Pitchfork is reporting that Be Your Own pet, not an emo/pop-punk band, will be playing on this year’s Warped Tour. OMG SRSLY WTF LOL BTW and all that fun stuff. The most shocking item from this little article, however, is this quote: “We get pretty psyched at the thought of unsuspecting Gym Class Heroes fans being turned on to one of the raddest live bands around.”
Here’s the thing: is anyone even going to see Be Your Own Pet that wouldn’t before? In my formative years, I went to Warped 
Tour, and I never discovered any new bands. Sometimes, I’d get dragged to see something by someone who already liked the band, but that could happen at any concert. And if there wasn’t a band I’d want to see, I’d go around to the booths looking for girls, not do something cool like check out new bands (although I may not be typical).
But what about respect for the Gym Class Heroes fans? They might not want to hear noise. I think Pitchfork is just trying to spread the indie gospel a little too much, and Be Your Own Pet probably won’t change Warped Tour at all.
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