From Warped Tour and Back Again: 20 ‘Sweet,’ ‘Sad’ Years of Mayday Parade

From Warped Tour and Back Again: 20 ‘Sweet,’ ‘Sad’ Years of Mayday Parade

Way back in 2005, when Warped Tour was 10 years strong but before Hot Topic changed its logo, Mayday Parade formed in Tallahassee, Florida. They Voltroned together from two existing Tallahassee bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment. Independently, they released their debut EP, Tales Told By Dead Friends, in 2006. That same summer, they were playing a Warped Tour date in Jacksonville, handing out CDs in parking lots. They quickly gained ma…