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Warped Tour 2014 is the 20th annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes is again the tour's primary sponsor. The tour dates were announced on November 20, 2013. [1] Bands announcements began on December 4 at 11:00 PM during Warped Roadies on Fuse . The Warped Tour 2014 kick off party took place on April 1, 2014 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California featuring performances by Bad Rabbits , Issues , One Ok Rock , Secrets , This Wild Life, Watsky , and Wax . [2] The tour is set to return to Montreal for the first time in two years. On February 7, 2014, it was announced that the Warped Tour would visit Alaska for the first time for a pre-tour "The Road to Warped" show. [3] The entire first date ( June 13 at Houston ) was streamed live on the tour's website.

• 1.1.1 Kia Soul Stage
• 1.1.2 Kia Electric Soul Stage
• 1.1.3 Main Stage
• 1.1.4 Monster Energy Stage
• 1.1.5 Journeys Stage
• 1.1.6 Warheads Stage
• 1.1.7.1 Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 18 Winners
• 1.1.8 Hard Rock Kevin Says Stage
• 1.1.9 Beatport Stage
• 1.1.10 Full Sail Acoustic Basement Stage
• 1.1.11 Conquer Entertainment/Shiragirl Stage
• 1.1.12 Pomona Local Stage
• 1.1.13 Lemmon Stage
• 1.1.14 Break Thru Music Stage
• 1.1.15 Detroit Local Stage
• 1.1.16 Music City Booking Stage
• 1.2.1 Monster Energy Stage
• 1.2.2 Anger Mgmt Family Tree/Shirts Up Local Stage
• 1.2.3 Mammoth Music Acoustic Stage
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North America [ ]

Kia soul stage [ ], kia electric soul stage [ ], main stage [ ].

• Linkin Park (Played 6/22)

Monster Energy Stage [ ]

Journeys stage [ ], warheads stage [ ], ernie ball stage [ ], ernie ball battle of the bands 18 winners [ ], hard rock kevin says stage [ ], beatport stage [ ], full sail acoustic basement stage [ ], conquer entertainment/shiragirl stage [ ], pomona local stage [ ].

The following bands performed on the Pomona, California stop on June 20 .

• Allie Kay Band
• Beau LePaige
• Ben Babylon Band
• Chase Walker Band
• Face Your Maker
• One Car Garage
• Psycho Punx
• The Skariginals
• The Slightlys
• Underground Alliance

Lemmon Stage [ ]

The following bands performed on the Toronto, Ontario stop on July 4 .

• The Dirty Nil
• Like Pacific
• Mandroid Echostar
• PKEW PKEW PKEW

Break Thru Music Stage [ ]

The following bands performed on the Mansfield, Massachusetts stop on July 10 . [64]

Detroit Local Stage [ ]

The following bands played on the July 18 stop in Auburn Hills, Michigan .

• Boys of Fall
• Narco Debut
• Out Came The Wolves
• A Righteous Downfall
• Yours Truly

Music City Booking Stage [ ]

The following bands played on the regional stage sponsored by Music City Booking at the July 29 stop in Nashville, Tennessee .

• Evertheless
• The Human Condition
• Jet Black Alley Cat
• Owls In The Attic
• Take Captive the Captain
• Tell The Wolves I'm Home
• Twang and Round

The Road To Warped Tour 2014 US [ ]

This was a pre-tour show on June 11 at Anchorage, Alaska in the Northway Festival Grounds leading up to the North American Warped Tour stops. [66]

• All Time Low
• Baked Alaska [67]
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Falling in Reverse
• Less Than Jake
• The Sweeteners [67]
• Thunderfish [67]

Anger Mgmt Family Tree/Shirts Up Local Stage [ ]

• The Harlequin State
• Men With Guns
• Noise Brigade
• PJ Franco and the Burn-Outs
• Ships Without Harbor

Mammoth Music Acoustic Stage [ ]

• Brother Spaceman
• Delana Duncan
• Eternal Cowboys
• Jared Woods
• Jonk the Explorer
• Mike Gorder
• Pitch Slapped
• Thomas Nicholas Band

References [ ]

