Photos: AFI Played the Best Opening Set of the Summer

Yesterday, Linkin Park headlined Fiddler's Green Amphitheater. That band has aged surprisingly well, as rap-rock goes, but it brought a mighty opener in AFI. No one's following that band and coming out looking good. Photographer Aaron Thackeray, however, was able to capture some incredible shots of AFI, particularly front man...

By Westword Staff

September 9, 2014

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Yesterday, Linkin Park headlined Fiddler's Green Amphitheater. That band has aged surprisingly well, as rap-rock goes, but it brought a mighty opener in AFI. No one's following that band and coming out looking good.

Photographer Aaron Thackeray, however, was able to capture some incredible shots of AFI, particularly front man Davey Havok. Here are a few highlights.

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