Mayday Parade have posted their third update from the Spring Fever Tour. Watch it below after the jump.
*This review was composed by Sydney Gore and edited by Erik van Rheenen
Contrary to popular belief, there was no skating or surfing at Skate And Surf Festival on May 18. For the first time in8 years, the music festival was brought back in place of the failure that was last year’s Bamboozle Festival. In fact, Skate And Surf Festival pre-dates Bamboozle Festival, originating in 2002 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Originally, the festival was supposed to go on at Plaza Green at iPlay America in Freehold, New Jersey but was moved to Six Flags Great Adventure for the weekend by popular demand, although most attendees will agree that Six Flags is one of the worst venues for concerts.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature was not on Jersey’s side, casting the entire day with grey skies and light showers. Aside from the bad weather, Skate & Surf Festival was somewhat of an actual disaster for its first round. The setup alone for the event was an absolute mess. On one side, three stages are directly next to each other while the main stage — almost the same size as the others — stands a few feet away from another hidden stage.
Even though it seemed like everyone was here to defend pop punk, there were so many different types of music featured at the festival, including hip-hop/rap, alternative, ska, electro, indie rock and screamo. With the stages being so close to each other, there were a lot of mixed signals throughout the day: in between sets, it was almost impossible not to hear the next band over.
At the Aquarian Better stage, pop-punk bands like Mixtapes put on energized 30-minute sets before spectators got too soggy from the rain. (The bassist even performed without an actual bass for most of the gig, which was impressive.) The Ohio natives were the most interactive band by far, engaging the crowd in witty dialogue in-between all of Maura Weaver and Ryan Rockwell’s lighthearted male-female call and response sing-alongs.
Pierce The Veil ended Mayday Parade’s set at the end of the Spring Fling Tour with a nice little tour prank. Watch a video of it below after the jump!
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Mayday Parade are heading back into the studio on Monday to finish their fourth record. Check out a tweet from the band below after the jump.
Mayday Parade have posted their second update from the Spring Fever Tour. Watch it below by clicking “Read More.”
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Skate And Surf Festival will be moving from Freehold, NJ to Jackson, NJ at Six Flags Great Adventure on May 18th and 19th due to demand. PropertyOfZack is happy to announce the switch as well as confirm that Mayday Parade have been added to this year’s lineup. Check out ticket information here and a statement from John D below!
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Members of All Time Low and Mayday Parade in addition to Cassadee Pope visited a fan yesterday in the hospital that was injured by the Boston Bombings. You can read a full report from the Boston Herald here and a snippet of it below.
A live performance of Mayday Parade’s “Kids In Love” can be watched below by clicking “Read More.”
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There was a bomb scare last night at All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, Mayday Parade, and You Me At Six’s Spring Fever Tour, but police thankfully confirmed the scare to just be a false alarm. You can check out a series of tweets from All Time Low members on the event below by clicking “Read More.”
You Me At Six, Mayday Parade, Pierce The Veil, and All Time Low recently took part in a video titled PBR Fever. Watch it below by clicking “Read More.”
POZ Gallery: Spring Fever Tour
Features: All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, Mayday Parade, You Me At Six
Location: House of Blues - Orlando, FL
Photos By: Maysa Askar
Mayday Parade have posted their first update from the Spring Fever Tour. Watch it below by clicking “Read More.”
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Spring Fever Tour Set Lists
Mayday Parade performed a cover of “Somebody That I Used To Know” last night with some help from Vic Fuentes. Check out the performance below by clicking “Read More.”
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