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• ↑ Warped Tour 2014 Lineup: Enter Shikari, Anberlin & More Added
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• ↑ Motionless In White - Vans Warped Tour 2014 Announcement
• ↑ The Devil Wears Prada Ready For Warped This Summer
• ↑ Mayday Parade - Vans Warped Tour 2014 Announcement
• ↑ We The Kings SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
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• ↑ Crown The Empire Is Back And Playing Warped This Summer
• ↑ ICE NINE KILLS on Warped Tour 2014!
• ↑ Vanna Welcome Video For Warped Fans
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• ↑ Heart To Heart will head out on the Vans Warped Tour 2014
• ↑ 59.0 59.1 SRS EXCLUSIVE: Tess Dunn Announced For 2014 Vans Warped Tour
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The Vans Warped Tour is established as one of America's premiere music and lifestyle festivals of the summer, breaking up-and-coming indie talent as well as showcasing major established artists since 1995. It is the first tour to consistently use innovative environmental concepts every year on the road. The nationally-renowned festival has become an icon for youth, punk rock and skate culture bringing together a diverse lineup of artists, stemming from every genre, for the summer. Warped is also responsible for introducing music fans to such artists as No Doubt, A Day To Remember, Katy Perry, Blink 182, All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, My Chemical Romance, Eminem and Fall Out Boy, among hundreds of others.

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2014 Vans Warped Tour Lineup

All the bands for all the dates...

• Alternative Music
• Classical Music
• Country Music
• Rap & Hip Hop
• Rhythm & Blues
• World Music
• Heavy Metal
• Latin Music

The 2014 Vans Warped Tour is liable to be filled with surprises, hopefully of epic proportions, as the tour (which is already America's longest running touring festival) will be celebrating its 20th year on the road.

That's sure to lead to some big names, as well as some big rumors, on the lineup for the tour.

Official Bands

The following bands have been officially announced for the 2014 Warped Tour:

ACDIC (6/13-6/22) Air Dubai (Full Tour) Alive Like Me (Full Tour) A Lot Like Birds (6/14-7/11) American Pin-Up (7/15-7/24) Anberlin (6/14-7/6, 7/16-8/3) Antiserum (Full Tour) A Skylit Drive (Full Tour) Attila (Full Tour) Bad Rabbits (Full Tour) Bayside (Full Tour) Beartooth (Full Tour) Beebs And Her Money Makers (Full Tour) Born Of Osiris (Full Tour) Bowling For Soup (6/17-6/26, 7/8-7/20) Breathe Carolina (Full Tour) Chelsea Grin (Full Tour) Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (Full Tour) The Color Morale (Full Tour) Courage My Love (Full Tour) Crizzly (Full Tour) Cursed Sails (6/13-6/29) Cute is What We Aim For (Full Tour) Dangerkids (6/13-7/13) Dayshell (Full Tour) The Devil Wears Prada (Full Tour) DJ Nicola Bear (Full Tour) DJ Scout (Full Tour) Enter Shikari (7/9-8/3) Every Time I Die (Full Tour) Echosmith (Full Tour) Falling In Reverse (Full Tour) Finch (6/13-7/6) Fit For A King (7/15-8/3) For All Those Sleeping (Full Tour) For Today (Full Tour) Four Year Strong (Full Tour) Get Scared (Full Tour) The Ghost Inside (Full Tour) Ghost Town (6/13-7/8, 7/12,13) Heart To Heart (6/13-7/13) Ice Nine Kills (Full Tour) Icon For Hire (Full Tour) I Fight Dragons (Full Tour) I the Mighty (7/12-8/3) K.Flay (Full Tour) Issues (Full Tour) Less Than Jake (Full Tour) Lionize (Full Tour) The Lost Boys (7/16-7/20) Lost In Society (7/25-8/3) Marmozets (7/4-8/3) Mayday Parade (Full Tour) MC Chris (Full Tour) Mixtapes (Full Tour) Mod Sun (7/8-7/15) Motionless In White (Full Tour) Naked Walrus (6/20-6/26) Neck Deep (Full Tour) Nit GriT (Full Tour) Of Mice & Men (7/8-8/3) One OK Rock (6/13-7/6) Pacific Dub (Full Tour) Parkway Drive (7/2-8/3) Plague Vendor (Full Tour) The Protomen (Full Tour) Pvris (7/2-7/13) The Ready Set (Full Tour) Real Friends (Full Tour) Saves The Day (Full Tour) Scare Don't Fear (Full Tour) SECRETS (Full Tour) Shot In The Dark (6/20) Sleeper Agent (7/11-7/29)

