Well there has been a lot of talk on here about it so I decided it deserves its' own thread.
I went to the one this last Saturday in Chicago. I have never been to another one so I can't really compare, but I can honestly say I wasn't disappointed. The bands I saw were Billy Talent, Rufio, Yellowcard, Coheed & Cambria, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, Haste The Day, New Found Glory, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, and of course Anti-Falg and NOFX.
NOFX was probably the biggest disappointment of the day. I expected them to go crazy on the stage, but they were just really boring and not funny at all. Alakline Trio was the shittiest band of the day, musically, but they mostly have been that way since Mourning View.
On the flipside I went to Chicago specifically to see My Chemical Romance, and by no means was I disappointed. They fucking rocked. Best preformance of the day? Billy Talent hands down. I know it sounds pretty lame, but they blew me away. I really didnt expect Benjamin Kowalewicz (the lead singer) to get into it as much as he did. When he was screaming about the girl who cheated on him I was almost scared of him.
I also caught a little bit of FATA, Underminded, Flogging Molly, and a couple other bands, and what I saw/heard I liked.
Overall opinion despite overpriced beverages (3.50 for water damnit! 4.50 for a Gatorade! What the fuck is that?) it was amazing. Would I go again? Hell yeah!
[ July 26, 2004, 02:29 AM: Message edited by: cough man ]
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