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Though this show was fluttered with kids dealing with the most awkward stages of puberty, there were a lot more older people than I expected at this show. This was evident wtih the crazy amount of tattoos and wrist bands. I was pretty surprised at this, though I shouldn't hvae been, seeing as 14 years olds have a more difficult time getting places than people 18 and up.
Even though two popular bands (we drank instead of watching the first band) played at this show (more on that later), the highlight of the day was definitely the people watching (the ludicrous amount of sample Mike and Ike's I grabbed a close second, with the strawberry Sno Cone a distant third). Whether watching idiots work out a ten second synchronized dance routine, drunk people, a guy in a loose fitting wife beater featuring the hairiest back I've ever seen (and I saw a polar bear a week earlier), there were moer sights to see than a circus. A fun game to play was guessing whether or not certain girls were 18 (the three girls I was with had the advantage over me). Tattoos were a dead giveaway, but some were tricky.
The Academy Is... were pretty average. This was the first time I've seen them live, and while I was somewhat entertained, I wasn't all that impressed. The fact that the show was outside with a lot of other interesting things to look at didn't help matters much. They played the songs I wanted to hear, which I enjoyed, although I in no way, shape or form enjoyed the singer's V neck wife beater that V's down to damn near his belly button.
The Plain White T's were catchy, sugary and poppy. Their songs were fun to listen to, but there was such a no substance cheese factor to each of their songs that it was hard to tkae them seriously. They were mindless entertainment, which isn't anything wrong with (especially sine they don't try to be a very deep band). I was semi entertained by their set, although their guitarist (who looked like a gay bouncer) wore the same style V neck wife beater as the singer of The Academy Is... They had a lot of the crowd singing along and enjoying their pop punk songs, and even got a few people in the crowd (male and female) to flash them. We left (like most of the crowd) after they finished "Hey There, Delilah."