THE BAMBOOZLE - East Rutherford, NJ (The Meadowlands)

We spent the past two days at the huge indie music festival called 'The
Bamboozle.' Saturday, we went to the festival as spectators. We
watched a ton of bands, hung out with some old friends, and got way too
much sun. It was a great day! We had a signing at the Ordinary
Clothing booth that day. (This is how signings work: the band sits at a
table, kids come up to the table and the band autographs a poster and
gives it away to the kid.) This was our first ever signing, so I was
curious to see how it would go. It ended up being successful! The guys
probably signed fifty or sixty posters.

Overall, Day 1 of Bamboozle was great! *Highlight performances: MC
Hammer, Muse, Bayside

Days 2 was a whole different vibe for us. It was the day of the guys'
big performance! We got up way too early because we had to be at the
performance grounds by 8am. We got there, checked in, and got equipment
and merchandise loaded in right before the doors opened (to the
public).

We were stationed inside this big dome called 'The Bubble.' It was kind
of cool because it kept me out of the sun (I was a little sunburned) and
it was air conditioned. At the same time, we were a little bummed to be
stationed there because we missed a ton of foot traffic from the
festival. I think this definitely affected the size of the crowd there
when the guy performed (and our merchandise sales).

Anyways, we hung out most of the day, saw a few bands, did a few
interviews and a signing (at the Absolutepunk.net tent), and the guys
got ready for their show. Their set ended up going really well! There
was a pretty good crowd there (300+) when the guys played. The kids
really got into the set! This was one of the best crowd responses I've
ever seen for the band! All my friends from Fueled By Ramen came over
to watch, which was awesome. They finally got to see what I left FBR
for. They seemed to really dig the guys' set! It's safe to say that they
approve of my new venture :o)

After the performance, we loaded everything out and hit the road. We're
now about half way through our 17 hour drive back home to Illinois.
We're only home until next Sunday morning. That's when we hit the road
for six weeks straight!

Day 2 of Bamboozle was a success! *Highlight performance: The Early
November (it was their last show EVER!)

This weekend was awesome. We hung out with some great friends, saw some
awesome bands, and
had a really good time doing it all! Hopefully we'll be back next
year!