ROCK AND DAD
Warped Tour, Father’s Day events among week’s highlights
Some of Will Gould’s favorite bands have played the Vans Warped Tour over the years. Gould, born and raised in Southampton, England, never got a chance to experience the traveling music festival.
Until last year.
That’s when he and his band, Creeper, went to see a friend perform during a Warped Tour stop in Indiana.
“It was so hot,” he says. “It was surreal watching this tour that we had grown up hearing about.”
Creeper snagged a spot on Warped Tour and is one of the most talked-about bands in the lineup.
The band released its debut fulllength album, “Eternity, in Your Arms,” this spring, and it became a critical darling.
“We worked so hard on this album,” he says.
Gould is ready to see the country on the Warped Tour.
“We’re accustomed to being on the road,” he says. “We’re hoping to have a little time to see the many places we’re going to be.”
To read more on the Warped Tour, which stops in Albuquerque and Las Cruces, see Pages 14-15.
It’s the middle of June, and Father’s Day is on Sunday, June 18. Don’t worry —we have you covered with some events.
The Jewish Community Center of Albuquerque is hosting its annual Father’s Day Fitness Festival. The event has some new competitions for Dad — and the whole family. To read more, see Page 20.
Not to be forgotten is the Father’s Day at the Zoo event. Country singer Frankie Ballard will headline the event. To read more on this rising star, see Page 12.
Talk radio host Stephanie Miller will bring the “Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Resistance Tour” to the Duke City on Saturday, June 17, at the KiMo Theatre. To read more about the event, see Page 13.