Day 1+2

Hey Everyone! 

So sorry I haven't posted about my experience with Warped Tour! I was only home a few days and then I flew off to Greece for two weeks, so haven't had chance! But here it is! Finally! 

I'm putting Day 1 and 2 together in one post, because my day one was just travelling.

Day 1...

I  left for Manchester airport really early, after only a few hours of restless, excited sleep, and was checked through in no time. I had a quick breakfast in Costa Coffee with my mum and dad, then off through security and off on my own I went! 

The first flight was to Chicago, and it was long... But I had a sweet old lady sitting next to me who was off to visit her daughter so we had a bit of a chat on the way. Then, I had a shortish flight to Tampa, and had a sleep on the plane. Got a taxi to my hotel and then crashed out pretty soon after I got there. 

Tampa Bay

Day 2 (the exciting stuff begins!)

Left the hotel at 9:30am in plenty of time to get over to the park where I was meeting the crew at 10am. Got given my pass and then chilled out in Kevin's (and my) tour bus for an hour while a storm passed. Then I had a venture off to see some bands and find my way around the first venue. I went to catering for lunch, and as I was standing there I saw 2 members of one of my favorite bands walk past (Max Green and Ryan Seaman from Falling In Reverse). Was pretty epic! Then later on I went and caught Of Mice And Men from side stage with a friend I'd made that day Tyler, and after they had finished, Austin was so sweet and had a quick chat to us and took a picture with us! >> 

Falling In Reverse, Tampa show

Then I got to see loads of bands that day, I caught Falling In Reverse, Motionless In White, Mayday Parade, We The Kings and loads more!
After some sun and some bands, I went to grab some dinner from catering, and chilled outside our bus with some people i'd met that day. Loads of rockstars kept walking past, and Ryan from Motionless in White kept nodding over and smiling.

Then I went and grabbed a shower ready for the staff BBQ that night. When I got back to my bus after my shower, I was introduced to a guy (who quickly became my tour buddy) Dakota, who I ended up working with in Miami in the morning!

Before I met the crew in Tampa

 After introductions, I went to the BBQ with Lisa the Tour Photographer and Bus Mom. We had a dance and I was introduced to even more people. Then, probably the best bit of my time over there, Lisa got chatting to Falling In Reverse, and then Ryan (drummer) introduced himself to me. When I told him i'd seen them in Belgium, he was really impressed and smiled at Ronnie (my absolute hero) who was standing next to me, and Ronnie turned to me, shook my hand and said it was nice to meet me. Yes, I nearly had a little cry. I was shaking SO bad. I had dreamt about that moment for YEARS. He was so different to what I expected, he was SO SHY! Yeah, you heard it people, Ronnie Radke, is SHY.

Just after 12am, I headed back to the bus as I was so tired.

That was my day 1 and 2, I hope you enjoyed it. All I done pretty much was hang about and watch bands and chill with rockstars, but I met my hero. And it was SOOOOOO worth the 18 hour traveling for. 

I'll be posting my day 3 which was in Miami very soon! Which was so fun to (and I actually done some work then!) 

Love <3