Stray From The Path (Full Tour) The Story So Far (Full Tour) The Summer Set (Full Tour) Survive This! (Full Tour) Tear Out The Heart (Full Tour) Terror (Full Tour) Teenage Bottlerocket (Full Tour) TheCityShakeUp (Full Tour) Watsky (Full Tour) This Wild Life (Full Tour) To The Wind (7/15-8/3) Unlocking The Truth (7/11-7/15) Uh Huh Baby Yeah! - Barbecue Band (Full Tour) Vanna (Full Tour) Wax (Full Tour) We Are The In Crowd (Full Tour) We The Kings (Full Tour) The Word Alive Yellowcard (6/13-7/28, 7/30-8/3)

Acoustic Basement Lineup

Bad Rabbits (Full Tour) Better Off (7/22-7/29) PJ Bond (7/6-7/19) Buttons (6/20-6/25) Divided Heaven (7/20, 7/30-8/3) Tess Dunn (6/21) Elder Brother (Full Tour) Front Porch Step (Full Tour) Mike Herrera (MXPX) (6/28, 6/29, 7/6-7/19) I The Mighty (7/12-8/3) Light Years (Full Tour) Rob Lynch (6/13-7/6) Brian Marquis (Full Tour) Anthony Raneri (Bayside) (Full Tour) Nick Santino (A Rocket To The Moon) (Full Tour) That's Not My Baby (6/20-6/25) Allison Weiss (7/20-8/3) Young Statues (Full Tour)

An official rumor?

Shot in the Dark - Corona, CA band Shot In The Dark became the first band officially announced for next year's tour when Lyman announced on his Twitter feed that they'd been signed. A band formed just this year at the West Coast Rock School of Corona, California, the band is fronted by 11-year-old Jacob Chabot, with Jarod DeShong (12) on drums, Austin Schmidt (16) on lead guitar, Taylor Martino (14) on rhythm guitar, and Spike Snyder (15) on bass guitar. Lyman also tweeted that "11 year old Jacob is a bad ass," and I'm inclined to agree. While Shot In The Dark has yet to record or release anything, their YouTube channel has a collection of live clips exhibiting some serious rock from these pint-sized rockers.

Here are the bands we've heard rumored for the tour so far.

According to a few message boards online , Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman posted some rumors regarding the band's appearance next year. Depending on the source, Lyman either said something to the effect of "look for NOFX next year," or that they "may play next year." A scour of his twitter feed reveals no such posts, so it may have been deleted. The one thing that's known for certain is that NOFX has been announced to be headlining the Rebellion Fest in Blackpool, England in the summer of 2014, so if they are going to be making an appearance at Warped, it won't be for the entire run.

He's the hardest partier in rock and roll, a self-professed brony, and known for bringing energetic sets to the Vans Warped Tour, so it would be no surprise if Andrew WK showed up on the 20th anniversary tour. Another rumor (this one verifiable) has arisen from Kevin Lyman's twitter, based on an exchange between Lyman and Andrew WK back in April.

Andrew WK posted:

@KevinLyman Just thinking about you and all the amazing times, and wanted to say THANK YOU and PARTY HARD, Kevin!

To which Lyman replied:

@AndrewWK save aug 9 and 10th 2014 for the 20th anniversary decades show have to have you on the show, to party hard with all the bands

Who knows if the exchange carries any weight, or if it was just a bit of rock and roll pillow talk? We'll see if it transforms into actual dates.

Bring Me The Horizon

Pupfresh.com has posted that British metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oliver Sykes announced at the West Palm Beach date of the Warped Tour that they would be back on the tour in 2014. Again, while it would be no surprise if these Warped Tour veterans made the trek in 2014, I am leery of giving too much weight to these sort of statements, possibly made while under the influence of the adoration of the fans. Back in 1999, Ice T announced at the end of an incredible set in Detroit that his hardcore band Body Count had been signed to play in 2000, something that never transpired. That being said, a reunited Body Count is playing at the 2013 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, so perhaps Kevin should get on the phone and get them to deliver on that promise that Ice T made over a decade ago...

This is one that sits firmly in the realm of rumor and speculation, In October, Kevin Lyman posted this on his Twitter feed:

do any of you guys remember @oreskaband think we should try to get them back on warped

Without the inclusion of punctuation, it's tough to tell if he's asking his followers if he should try to get the all-girl Japanese ska group back, or if he's saying he thinks he should try to get them back. What's known for sure is that they were on the tour in 2008 , and Lyman was a big fan. I caught their set at his insistence, and whole-heartedly agree. They played fast tight ska punk that hammered it's way through the barriers set up by the band's limited English. OreSkaBand released Hot Number in February of this year, and if they return to Warped, there's a good chance they'll be one of the hottest numbers on this year's tour.

