West Virginia is for lovers

 
     Charleston, WV just had it's first emo/ pop punk festival on July 13th, 2024.
J.T. Woodruff of the band Hawthorne Heights said "it's hard to bring an emo festival to West Virginia because it's not mainstream and we didn't know how many people would show up"
But there was a huge turnout. West Virginia has a huge music scene, despite being a small state. We truly don't get the shows we deserve.
These weren't fans just getting into the music, most were fans like myself who have been fans of these bands for at least 20 years. 
J.T. also said "I'd like the record to show that I'm from West Virginia" he went on to talk about how he had to move three hours away (Dayton, Ohio) to play music because back then there was no talent in West Virginia. But now there was enough talent to put together a whole stage [All day]
I guess that means we should be proud of our little state. J.T. who sings lead vocals and plays rythym guitar for Hawthorne Heights is from St. Marys, WV.

The festival, which was put together by Hawthorne Heights, was a 20 year celebration, so all the band's setlists were full of songs we all remember listening to back in the myspace era.
The name of the "is for lovers" tour was of course inspired by the Hawthorne Heights song "Ohio is for lovers". The show was headlined by Underoath, which was only the second show of this tour that included them. The show's line up consisted of bands like Hawthorne Heights, Armor for sleep, Emery, Anberlin, Thursday, A Story Told, This Wild Life and of course Underoath, as well as several local bands. 
The festival was first announced back in February as an outdoor festival that would be at the Go Mart Baseball Park but was later moved to the Charleston Coliseum.
I'm not sure of what the reason was behind the move, but we should all probably be glad because of the extreme heat. I think we were all a little disappointed at first by the move because most of us like the vibe of other outdoor festivals from the past, like The Warped Tour.
To sum up the day, I'll just say it was awesome. All the bands put on an amazing show and I think everyone had a blast.

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