the truth about When We Were Young Fest 

I read somewhere that the wind by itself isn't so bad, but there's a big difference between the wind blowing a leaf into your face and the wind blowing a Lexus into your face.

Oh no! Is this on RU-vid somewhere?

I was on the way to this show when we heard on the radio what happened. feel bad for the guy that died. sucks

Every time I heard about the wind and the screens and such stage trappings in this video, I was reminded of this incident. Really horrifying thing to happen. Lucky it wasn't during a show, the damage done would have been even worse.

And I live in NV, we have SEVERE winds here! It gets frightening a lot of times, just in general.

Right lmao

Honestly I am so glad.

I know! When we were young was happening I remember thinking I’ll just watch whenever swell makes a video she’s the most unbiased.

TWU.

I wonder if she watched a trash taste road show. it is pretty big on youtube

Case in point: Astroworld festival last year

And as history has shown.....those who know they have a monopoly are the worst offenders. 😒

@@jtlovescodelyoko They're linked to Astroworld??!? Shoot, that also plays into why they canceled. Don't want a repeat obviously.

Now im not gonna say they are doing the best they can but like it also comes with the territory from all the events they do, like anything more u do something the odds of something bad happening are increased, just for example driving ur car, the more u drive the likelihood of u getting into an accident is increased

yea sounds like every pharmaceutical company

I remember that. We used to go to craven and one year a storm tore through so badly the tenting area looked like a bomb went off. Luckly they shut down the concert bowl a hour befor. Mother nature can be mean

@@redneckreviews3016 The whole city was wrecked, as were a lot of nearby areas. People’s trampolines went flying, businesses signs were shredded, a bunch of gas stations had the little covering over their pumps ripped off, it was honestly wild that more people didn’t die.

@@marinemanaphy101 the prairies man. Those super cells come through. And just creates havoc

@@redneckreviews3016 100%. Mother nature will fuck you up and not think twice in the prairies lmao

Lel

This sounds awesome, glad you had a good time!

Yes! I had a feeling it would be okay. Also "when we were young" and first going to these concerts, there were other late 20s-early 40s people there to show us how to do things. We were taught how to behave. Someone made sure I didn't lose my bag at an event "when I was young", and now I will do the same.

I am old.. Like officially old enough to retire. I've been to thousands of gigs, and probably 100 festivals here in Australia. There have been incidents, including one I remember where a young woman was killed at the barricades, and this led to immediate changes being implemented, like split barricades etc. to reduce the risks. However, I agree that in general, the younger the crowd and the more inexpensive with etiquette = more scope for problems. One thing I've noticed over the years is that a good crowd is kind of a self policing beast. If someone is being a dickhead in the mosh pit, the crowd will work together to move them out before security has a chance to step in. I've also seen plenty of examples of the band identifying a problem from the stage, and calling on the crowd to get the idiot out. I remember the Red Hot Chilli Peppers just stopping mid song, pointing out the dickhead and telling the crowd to do our thing. We did, and they re-started the song, and all was well. I think people who are new to live music in general, but festivals in particular, think it's going to be a space where anything goes, but you couldn't be more wrong (part of my PhD was actually about the unwritten rules of live music). I've been to everything from acoustic sets to death metal, and everything in between, and at a good gig, everyone respects the rules, so you get things like the examples you gave... ID handed forward, helping people get through, bigger people shielding smaller people. On a good day, it's such a wonderful feeling of community and connection. On a bad day, it's bedlam. Go see every gig you can. Even go and see bands that you think you don't like much, because often seeing them live changes things. And look after each other!!

I was probably about 10 ft behind you near the pink stage you lol there was a single moment where the crowd crush got a little scary where i was standing but it dispersed pretty fast

I remember going to music fests circa 2006, and it being like this. Then I went to one a few years later in 2012, and suddenly it's every person for themselves. No one chatting with strangers. Everyone getting really pissed if you tried to weave your way through the crowd to a better spot. No one dancing and goofing around. It was all so serious, and made me never want to go to another music festival ever again. I remember my friends and I being able to casually go back and forth between drink/food tents, and bathroom breaks, and then make our way into the middle of the crowd no problem. We were also able to take sitting breaks between sets pretty easily. Usually one at a time though, as the others stood around the person, to make sure they weren't stepped on. I also knew if I wanted to crowd surf, I would make it to the other side of the barricade, be helped down by security, and shown the way around the side of the crowd, and choose where to get out at. I would do this multiple times per show, and always find my way back to my friends no problem. People always let me through.