Who will not be playing the 2014 Vans Warped Tour?

Touché amoré.

Although it's too soon the fully explore the lineup of the 2014 Vans Warped Tour, it's definite that one band will not be on the tour, and that's Los Angeles-based post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. When asked by OC Weekly if the band would ever play Warped Tour frontman Jeremy Bolm said:

No way, not at all. Nothing against our friends who have done it. Last year, Title Fight; this year, Defeater is doing it, which is fine. I appreciate that there are honest bands that are on it. There are kids who have no idea about this world, who if they see a band like Title Fight or a band like Defeater that maybe it will open their eyes a little bit to our world as opposed to a world with misogyny and ignorance and nothing to offer any-body which is what 95 percent of what Warped Tour is. (The interview is here.)

It's a bit of a convoluted statement that's heavily laden with PC buzzwords and no concrete example, but while I'm not sure what it is about 95 percent of Warped Tour that makes it filled with "misogyny and ignorance", it's certain that Bolm is not in love with the tour. We'll be keeping track of more rumors regarding the 2014 Vans Warped Tour as they arise, and we also want to hear from you: who are you hoping will turn out in order to help Lyman and the Warped Tour celebrate the beginning of their second decade?

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R.I.P. Warped Tour. At Least We Still Have Vans.

The skater company says goodbye to the music festival that made it cool.

By Medea Giordano

The Vans Warped Tour — the music festival that has crossed the country each year since 1995, and is frequently called a “punk rock summer camp” — is on its last run.

For 24 years, the Warped Tour created spaces for metal, punk and ska fans to meet their idols and mosh together under the hot sun: Each summer, about 70 bands and artists would play in some 40 locations, welcoming hundreds of thousands of tattooed concertgoers clad in band tees and Vans checkered slip-ons. Many musical acts that helped define the late 1990s and early 2000s graced Warped Tour’s stages, including Blink-182, Reel Big Fish and Eminem .

But recently, the show’s popularity has declined, among both bands and attendees. Some music festivals are bigger than ever — Coachella drew more than 200,000 people to the California desert for two days in April — but the Warped Tour doesn’t have the same cultural cache it once had.

“The die-hard Warped fan was still coming, but the ones for the future seemed to drop off,” said the festival’s founder and longtime producer Kevin Lyman in an email.

He said there is the possibility for other Warped Tour events down the line — including for the 25th anniversary next summer — but 2018 will be the final cross-country blowout. “I’ve done everything I can in this format,” he said. “I’m just tired. It’s time for someone else to continue or start something new.”

The final tour not only marks the end of an era in music, but of a particularly intimate brand collaboration. Vans has sponsored the Warped Tour since its second year and credits the festival with burnishing its countercultural image.

“Until we got involved with the Warped Tour, we didn’t have a national footprint to talk about who we are,” said Doug Palladini, the skate apparel company’s global brand president. “Vans is a brand that really embraces individuality, and Warped Tour is very much the same.”

Vans representatives said that the Warped Tour — which the company has a 75 percent stake in — isn’t ending because of a decline in ticket sales, and that its retirement shouldn’t be seen as divestment in music or skater culture. House of Vans, an indoor skate park and music venue with locations in Brooklyn, Chicago and London, and pop-ups around the world, will continue to host famous musicians and local, unsigned performers, and admission is free.

But the collaboration between Vans and the Warped Tour has run its course.

“We’re going to make this a part of Vans history and always hold it up as a really, really important part of who we are,” Mr. Palladini said. “It’s just the right time to put a bow on it and say thank you to all the bands and all the fans that made Warped Tour was it is.”

“One Big Family”

Vans was already synonymous with southern California skateboard culture in the 1990s when the Warped Tour started, thanks to the sneakers’ sticky soles. (They have good grip.) But the tour’s national popularity helped establish Vans as a punk brand, and that image has made the company incredibly appealing, especially to shoppers ages 16 to 34 .

In 2004, when Vans was acquired by VF Corporation — which owns JanSport, Timberland and the North Face — it was making about $325 million in sales a year. This year, Mr. Palladini said, Vans is on track to surpass $3 billion.

