Great music, great weather and the beach is a good recipe for a good time. It is also a great way to describe the 25th anniversary of the Vans Warped Tour.  I got the chance to see it down in Atlantic City, New Jersey with just about 30,000 other people. I took the two and a half hour drive down with my friend James. We met his friend from college, Jason, there as we had tickets for both days of the event. The gates opened up at 11, with a massive line that stretched at least a mile long on the boardwalk. There was also the option of donating either $3 or three non-perishable food items to get a band to go right to the gates, something that Warped Tour has done for several years. 

It was a really hot weekend, with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees the entire time. It was made even worse when you were watching sets and packed in with everyone else. Hydration was key and the tour provided several free water refill s...