Yeah, I really wish they toured in Europe as I don't think I will ever have the courage or the money to visit US (if they did tour Europe prior to 2016 I wouldn't know, I was literally 10 when self titled came out and was not allowed to go to concerts that did were not in normal arenas until I was like 16 or smth)

@@miglek9613 they will be there April 2023 I believe!

I saw them in July 2018, I don't remember if they performed that song or not. But I feel like Hayley was actually lip syncing for the majority of the concert 👀 she'd made a post about being sick before the show and the vocals sounded a little TOO perfect on most of the songs. Maybe she's just that good but I've seen numerous bands and no one sounds EXACTLY the same live, she did. The show was overall fun though. They were touring with foster the people and no one paid attention to them which sucked cause they were a headlining band at one point! But once Paramore were on stage it was great. I hope you get to see them one day 😊

@@petewhite3844 to be absolutely fair, she does sound incredibly good live - I saw them after Brand New Eyes came out, they did All I Wanted, and it was freaking awesome. BUT artists who normally sing live will sometimes lipsync

happy tour announcement!! fingers crossed you get to see them soon

Poor Melissa.

....I don't know why I didn't expect someone to mentioned the Avril Lavigne Conspiracy Theory....but I really really shouldve

@@FIRING_BLIND the Avril conspiracy is so funny to me It’s like the most “we have paul is dead at home”

Is this Mr. Pretty Much It 😏

@@TheBongeSpob 👋🏼

For 500$ when warped tour was 25-40$ should have been MUCH better 💀

@@hannobonanoart the $500 was for the vip tickets. The ga tickets were not that much

@@hannobonanoart I paid $300 for GA and got my money’s worth! These bands cost a lot more to see now than they did a decade ago. Definitely saved thousands of dollars seeing all of them at this festival than on their individual tours.

Sympathising why it was cancelled and still being upset is understandable. Lost money and time are bad. It doesn't mean one expected them to hold the event despite the big risk

Upset that it happened but you have no right to be upset at the event organizers/city for canceling it for safety reasons.

@@goddammitalana she never said she was? Why nitpick when she clearly explained her position and it’s totally understandable anyone else would be upset as well

I just don't think that concerts and festivals are a great investment for me. You have to be super wealthy, for it not to matter if it doesn't work out. If Live Nation were not forced(due to the fallout from lots of people dying due to their negligence) they would never have cancelled. I understand that cancelations really suck though, but it is the fact that Live Nation couldn't give any less fucks about people and safety, that makes me not want to support them. And ironically- no matter what you like listening to- Live Nation runs all sorts of music events.

I went to the mcr show in oakland, and seeing black donning individuals roaming the nearby neighborhoods and fast food joints before and after the show in droves was hilarious, kind of had the same appeal as the "emos with santa" niche of christmas mall santa photos. Even more funny when you compared them to the other pedestrians who were most definitely locals.

Someone should gather footage from that night and make a docu about all the sad emos trying to cope.

That’s just me in the mall when I was 15 Distraught emo wandering the strip

I thought they got the bands in time but a lot weren't told by their management for whatever reason so they didn't know they were booked.

That was only one artist who had terrible communication with her booking manager lol

Greenday and Blink 182 with Tom back sold nexts years show to me by itself. I guess it’s all your taste though

@@robbiesilverwolf 😮😮😮😢😢😢

OOF. I'd been mad too. And God forbid if you were a teenager who dragged an uninterested parent to this thing and didn't get notified of the cancellation....

@@DrawciaGleam02 it was all bad tbh. The side shows that we're being put on were shut down by the fire marshall left and right, and the Strat had the freaking swat team show up because they were afraid there was gona be a riot. Emo nite was even packed that people weren't able to get in. All bad lol

@@DANIxDANGER The SWAT TEAM?!?! Goodness!!

I got to see the original Misfits with Danzig at Riot Fest in 2016 and it was great! Highly recommend

Riotfest is amazing. My husband and I caught NIN and QOTSA there in 2017. That NIN show is my fave concert of all time

it's not overpriced since warped is not a thing anymore and these bands dont tour together / are biggest bands.

@@OmfgHiii nah, it’s still overpriced lol. The only reason this was such a big deal is because it took advantage of Warped Tour nostalgia and MCR reuniting. MCR played Riot Fest and tickets were about the same as WWWY with them as ONE of the THREE headliners for one of the three days. Then WWWY turned around and capitalized on the same vibe the minute people heard Tom Delong was back with Blink, doing exactly what they did before.

Riot fest is awesome and typically well managed, though I will say the main stage audio can be a little trash at times, but that's normal for any fest.

