"[The VMA's] was mind blowing for a lot of reasons," Mackin said.
"We were definitely a fish out of water among all the pretty people, but it was something to put in the scrapbook."
Mackin also said the band was proud to rock hard in an environment dominated by genres like hip-hop and R&B.
"It was amazing for us to represent rock music there," he said.
The success of Ocean Avenue and appearances on MTV and other big time media has brought the band legions of new fans.
Mackin said the synergy of the band onstage is the basis for that success.
"TRL is MTV at its finest," Mackin said. "We're lucky to have friends there helping us further our career and Jay [Leno] is always good to us."
"Yellowcard as a whole is a fascinating team," Mackin added.
"I just bring some on-stage antics and a bit of a different sound [with the violin]. There are so many influences, we're just a solid team. We all bring something to the table."
While it's playing to thousands of people every show, Yellowcard also wants to reach out to some of its older fans on this tour, while entertaining new ones in the larger venues.
"On this tour we can facilitate some of our newer fans," Mackin said. "It's our last tour for six or eight months and the last for Ocean Avenue so we have some tricks up our sleeves. We're playing some older songs, our older fans are really enjoying the shows."
Despite its success, Yellowcard has not lost touch with its original fan base and hasn't let fame go to its head.
"We're excited to be where we're at in out career," Mackin said. "We're blessed to do this for a living."
Also busy after this summer's Warped Tour and multiple shows all over the country, The Matches is promoting its new Epitaph Records release, E. von Dahl Killed The Locals.
Joining Yellowcard, who approached The Matches because "they had a gleam in their eye," has given The Matches an opportunity to play to larger crowds, something the band has enjoyed, drummer Matt Whalen said.
"With Yellowcard, the crowds have been anywhere from 1,500 to over 5,000, so that's been a lot of fun," Whalen said.
"The crowds have been really intense and into all the bands. We look out on a sea of people all enjoying it, swaying and rocking with us. It's been great."
Because the band has toured so frequently, it has generated positive buzz throughout the punk community for its energy and ability to just rock out.
"[Touring] is going great," Whalen said. "Our CD came out on Epitaph in May and we're touring for that right now. We did Warped Tour this summer, we've been really busy."
"People who come out can look to be surprised and expect a seriously high energy show," he added.
The Starting Line has spent the past few months in the studio recording a much-anticipated album that's due out next year. The band recently set the record on purevolume.com for most plays in a single day, with more than 30,000 hits on its new songs before joining Yellowcard on tour earlier this month.
Craig's Brother has been touring to promote its new album, Epidemic.
Jordan Center sales and marketing director Bernie Punt said tickets are still on sale, but the show is expected to be sold-out and high energy.
"It's a theater setup, which means everyone will be close to the stage," Punt said. "Because of that, the band's energy will explode into the audience. You talk about your total pop-punk package, this is really it."
