Centennial Garden was filled with punk-rock music and attitude Sunday when the band Good Charlotte made a stop in Bakersfield.
Before the concert started a long line made up of mostly teenagers, sporting dyed and spiked hair, baseball hats worn slightly to the side, metal spiked armbands, and t-shirts that said “MADE” written in large letters across the front, stretched from the entrance to the back of the building.
Two bands played before Good Charlotte, MovieLife and MxPx, and another followed, New Found Glory. But, the majority of the kids came to check out the latest punk sensation Good Charlotte.
Good Charlotte took the stage and kicked the show off with their recent hit “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous,” The crowd went crazy.
The band features lead singer Joel Madden along with his identical twin brother Benji who provides fast and heavy guitar riffs. The Washington, D.C. based group blistered through some of their other hits like “Wondering,” “Girls & Boys,” “The Anthem” while a giant mosh pit spun like a tornado in the middle of the crowd.
“One thing I love about California is you started the circle pit,” said Joel. We never knew what a circle pit was till we came to the west coast. Make sure if anyone falls pick them up and take care of each other.”
At one point in the show, things took a more serious turn when the band was ready to play their anti-suicide song “Hold On.”
“If things ever seem bad, hold on for a few more years and things will get better,” said Benji.
Good Charlotte’s show ended with Joel jumping into the crowd right before they finished their set with the title track off their album “The Young and the Hopeless.”