Sunday saw the return of the Vans Warped Tour UK. Taking place at the striking Alexandra Palace in London, the festival saw a roster of hand picked bands from the rock & metal world. Headlining the weekend was British Metalcore act Asking Alexandria and American hard rockers Black Veil Brides.
Highlights of the weekend included Metro Station’s first show in 6 years, Eastbourne punk crew Roam’s tune filled set, festival mainstage openers The Word Alive and a personal favourite of mine was dutch rockers John Coffey! Despite the main stages running up to 20 minutes late, most acts had sizeable crowds, despite the festival not being a sell out.
(Photos by Matt Bromage)
Asking Alexandria
Black Veil Brides
The Word Alive
Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes
Anti-Flag
Metro Station
Young Guns
John Coffey
Memphis May Fire
Rob Lynch
The Rocket Summer
Roam
Kenneths
With the festival over for another year, here’s 4 of the things we found out this weekend –
1: Frank Carter is definitely back and he is definitely angry again!
2: Despite a change of singer, Asking Alexandria are still at the top of their game!
3: Metro Station still know how to shake it!
4: With a new album out, Anti-Flag still have a bee in their political bonnet. “We’re not about fighting. Either you kiss and make up or you leave now!” – Justin Sane shouts at two punks trying to knock chunks out of each other in the pit.
See you next year, Warped out!
