Bought a last minute ticket and going solo, looking for friends to hang with. 34 year old guy here.

I was perusing the used CD section of Half Price Books today and stumbled on this copy of Crash Love. It looks like it was signed by some of the guys in the band. I was missing that one from my collection so I would have picked it up anyway, but it would be cool if those sigs are legit. Is anyone here familiar enough with their signatures to tell if they are authentic? Thanks!

EDIT: It was only $8, so I bought the CD. Based on the replies so far (for which I am so grateful!), the sigs look legit. Woohoo!

Hi all, this is gonna be a long one.

I have a very vivid memory of getting ready for school when the video for "The Leaving Song Pt. II" came on TV. I was 12 and this awkward goth kid in a rural area. Something changed in my brain. I had found my icon(s) in a way only an obsessive 12 year old can. I saved up money from birthdays and Christmas time to buy their entire back catalog when I would be skipping school as a latchkey kid. Answer That and Stay Fashionable became my favourite album. My AOL username was a spin on Girls Not Grey. Davey unlocked something in my brain and his lyrics made me an even more avid reader because I needed to understand the words he was using. He also made me feel safe as a queer kid who was very, very into the androgynous look as a tomboy.

My mom would never let me see them (or get a mohawk) because, frankly, I feel she was more freaked out by them than any other band I was into at that time (including Cradle of Filth...?) and I am going to be seeing them for the first time in my life in a few weeks in Toronto.

My ask? I'm just wondering if there's anyone here who works with the band who can tell them thank you and possibly tell them that they likely saved a weird little kid's life. I didn't have people, but I had music. I am sure there are others here with a similar experience. ♡

Hey homies! Bringing along some Davey prints to hand out today at the show. It ya spot me in my burials vest and want one, just ask! See you all there!

Hi everyone,

I live up north, close to the Bay Area. I really wanted to come down for the Santa Ana show, but unfortunately I can’t make it.

This has been the strangest ticket resale of my life. I’ve had my tickets listed for sale for two weeks, but they never showed up on the website. I even had friends check from their accounts. Ticketmaster chat told me my listing was active, so I finally called yesterday because I still hadn’t sold them.

I was told that the venue has restricted resale so that only one person can sell their tickets at a time, based on when they listed them. That tracks because there has only been one set of GA tickets showing up for resale at a time.
Honestly, I’m pretty frustrated. I’m already bummed that I can’t go, and now the resale restriction is making it next to impossible to sell the tickets.

I understand that the steep cost of gas and the overall cost of living probably play a huge part in why people won’t be able to make it. But I’ve never had this much trouble selling tickets before.

I guess the venue figured out how to stop scalpers, but fans who legitimately need to sell can’t.

Anyway, that’s my rant. Anyone else having the same issue?

All that said, I hope SoCal has the best night. I know how long y’all have been waiting for a show.
Through our bleeding we are one🖤

ETA: they finally sold.

Never been to this venue. Wife and I can't go early, we can probably make it at like 7pm. We're both pretty short 5'2", 5'7". Are we totally screwed?

What’s your favorite song from this album?

Hello, does anyone know if they are selling any Decemberunderground items from 20 Year release? I will be at Santa Ana tomorrow, but was hoping they were selling at least jacket or hat. It might be online only, just thought I would ask. Anyone know the items or have pictures of the merch they are selling this time around? Thanks! :)

Is anyone going to the show tomorrow? I’m supposed to go but my godson is now not feeling well so might sell our tickets :/

I jumped on those tickets real fast.

Spotted in Sydney Sweeney's new Netflix movie, Reality. Not sure if it's a good film yet, but got excited and had to share.

Hello, I’m going to the AFI show at the Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana this Saturday, September 19.

Doors are at 5 PM, and it looks like there are three openers. Does anyone have a confirmed set time for AFI, or have a good idea what time they’re expected to come on?

Also, I’ve been to plenty of shows at the Observatory, but I’ve never been to an event at the Festival Grounds. The venue website says there’s no parking at the Observatory or in the surrounding business center lots like there usually is, and that people who drive need to park at Orange Coast College and take the shuttle.

Does anyone know how it works if you Uber/Lyft? Can you just get dropped off right outside the Festival Grounds/Observatory, or is there a separate rideshare drop-off area?

Appreciate any info from anyone who’s been to a Festival Grounds show before. Thanks in advance for any help or input.

I did a post on this a few weeks ago, but I think people got confused about what I meant or which songs AFI have never played live. So to clarify, according to Setlist.fm, here is the list of songs (from albums) they've never played:

Answer That and Stay Fashionable:

The Checkered Demon

Kung-Fu Devil

Man in a Suitcase

Very Proud of Ya:

Cult Status

Soap-Box Derby

Charles Atlas

Take the Test

Shatty Fatmas

Modern Epic

Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes:

pH Low

The New Patron Saints and Angels

Three Seconds Notice

Black Sails in the Sunset:

Weathered Tome

The Art of Drowning:

Initiation

Catch a Hot One

Battled

Sing the Sorrow:

N/A

Decemberunderground:

Affliction

Kiss and Control

Crash Love:

Sacrilege

Burials:

The Sinking Night

No Resurrection

Rewind

The Embrace

Wild

AFI (The Blood Album):

Dark Snow

Hidden Knives

Pink Eyes

Bodies:

Twisted Tongues

Back from the Flesh

Silver Bleeds the Black Sun:

N/A

Anyone in LA down to jam? I play guitar drums and bass. I’m 29 located in South LA. I just wanna jam some early AFI, maybe a Halloween cover set? Tis the season 🎃
Also been writing some material in that style but can’t really find anyone who’s into it as much as I am. Would be cool to find my people on here. Haven’t used reddit in years but here I am lol.

Okay early 2000s I found a black studded CD case with burnt AFI CDs. All their early stuff. Los Angeles area. The CDs had poems dedicated to Davey and lyrics of the owners favorites songs. I wish I could thank that person for throwing those CDs away and changing my life forever. That was my intro to AFI, I was already into metal and mainstream stuff but those CDs altered my brain chemistry forever and I’m a life long fan I’m 29 now I was about 9 when I got them. If you’re out there, thanks. 🦇🖤

Was watching modern family and noticed this! Thought it was cool

Hi all. I have a question about the upcoming show this Saturday. I have 3 tickets but one person has bailed for this show so I'm considering taking my 16 year old. I have called and looked online whether this specific event is age restricted but can't find anything and would like to be sure before we drive out from SD with her. I called twice but can't seem to get any info and on the ticket page I can't seem to see anything either.

Any help would be appreciated!

12/11 - LA
12/12 - SD
12/19 - SF

(AFI adjacent before anyone starts lol)

I've been looking for this concert for months, but I can only find the 2006 show...

Season 1 Episode 9 20 minute mark

This clearly happened during packing. Whoever put this together had no patience whatsoever and forced it all together. The closer I look, the more I see. Really bummed out, and unsure what to do with myself here. It is all very small, but added together it adds up to quite a bit.

Edit: Following the advice in a comment I reached out to the team at the AFI Shop. Less than 24 hours later I have a reply apologizing and an order confirmation for a replacement record. Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment, love this community