[ LIVE Punk Show ] AFI - Casino Skate Park Asbury Park NJ - 1999

[@OffTheAirScene]

If you scan ahead to 30:58 you can see Hunter Burgan smash the tuning peg of his bass into his head and at the end of the song theres blood all down the side of his face. Which I think makes this video quite rare!! :)

[@ThmsDouglas]

I know this is an old ass comment but it brought back a memory for me. I was in New Orleans and saw AFI Davey was in the pit for the band that opened for them and he caught an elbow that busted hit lip and same thing blood everywhere but he could have given a shit he loved it lol.

[@StalinBballin]

10 years ago, I would've left a comment that said, "I would've killed to of been there". Now, I think I'd die from heat exhaustion if I were. That said, I'm very happy that this era of AFI is available to watch, and I have nothing but good things to say about this band.

[@croatoansounds]

Haha I saw AFI a year after this and I literally passed out at some point, but the crowd was so tight around me I came to still standing up

[@ThePacifist1733]

What a freaking hero for recording this

[@johnghoul7542]

I was lucky enough to see AFI open for a Samhain/Danzig show in 1999. And I've been a fan of AFI since

[@christopherbellofatto7512]

Holy shit. That would have been amazing.

[@JV-df9em]

I grew up on the jersey shore, and was 15 years old, at this show! Finding this footage just blew my fucking mind, I've never had a vivid flashback of this magnitude! And, Casino skate park is where I first dropped into a real half pipe. Some of the best times of my life were spent seeing these shows and being with my friends at this skate park.. This era and the scene was amazing, the community was unparalleled... Thank you x1000 for uploading this.

[@jasonhatfield4747]

Damn this gives me chills! I was 17 years old at the time and would have been absolutely blown away by this. I didn't get to see them live until a few years later when I was 20. They were already a much bigger deal by then of course, but still put on an awesome show.

[@cramx3]

This band has come so far, I love coming back and watching this just to see how much they've changed and yet always been real and legit. I'm loving their new album Bodies even though it's nothing like this.

[@cramx3]

Awesome video, I used to see shows at Casino Skate Park and this reminds me so much of it. Wasn't there for this, but I saw AFI around the same time when they opened for Sick of it All. Thanks for posting this.

[@brodelstylee]

this is the single greatest show ever. I would have loved so much to be here!!

[@PoorGurlGaming]

that energy, holy crap

[@Disturber93]

Man this show is insane AFI, Strung out and bigwig....Just unreal

[@OffTheAirScene]

don't forget Vision!

[@Disturber93]

OffTheAir_SceNe They too ?!?! Man this is fucking awesome !!! Do you have a video like that from the weasels ?

[@OffTheAirScene]

+Disturber93 nah I wish.. a lot of what I had was destroyed or lost. your talking almost 20 years ago now. if I happened to stumble across any more videos I'll get them up. A lot of shit is in storage.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

@@OffTheAirScene wasnt AFI on tour with at the drive in around this time too?

[@OffTheAirScene]

@@noneofyourbusiness1114 possibly but obviously At the Drive-in was not playing this show or I would have recorded them as well.

[@OffTheAirScene]

NP it was a great show.. I couldnt believe I found this as I was going through my tapes. I actually thought all these years that I had lost it.

[@juventusfc0520]

God Called in Sick Today is their best song still to this day

[@brockman562]

Saw AFI for first time in '96, and last time was in '99 :( then their shows were too much money after that :( the low fidelity quality of this vid really reminds of going to shows on the west coast during this time period(mid-90s to very early 00s). really miss those days. damn I'm old lmao

[@jon_______]

Holy f***. Casino skate park plus early AFI? Hell yeah.

[@handlescamp4403]

I want a time machine but my mom won't let me get one also lol, awesome quote ill probably use that for the rest of my life

[@shannynxxvx2252]

TIME TRAVELING!!

[@evilovexvx]

Best show ever! I was there

[@julienjagger]

very emotional I'm crying right now

[@Jrk_1986]

I would sell a kidney and my first born to have seen these guys in the 90s. so fucking good

[@ThmsDouglas]

Saw them quite a few times in the 90's it was unreal! Davey pacing back and forth on the stage looking possessed before they started you could feel the energy coming off of him and when the music hit?! HOLY SHIT!! im smiling ear to ear writing this comment lol when the music hit the whole damn place would just fucking erupt it was amazing i have never seen a band especially a lead singer with that much energy is was infectious.

[@JohnPaulEstevesCastillo]

BEST ERA AFI's

[@corycourtney8923]

Hardcore: check Nasty bassist: check Mesa/Marshall amps: check Tight ass drums: check Best vocals in hardcore 1991 - 2001: check Huge pants and skateshoes: check 9/10. Points lost cuz it gave me the feels.

[@BodaciousWickerman]

I just watched their 2007 set from Virgin Festival in Vancouver. Man, what a change. Thanks for uploading. This is awesome.

[@clonvzepamXIII]

This is pure gold dude. Thanks for posting it!

[@AFILatino]

Muchas gracias por compartir estos viejos tiempso del viejo AFI.!!!

[@jamiehogg8989]

This is afi!!!

[@kevinoceguera9017]

this is absolutely amazing

[@TheSnak369]

i was 2 when that happened. i live like 10 minutes away from there

[@benjaminjones5083]

Scary to think this show is almost 20years old!

[@ShivaShakti4488]

The outstanding band that was

[@calebzia]

+lukas valentik unfortunately true story. but if anybody deserved to cash in it was them

[@86andipe]

Got to love the way the crowd keeps pushing Hunter back to the stage

[@IncuStrokesgrrrl]

What a gem :)

[@secksrobot]

FREAKING AWSOME!

