When We Were Young Festival Review: Paramore Leads Emo Fest Triumph

I expected to spend my Saturday night watching Hayley Williams celebrate Paramore’s triumphant return following a five-year hiatus, surrounded by thousands of like-minded fans. Instead, around 9 p.m., I found myself sipping a Modelo at a compact barbecue restaurant just off the Las Vegas strip. “This is the weirdest f*cking day ever,” a man in his late 30s marveled to a friend. Um, yeah. At 10 a.m. that morning — exactly one hour before doors were set to open at the inaugural When We Were Young musical festival in Las Vegas, where many attendees were already queuing outside the festival… Read Full Article