knows that my favourite festival in the world is Download Festival. Since I attended it in 2013, my life has consisted in getting excited for it, being there, missing it and doing it all over again. I start speculating over the following year's line-up when I am there. I start getting excited for the next edition within a week of coming back home. In the space of three years, it has, quite simply put, taken over my life.
On Sunday, I attended the British edition of Vans Warped Tour. There were not many bands I wanted to see - the emo kid in me just wanted to have a sing along to Moose Blood, and the metalcore lover I am was looking forward to celebrating her tenth In Hearts Wake gig.
"We invented light to deny obscurity. We put stars in the sky, we put lampposts everywhere in the streets. And lamps inside our houses. Turn off the stars and look at the sky. What do you see? Nothing. You're facing the infinity your limited mind can't comprehend and you can't see anything anymore. And it scares you. Facing infinity is scary. Don't fret - your eyes will always stop at the stars that block their vision and they won't ever go further. You can ignore the emptiness they're hiding. Turn off the lights and open your eyes wide. You can't see anything. Only the darkness that you're perceiving rather than seeing. Darkness isn't outside of you, darkness is inside."
