Donate Blood & Get Back Stage At Warped Tour

I never understood giving people “gifts” for donating their blood. Shouldn’t that be one of those random acts of kindness? I guess not, seeing we are always short on blood. But now - for the first time - I am ecstatic that they give us gifts.

A little birdie told me that if you give blood to the Florida Blood Center, you can get a free backstage pass to Warped Tour. (For those of you who don’t know – Warped Tour is a yearly outdoor rock festival, which pays a visit to Miami on July 21.)

Now, of course, I was skeptical of such a wonderful freebie, so I did my homework.

And, drum roll please… it is completely true. If you donate blood to the drive, you get to go back stage and meet your favorite bands.

The mission by giving away backstage passes is “to help save lives by creating simple opportunities for people to give and get back something special related to music, musical artists and general entertainment,” Florida’s Blood Centers said.

This year may not have the all-time best bands, but there are a few worthy candidates. Here are my Warped picks:

All Time Low – “Coffee Shop Soundtrack”
For more check out their website


Anberlin – “Paperthin Hymns”
For more check out their website


Boys Like Girls – “The Great Escape”
For more check out their website


Hawthorne Heights – “Pens and Needles”
For more check out their website
Just a little history behind the video… It was filmed at a Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale, and guess who was there? Yours truly.


New Found Glory – “My Friends Over You”
For more check out their website


Paramore – “Emergency”
For more check out their website


So no matter if you just want to get wasted and/or sunburned, it is worth “saving a life” to go meet one of your favorite bands during the show.

Remember, there is more to life than free backstage passes.

Warped Tour is Saturday, July 21. Doors open at 11 a.m. – try to get there early; there will be a long line and most likely an awesome band playing right when you get in – and tickets are $31 plus taxes. You must buy a ticket in order to use the backstage pass!

There are only a few more days to get your free pass, so don’t miss out!

South Florida Donation Days:

July 9 – 12 2007
FIU- Biscayne Bay Campus: Miami 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
July 13 - 14, 2007
Lake Park Branch Location 
(561) 845-2323
July 13: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
July 14: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
For more information on Warped Tour, visit their site , and for more information on the blood drive, visit Music Saves Lives website.