Take This to Your Grave
The original Warped Tour — bless its angsty, sweat-soaked soul — was the summer sanctuary for misfits, eyeliner addicts, and every kid who ever carved lyrics into their Converses. And you won’t need a time machine or a $150 festival pass to one of the official summer reunion shows to feel that rush again.
On Saturday, July 5th, Respectable Street is bringing the noise and the eyeliner for a full-throttle celebration of punk, screams, and teenage dreams. Welcome to Warped Tour at Respects, the ultimate tribute to the golden age of Warped.
You’ll shout “So long and goodnight” when Take This To Your Grave blasts through My Chemical Romance deep cuts and Fall Out Boy’s anthems of suburban despair. Mass Revival, will provide the pit-fueling, post-hardcore fury of August Burns Red and Norma Jean. Live From 05 turns back the clock with a pitch-perfect Paramore tribute that’ll make you want to dye your hair red and scream “That’s What You Get” like it’s your personal gospel.
And just when your voice gives out, We’re Wolves will rip you wide open with nu-metal ferocity, fusing Linkin Park’s angst with the unfiltered grime of early 2000s alt-radio. Closing the night, The Burn Club delivers the punk-purist punch of Rancid.
The mind behind this resurrection is concert promoter Alex Bauman, owner of The Limitless Agency and South Florida’s unofficial mayor of underground music. “There’s no Warped Tour anymore—so we built our own,” Bauman tells PureHoney. He’s been throwing shows for over a decade, watching generations scream through heartbreak, come of age in basements, and return to the stage years later, fists still clenched and hearts still open.
Respectable Street, with its history of brat-pop, goth cuts, and indie rock, is the only place worthy of this revival. “It’s vibrant and dark,” Bauman says. “One night it’s shoegaze, the next it’s Escape the Fate, then Of Montreal.” On July 5th, it’s Warped—or at least the spirit of it, screaming back through the amps.
Warped Tour Respects kicks off 7pm Saturday, July 5 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. instagram.com/limitlessagencyfl ~ Amanda Moore