[@jamesgagme780]

That samhain shirt though

[@mitsusuke]

I.. Wish I were there...

[@VideInfra]

So Jade plays the first 3 power chords of "keeping out of direct sunlight" before starting "strength through wounding" Sounded killer.

[@Dannyhra]

I dont' mind the new stuff from afi but this is Amazing!!!!!!

[@chilipismysignature5031]

Wow. This feels special.

[@Chris-ob6es]

I saw them 5x in a year in Orlando, Cinci, St Louis, Pittsuburgh in 2003/04 before and after sing the sorrow came out. Absolutely insane experience.

[@xx7secondsxx]

Got into them like a year before. Thought... "how is this band not the biggest band in the world!?" (Thought the same with Bouncing Souls) Then in like 4 years... I'd see them on TRL with Brittany gawddamn Spears!!!! Wasn't the same band I fell in love with! StS eventually grew on me though! Seeing them at hardrock live in Otown FL made me have a new appreciation for the StS songs.

[@christopherbellofatto7512]

Man the first time I saw them was right after sing the sorrow came out. It was an awesome show but I would have loved to see them around this time. I was a few years too late.

[@209AndradeRentals-cc5io]

Punk legends man. If you had a chance to see them in this form, consider yourself lucky. I’m seeing them in October and I’m pumped, but they aren’t this great anymore

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Ima be honest though low key they still play like a punk band at these bigger venues. They speed up the tempo to all there songs live and the tempo is always a beat you could two step or skank too live. Just my observation from last night I finally caught AFI live.

[@maliciousspirit7081]

Awesome

[@dabz___]

So sick. Def their prime

[@manichannah]

Bands grow and evolve all the time. They're still amazing. Stop whining.

[@garrygirard6350]

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?! god damnit afi

[@trentonuab]

+Garry Girard They grew up. We all change. Why does a band have to stay the same? You can't keep painting the same picture over and over again and still enjoy it. You gotta go paint other things that mean something to you.

[@Disturber93]

blablabla

[@cramx3]

I actually really like the new single Snow Cats. Wasn't crazy about the last two albums though, going to check out the Blood Album

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Excellent 😊😊😊😊😊

[@afima337]

I absolutely love AFI, especially the hardcore and the darkness they expressed. They have changed as a band/individuals yet have done a great job of incorporating that darkness in their latest work.They have remained true. They will not be going back to the hardcore roots at any pointfor album sales. They still play the older songs. They continue to make music they want and take whatever label they feel will help them in their own ambitions, even if it means being labeled as selling out.

[@OneBigAsMistakAmurca]

HELL YEAH!

[@anialopatiuk2467]

30:37Imonly one,who noticed blood

[@BXM]

Still have hope for A.F.I to return to there roots.

[@brutalpsychoman]

:') so epic

[@CriticsConfession]

Hahahahahahahahaha that Music Makers sign makes me laugh so hard! That place was so fucking sketchy! So glad that it got shut down.

[@damianojeda938]

hahaha that one guy doesn't know the lyrics to the prayer position but still sings anyway haha

[@fearus951]

Kick ass

[@Nodes805]

good shit

[@TheorigGhramcrackers]

They're also almost in their 40's. Jade's the oldest, I'm pretty sure he's like 39 or something like that.

[@adii533]

omg jade!!!!!!!!!!

[@markkogv]

I see what you did there..

[@josephhamer9680]

I think you got the year wrong in the title. At one point Havok says about "our new album Black Sails..." which was '98 if im not mistaken....not that it matters. This is a great video, man. Back when AFI was a fucking force of nature. Kudos to you, this really takes me back. Its a shame the band is unlistenable garbage now.

[@OffTheAirScene]

Joseph Hamer it's possible.. I know I went to this venue in 98 and 99 just couldn't remember which year. This video is old and I guessed the year.. lol thanks for pointing it out. Helps me with the timeline of the other shows I have posted from Casino Skate Park.

[@shakedownnnable]

Disagree. Band has aged like fine wine.

[@jared103081]

I think if AFI had kept playing shows like this or even the shows they played on the Art of Drowning tour they would have a bigger following today. They were a more likeable band in this era with all the core people and even a few years after. I don't like the new afi performance. The little kids have no money, and album sells are crap right now. It's all about the live performance! Do you agree? Bring back the roots! They will when they are 60 and no one cares anymore.

[@brockman562]

Answer that and stay fashionable (my fave, I'm old skool, sorry), very Proud of ya, black sails in the sunset, all hallows, and Shut your mouth and open your eyes are the really good albums, art of drowning and Decemberundergroud are ok/good, then albums after that were just...shit.

[@jared103081]

They do not play enough old songs at there shows now a days. I think they died after Sing the Sorrow. Creating more industrial style approach to the future music would be cool. Not the pop/screamo for the kids and media. I do agree with you in some ways though Lucifuge...

[@lukefart8316]

What was the exact date of this show?

[@evilovexvx]

I am going to ride you into oblivion!

[@mattsteeleNJ]

Fuck man why was I not here? (Probably because I was too young. Still....god damn you mom!!!!)

[@TheorigGhramcrackers]

I guess it's their fault for wanting to change their sound, while also adapting to the change in music for the current times.

[@originorion4254]

Well... they do suck now. They're fucking awful now. They've been awful for about 10 years now.

[@paultardspambot]

I was at this show when I was 15.