I love it 💀

Similar to when I saw The Jesus and Mary Chain and saw lots of elder goths, some of whom brought along their goth kids. I was mildly amused bc I definitely wouldn't categorize The Jesus and Mary Chain as goth, and yet the elder goths came en mass dressed in all their goth splendor... I'm guessing for the sake of mid-80s nostalgia.

That sounds like standard issue festival price gouging right there, unfortunately

I'm so glad I went to Warped in the later years. 2014 had free water refill stations all day and mist sprays to walk under. I wouldn't have survived without it.

Warped tour, rocking big Ole Straw hats and a water pack all day long

i also went in 2005 & don’t remember any kind of food being there.. i remember water bottles & PBR tall boys being sold out of tents

My sister went and had to come home early from dehydration because there was supposed to be free water but instead there wasn’t

As an Indiana native, I remember that falling stage being all over the news. Thankful that the city knew they had to prevent that.

those are normal festival/concert problems I absolutley aggree 😄 the GenZ crowd is probably 18-21 now and there were no concerts for 2 1/2 so for some those might be their first experiences and they aren't used to only seeing a glimps of a singer and a whole lot of giant man in front of you 😂

It's definitely a special thing. I've only seen a few, Green Day, Shinedown, Tenacious D and a rock fest with various bands, but man when the music starts it's like lightning jump starting your heart!

I know what you mean It’s a bummer people would make u feel pretentious for enjoying one of the oldest most bonding and arguably spiritual forms of human bonding. We’ve been doing group & live music for millennia 🥰 sound monke

Tbf if I made a whole music career and someone used it to write 3/4 of a good novel with a deeply embarrassing fumbled ending using my music as its central named audio, I’d probably have a mental breakdown onstage too The novel is called Little Star I think and oh my god he just fumbles that message that man sharts the last moments of his book Yes this is inextricably tied in my mind to Bright Eyes.

5’6-5’7 energy definitely.

It’s always the petite women who give off that vibe. Like how Lady Gaga is also 5’2”

I stayed at the Sahara back in 2006.

@@lesaubergines honestly I never knew she was 5’2 until I saw a picture of her standing next to other people.

Jesus that’s horrific 😞 I’m so sorry!

Omg noo! Did you manage to get to the rest of the day? I’m from Melbourne so I understand the excitement x

Absolutely adore Citizen and bands similar to it! They’re on next year’s lineup so…Really recommend their stuff, esp since live music is always more fun when you know all the words haha

This is my nightmare for planning a major trip for an event. So sorry this happened to you and everyone else.

This makes sense

I read that news of the Blink reunion and their tour dates *accidentally* lead to the exposure of WWWY23 and that’s why they have still only released one date. The WWWY team will (allegedly) drop the rest of the dates whenever they initially meant to announce it. This is all hearsay, but I think it’s very believable.

.."Swell talks the max occupant limit of the last-minute venues" THAT"S WHAT I THOUGHT! 😆

Yeah, but we're aware when there's going to be crowds and where to avoid. As a local, the only time I decided to go to a venue on the strip I thought I was going to die in a fuckin crowd crush if an asthma attack from being so tightly packed didnt get to me first (as someone who used to go clubbing back when I lived near NYC I thought I was prepared, dear lord I was not, it was pretty much being limited to standing still and getting choked even all the way in the back), that's why a lot of locals avoid tourist-y areas, the same appeal for us isnt there. It's just seen as overcrowded and overpriced.

👍Loved seeing PVRIS and Mom Jeans at the Neon stage...nice work (on both the stage setup and the festival)...bound to be issues in the first year of anything that big!

I paid $30 for a 3 day pass to warped tour back in the day

If anything this will encourage them to bring Warped back because of how successful this went

@@nerdgirl7363 eh idk. Now there is Sad Summer Fest which is hosted by Journey’s with ~10 artists actually live for $50, and When We Were Young seems to plan on making it a yearly event, and obviously it’s $300+, so it doesn’t seem like there’s really a market for cheap rock festivals anymore :((

It did really well so I'm sure they'll do another. Hopefully you get to see that :)

Only the presale tickets sold out, theyll have another release closer to the date

Moooooooood

Wys 👌🏼🥲

I didn’t use the ADA seating more than twice, but it seemed fine. People may be talking about the ADA entrance, which felt very lax. I had two people with me and none of us were patted down, ran through metal detectors, and our bags weren’t checked.

The only act I know that can keep prices down with their power is Garth Brooks. If he sells out he announced additional shows in cities. It combats the second hand market. 99% of artists are pretty helpless and it stinks I've been priced out by some many bands so I focus on discovering smaller acts and support them.