The first Vans store, which was known at the time as the Van Doren Rubber Company and opened its doors in Anaheim, Calif., in March 1966, was a much humbler affair. It was founded by Paul and Jim Van Doren, brothers who would take custom orders and manufacture shoes on site. Eventually the shoes’ waffle soles attracted skateboarders, and in 1976, Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta — pro-skaters who were immortalized by Victor Rasuk and John Robinson in the 2005 film “Lords of Dogtown” — designed the Era , a low-top sneaker that became a Vans classic.

There were other moments in which Vans shoes were in the countercultural spotlight, including a 1982 cameo courtesy of Sean Penn’s Jeff Spicoli character in the movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High .” But the company’s punk identity wasn’t forged until Mr. Lyman met Steve Van Doren.

A former Lollapalooza stage manager, Mr. Lyman had put together the first Warped Tour in 1995, with bands like Sublime and No Doubt on the original lineup. But he needed financial support to keep it going and was seeking sponsorship.

Steve Van Doren, the son of the Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren, was on a different mission. Separately, he was searching for someone to help him plan an amateur skate contest that would tour across the U.S. and the world. He met with Mr. Lyman, who said Vans would draw more people to skate events if live music were on the lineup.

In “Vans: Off the Wall,” a book about the company, Mr. Van Doren said that a deal was forged between the two men within 15 minutes of their meeting. Thus, the Vans Warped Tour was born.

“ Steve Van Doren. He always got it and was the driving force early in this relationship,” Mr. Lyman said. “After our first year with Vans, Airwalk approached me and offered a bunch of money to leave and go with them. I said hell no, and it was all because of Steve. Steve Van Doren continues to be the soul of Vans in my mind.”

“The Vans Warped Tour is one big family,” Mr. Van Doren said in an interview. He recalled his first summer, in which he drove from stop to stop on the tour in a van with his daughter. Though he opted to take the relatively cushy bus after that, he said he went to every Warped Tour show for 15 years.

The People’s Music Festival

Today’s popular music festivals often charge a steep price for big-name performers. A three-day general admission pass to Coachella, for example, can run $500, or close to $1,000 for a V.I.P. ticket. The Warped Tour, by comparison, costs about $45, and there is no hierarchy to the ticketing system. Even the bigger bands are never given special treatment, Mr. Van Doren said. The whole point is accessibility: There are no extra fees to meet artists, and fans can visit bands at their tents or run into them in the crowd during another performance.

“When you monetize a handshake, it changes the whole relationship,” Mr. Lyman said.

The Warped founder guessed that, of all the tour’s performers, Andrew W.K. probably spent the most time with fans. He would “sign for six hours and then go outside and sign some more. I would have to ask him to move since we needed to load the trucks to get to the next city,” Mr. Lyman said.

“Warped is a festival for the music and for the organizations that travel with it,” said Victoria Hudgins, a 23-year-old Warped Tour fan who has attended twice before. “I feel as though the younger crowd these days are more interested in putting their picture from Coachella on Instagram than they are actually going to and enjoying the festival itself. You don’t go to Warped for an Instagram picture, you go to Warped to be a part of something so big and so crazy.”

Ms. Hudgins had planned to buy tickets for two stops on the Warped Tour this summer — one in her home state of Michigan and the tour’s final show in Florida — before she got the opportunity to work on the tour full-time. (She is working for Support Tattoos and Piercings at Work, which sets up a tent at each city the tour visits, after volunteering for the organization last year.)

“To me this is going to be a summer where I feel like I’m going to fit in everywhere I am,” she said. “This is going to be a summer meeting an entire country of people. I can be a part of something so much bigger than just myself.”

Loyalty, Loyalty, Loyalty

While the Warped Tour has declined in popularity, Vans has become a global phenomenon. Between 2010 and 2014, it saw double-digit growth every year, and in 2017, the company surpassed the North Face as the VF Corporation’s top-selling brand. The shoes are just as visible in high fashion as they are in the skate park, and they have gotten musical shout-outs from young artists like Travis Mills and Ty Dolla $ign . (In 2011, the actress Kristen Stewart literally cemented the shoes into pop culture history when she wore a pair to her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony .)

“All of a sudden, everywhere I looked, it was Vans,” said Samantha Brown , a stylist and video director who has worked with Nylon magazine, Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta. “They kind of make everything look cooler.”

