It’s kind of hard to imagine now, but in 2003, pop punk was big business. I mean, there’s hardly any rock band period that can fill a place like the Thomas and Mack now, but in 2003, the combined might of New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, MXPX and The Movielife were able to get that year’s edition of the Honda Civic tour upgraded from the already impressive Cox Pavilion over to a venue more accustomed to hosting U2 and rodeos. Unfortunately, the poorly executed venue upgrade resulted in one of the most violent shows I can recall. ...

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