All joking aside, it was a bit odd to be standing in a sea of teenagers and high school students, but refreshing at the same time to be at a concert with the younger crowd and seeing someone playing instruments and saying something beyond bubble gum idiocies.

The band that really stood out at this show was Good Charlotte. Having seen them on the Warped Tour and totally hating them, I was expecting to be bored to death by their set. However, the changed things up a little bit and looked ready to make an impact.

First off, they dropped the homeless people look, which worked well for them. Granted, songs such as set opener, The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and later played song, Girls & Boys are about as mentally challenging as a 2-piece jigsaw puzzle, other songs like Hang On, which brought the most captivating moment of the night as fans broke out cell phones and lighters to fill Reliant Arena with a few thousand lights and voices in the dark, and Anthem relate to the kids who, not too long ago, were the same kids that make up the punk scene that bashes Good Charlotte today.

Good Charlotte showed growth and the ability to relate to their audience. Going beyond the standard ‘We’re up here, you’re down there’ attitude, they brought the show to their fans and gave a feeling of intimacy to large venue, which isn’t easy to do.

Good Charlotte takes its fair share of slagging from the kids in the scene, but have stood strong for many years and managed to come out on top. Now, these same kids that slagged them feel that it’s their job to attack the band for not staying true to punk standards. Either way, Good Charlotte has found a well deserved audience and gave them something lacking from the mainstream music scene, a band that cares about it’s audience.

Also headlining the tour was A New Found Glory. Their set was in direct contrast to Good Charlotte’s. A New Found Glory brought out the flashy sign, ala Blink-182, and worked on being the rock stars of the night.

Unfortunately for them, the Honda Civic Tour has an expo where people can check out new games from X-Box and also the customized Civics that sport logos and autographs from both the bands.

As A New Found Glory pressed through their set, more and more kids lost the vibe left by Good Charlotte and made their way out to listen to some Operation Ivy on the stereo set-ups or grind some rail while snowboarding on the X-Box.

Opening the show was MXPX. These guys just progressively become better performers, but more annoying songwriters.

MXPX played a solid set full of energy and crowd play, but songs like Chick Magnet, Broken Hearted and Punk Rock Show definitely won’t qualify these kids for any MENSA meetings.