But just as the Warped Tour kept its ticket prices down out of loyalty to its fan base — and even let parents in for free — Vans has no plans to charge more for their increasingly popular apparel. (Shoes run from about $60 to $100.) The company’s prevailing wisdom, Mr. Palladini said, is around inclusivity. “And a part of inclusivity is accessible price points.”

For Steve Van Doren, who is now the vice president of events and promotions, it’s important that the company not forget its roots. “Skaters in the mid ’70s adopted us, and I thank them still four decades later because they gave us meaning,” he said. “They gave us purpose.”

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The initial lineup for Warped Tour ’14 will start getting revealed December 4th. Stay tuned.

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Warped Tour 2014: Here are the Dates

by Ryan Minic | Nov 20, 2013

Warped Tour 2014 is 205 days away.

Bands haven’t been announced yet, but the tour routing was revealed today.

Here’s how it looks:

Jun 14 Salt Lake City, UT Jun 15 Denver, CO Jun 17 Albuquerque, NM Jun 18 Mesa, AZ Jun 20 Pomona, CA Jun 21 San Francisco, CA Jun 22 Ventura, CA Jun 25 San Diego, CA Jun 26 Las Vegas, NV Jun 28 Seattle, WA Jun 29 Portland, OR Jul 02 St. Louis, MO Jul 03 Indianapolis, IN Jul 04 Toronto, ON Jul 05 Montreal, QC Jul 06 Holmdel, NJ Jul 08 Darien Center, NY Jul 09 Scranton, PA Jul 10 Boston, MA Jul 11 Camden, NJ Jul 12 New York, NY Jul 12 New York, NY Jul 13 Hartford, CT Jul 15 Pittsburgh, PA Jul 16 Cincinnati, OH Jul 17 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Jul 18 Detroit, MI Jul 19 Chicago, IL Jul 20 Minneapolis, MN Jul 22 Columbia, MD Jul 23 Virginia Beach, VA Jul 24 Atlanta, GA Jul 25 St. Petersburg, FL Jul 26 West Palm Beach, FL Jul 27 Orlando, FL Jul 28 Charlotte, NC Jul 30 Milwaukee, WI Jul 31 Kansas City, KS Aug 01 Dallas, TX Aug 02 San Antonio, TX Aug 03 Houston, TX

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Warped Tour have announced this year’s tour routing. Check out the dates and cities below:

June 14 | Salt Lake City, UT June 15 | Denver, CO June 17 | Albuquereque, NM June 18 | Mesa, AZ June 20 | Pomona, CA June 21 | San Francisco, CA June 22 | Ventura, CA June 25 | San Diego, CA June 26 | Las Vegas, NV June 28 | Seattle, WA June 29 | Portland, OR

July 2 | St. Louis, MO July 3| Indianapolis, IN July 4 | Toronto, ON July 5 | Montreal, QC July 6 | Holmdel, NJ July 8 | Darien Center, NY (Buffalo) July 9 | Scranton, PA July 10 | Boston, MA July 11 | Camden, NJ July 12 | New York, NY July 13 | Hartford, CT July 15 | Pittsburgh, PA July 16 | Cincinatti, OH July 17 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Cleveland) July 18 | Detroit, MI July 19 | Chicago, IL July 20 | Minneapolis, MN July 22 | Columbia, MD (Washington, D.C.) July 23 | Virginia Beach, VA July 24 | Atlanta, GA July 25 | St. Petersburg, FL July 26 | West Palm Beach, FL July 27 | Orlando, FL July 28 | Charlotte, NC July 30 | Milwaukee, WI July 31 | Kansas City, KS

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Warped Tour: A Look Back in Photos in Honor of Its Last Hurrah

Last year, Warped Tour’s founder, Kevin Lyman, announced the end of an era: After nearly a quarter of a century, the monumental fest would make its “final, full cross-country run.” The news is now sinking in as a reality as the tour’s final date, August 5th, fast approaches. What’s been known as Vans Warped Tour since 1996 has equally officially been known as a place for aspiring alts trapped in the suburbs to flourish—one that just so happened to make history in the process. Warped Tour was not only a launching pad for Green Day, Katy Perry , Blink-182, and even Eminem; it was also a documentation of the birth of emo as we know it in the aughts, seen through its lineups’ shift from punk acts like Bad Religion, Rancid, the Casualties, NOFX, and Anti-Flag to bands like All Time Low, Simple Plan, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, the Used, and From First to Last—the latter of which featured one long-haired, screaming emo heartthrob Sonny Moore, now better known as Skrillex . In case you hadn’t noticed, pretty much all of the above feature almost exclusively white men—a lack of diversity that’s unfortunately continued into the 50-plus bands chosen to make up Warped Tour’s last hurrah. (Joan Jett is putting in her usual appearance, but Paramore’s flamed-hair Hayley Williams, essentially the only woman who managed to become a face of Warped Tour throughout its history, is noticeably missing from this year’s lineup.) Take a look back at that history, flaws and all, with the best photos of its glory days, including flashbacks to Perry’s guitar, Oli Sykes’s neck tats, Benji Madden’s snake bites, Jared Leto’s lipstick, Pete Wentz’s popped collar, Demi Lovato ‘s sweeping side bangs, and Jeffree Star’s infamous hot-pink mop, here.

