Fearless Friends Tour

Not going to lie to you guys, I highly endorse this tour, though … not necessarily in its entirety. Because I’m in a good mood at the time of writing this, or because I’ve possibly hit the stage of delirium that comes at 6 a.m. on all deadline days, I’m going to focus on the many things to be stoked on for this show. First and foremost, Mayday Parade is totally one of the best things happening right now in the pop-punk scene. Feel free to disagree all you want, I stand by this statement. Another band that has grown from tiny Warped stages into a full-fledged headliner-worthy band, these dudes effortlessly manage to capture the youthfulness that makes pop-punk fun without ever sounding juvenile or sacrificing the emotional impact of their music. Likewise, Every Avenue, Go Radio and Artist Vs. Poet also collectively make some of the catchiest, most sing-along-able rock around right now, none of it falling into guilty pleasure territory either. Suffice to say, there are enough great bands on this tour that we can easily forget that Breathe Carolina happens to be on there as well. I mean, no tour’s perfect, right? - Brien Overly