Brieanna+T’s+2016+OpEd+Article

=** #BRINGWARPEDTOURBACKTOVENTURA **= By Brie T.

Which one would you choose to spend 8-11 hours in under the basking sun on a hot summer day: **(** ** Option A ** **)** by the cool, refreshing and off-shore ocean breeze __OR__ ** (Option B ** **)** a smog- layered, landlocked, hilly plane? …

Now consider: **(Option A)** The first location is by the ocean and 5 to 20 minutes or maybe you’re traveling from afar and it is about an hour and a half or more from your house. Whereas, **(Option B)** is located in a smog-induced site 15 to 30 minutes, or better yet an hour to two hours and counting from your house.

Choose wisely. …   ….   Assuming that you have finally considered the option that best fits the way you like to bask under the sun, I would hope that you could come to agreement that **Option A** is the real winner here.

Unmasked from their lettered identity, Option A represents the Ventura Fairgrounds and Option B symbolizes the city of Los Angeles. What each has in common is the presence of the Vans Warped Tour. Hence, as of 2016 Ventura is no longer hosting Warped Tour!!!! Now this is terrible problem.

Vans Warped Tour is what would be considered as the punk amplified version of Coachella on wheels that only stays in a single city for a day. Now lower the cost, implement crazy mosh pits, lots of crowd surfing and dropping, and the chance to meet the band you just head-banged to after the course of their 7-8 songs. Like all outdoor concerts don’t forget the gnarly sunburn, ringing of your ears for days afterward and the stepping on and over trampled swollen feet, and now you have a lovely description of the Vans Warped Tour. The problem with the new location is the heaps of sweat covering you throughout the day, poor air quality and hours of traffic to finally arrive at your destination. This is why the relocation of the Vans Warped Tour to Los Angeles is a real problem, because there is no flow, nor ocean breeze of clean air WHAT.SO.EVER. For the past 14 years this famous tour has been held at the Ventura Fairgrounds, so why change it now?! Bands probably enjoy the cool breeze after being drenched in sweat after intense performances and their fans enjoy it too especially after standing in the hot sun all day! Since the Warped Tour takes place around the same time as the Ventura County Fair, couldn’t they just kick-off the Warped Tour earlier than the the previous year?? For this reason the major dilemma of fans being overwhelmed from the heat would pose less of a threat for tour staff, and make it a safer environment for everyone else. Therefore, Warped Tour needs to once again relocate back to Ventura for next year’s tour, because LA is best suited for its marathon, its museums, its expensive retail stores, and its mega industries, but it is NOT well-suited for the Warped Tour.