Skrillex, when he was Sonny Moore of From First to Last, at the 2006 Vans Warped tour in San Francisco.

A pre-pop-fame Katy Perry performing at the 2008 Warped Tour in Carson, California.

Hayley Williams of Paramore, with her signature neon hair, performing at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Chris Barker of Anti-Flag performing at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Wheatland, California.

Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars performing at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Simple Plan performing at the 2004 Vans Warped Tour in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

Before his makeup line became an empire, Jeffree Star, seen her at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour in Carson, California, was a Warped Tour regular.

Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance performing at the 2005 Vans Warped Tour in Columbus, Ohio.

Katy Perry performing at the 2009 15th Anniversary Vans Warped Tour in Los Angeles, California.

The Casualties performing at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour in Uniondale, New York.

Demi Lovato posing backstage at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Ventura, California.

Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless (and more famously of Gossip Girl ) performing at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Marysville, California.

Taylor Momsen’s shoes during her performance at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Mountain View, California.

Bert McCracken of The Used performing at the 2002 Vans Warped Tour in San Francisco, California

Benji Madden of Good Charlotte performing at the 2004 10th Anniversary Vans Warped Tour in Boston, Massachusetts.

Katy Perry performing at the 2008 Vans Warped Tour in Carson, California.

Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley, and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy at the 2005 Vans Warped Tour in Columbus, Ohio.

Billy Idol performing at the 2005 Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, California.

Lars Frederiksen and Tim Armstrong of Rancid performing at the 2003 Vans Warped Tour in San Francisco, California.

Joan Jett performing at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour in Detroit, Michigan.

Travis Barker of The Transplants performing at the 2005 Vans Warped Tour in Randall’s Island, New York.

Oli Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon performing at the 2013 Vans Warped Tour in Ventura, California.

Jeffree Star at the 2013 Vans Warped Tour press conference and kick-off party in Los Angeles, California.

Andrew W.K. performing at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Mountain View, California.

William Beckett of The Academy Is… performing at the 2008 Vans Warped Tour in Englishtown, New Jersey.

Hayley Williams of Paramore performing at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour in San Diego, California.

Ice-T performing in a surprise appearance at the 2003 Vans Warped Tour in San Francisco, California.

Hayley Williams of Paramore performing at the 2008 Vans Warped Tour in San Antonio, Texas.

Katy Perry signing a fan’s cast at the 2008 Warped Tour in Ventura, California.

Joan Jett performing at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bebe Rexha performing at the 2015 Vans Warped Tour in Ventura, California.

Riff Raff and bassist Andy Glass of We Came as Romans performing during the 2015 Vans Warped Tour in Ventura, California.

Tyson Ritter of the All-American Rejects performing at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Carson, California.

Katy Perry performing at the 2008 Vans Warped Tour in Ventura, Caliornia.

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After 24 years, Warped Tour is currently out traversing North America for the final summer. Let's revisit some of its most famous and unlikely participants over the years.

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In 1999, Ice-T released his studio album “The Seventh Deadly Sin” and channeled his Body Count rocker energy into shows on that summer’s Warped Tour.

Less than two months after releasing “Enema of the State,” Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus gets some air at Warped’s July 16, 1999 stop at Randalls Island, New York.

Yes, Eminem played Warped Tour. “The Slim Shady LP” dropped in Feb. 1999, and that summer, Em performed “My Name Is” and other early-career cuts to thousands of kids on Warped.

The Black Eyed Peas

Before Fergie joined and back when they were marketed as an alternative hip-hop group, the Black Eyed Peas performed Warped dates alongside the likes of Eminem and Ice-T in 1999.

