While those namby-pambys on the Budweiser and Sam’s Town stages were packing it in at the first drop of a little rain, all the acts on the Cellular South stage went on as planned. I unfortunately missed Flyleaf. (If you read today’s paper, you may have noticed an incompleteness to the coverage; because of our print deadline I was only able to see one act on before having to go write.)

I was able, however, to catch Hellogoodbye, easily the band I knew the least about going into this year’s festival. I am now a convert. The California quartet put a refreshing electronica spin on pop-punk in a set that was light on drama and heavy on party vibe.

They were followed by My Chemical Romance, who set the bar for rock acts this weekend. Though heavy rain pounded the audience throughout the show, the band kept them anchored with sweeping rockers from albums like already classic Black Parade.