Back in 2000, Green Day was on the Warped Tour several months before the release of their sixth LP, “Warning.” Here’s Billie Joe Armstrong rocking out in Ventura, Cali.

Back during their time with the independent punk label Nitro Records, here is AFI playing tracks from their album “The Art of Drowning” at Phoenix in 2001.

Tim Armstrong of Rancid shows off his moves at Warped Tour in San Francisco in 2001.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The impression that I get…is that the Mighty Mighty Bosstones rocked pretty hard in 2002.

Around the time The Used releases their self-titled debut album, frontman Bert McCracken works the crowd at Warped in San Francisco in 2002.

All-American Rejects

Chris Gaylor, Mike Kennerty, Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter of the All-American Rejects sign autographs at the 2003 Vans Warped Tour on Randall’s Island on Aug. 9, 2003 in New York City.

New Found Glory

New Found Glory singer Jordan Pundik performs at the 2004 Vans Warped Tour in Camden, New Jersey; there’s a good chance he’s singing one of the hits from that year’s NFG album, “Catalyst.”

Good Charlotte

“This is the anthem, throw all your hands up…” for Good Charlotte at the 2004 Warped Tour in Boston.

My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance performs during the 2004 Vans Warped Tour — the summer their breakthrough “Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge” came out, and the summer before they became truly huge.

Fall Out Boy

Pete Wentz pops his collar and the rest of Fall Out Boy strikes a pose at the 2005 Warped Tour at Germain Amphitheater in Columbus, Ohio.

Billy Idol brought hits like “White Wedding” and “Rebel Yell” to the 2005 Warped Tour. Here he is performing in Pomona, Calif.

Avenged Sevenfold

Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold rock out during 2005 — the year they became the first band to perform with a smoke machine on Warped Tour.

Gym Class Heroes

Travis McCoy and Marc DeJesus of Gym Class Heroes pose during the 2006 Vans Warped Tour at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

In 2006, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts were the much-respected veterans rounding out the Warped bill. Here they are performing in Fitchburg, Mass.

30 Seconds to Mars

Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars delivers the hits during the 2006 Warped Tour at Fitchburg, Mass.

Paramore’s Josh Farro, Hayley Williams, Hunter Lamb, Jeremy Davis and Zac Farro pose at the Warped Tour 2006 Press Night and Party at Plush at the Key Club in Hollywood, Calif.

Yes, Katy Perry once played Warped Tour! This was 2008, around the time her single “I Kissed a Girl” was starting to gain momentum. Here she is on June 22 in Ventura, Cali.

Chris Barker of Anti-Flag rocks out at Warped Tour 2010 at Sleep Train Amphitheater in Wheatland, Cali.

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato poses backstage at Warped Tour 2010 in Ventura, Cali.’s Seaside Park.

Dropkick Murphys

The Dropkick Murphys, veterans of the Warped Tour dating back to 1998, pose backstage at Warped 2010 at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in San Diego, Cali.

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley gets the crowd pumped at Warped 2010 in Mountain View, Calif.

Andy Biersack, Sebastian Bach & Danny Worsnop

Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides, Sebastian Bach and Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria pose backstage at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour at California State University.

Paramore were Warped veterans by 2011, their sixth year on the tour; here’s Hayley Williams getting charged up at Milwaukee’s Marcus Amphitheatre that summer.

All Time Low

All Time Low guitarist Jack Barakat gets up close with the crowd at Warped 2012 at Ventura, Calif.’s Seaside Park.

Drummer Dan Whitesides, vocalist Bert McCracken, guitarist Quinn Allman and bassist Jeph Howard of The Used clown around backstage at the Warped Tour in San Diego on June 27, 2012.

A Day To Remember

A Day To Remember frontman Jeremy McKinnon commands the crowd during a surprise set at Warped 2014 on July 19 in Tinley Park, Illinois.

Chester Bennington

The legend Chester Bennington performs in Ventura, Cali. during Linkin Park’s lone summer on the Warped Tour, 2014.

Machine Gun Kelly & Mike Shinoda

Machine Gun Kelly and Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda pose backstage at Warped on June 22, 2014 in Ventura, Calif.

The Word Alive

Tyler “Telle” Smith of The Word Alive gets the Warped crowd into a frenzy on June 20, 2014 in Pomona, Calif.

Pop hitmaker Bebe Rexha performs at Ventura, Cali.’s Seaside Park during Warped 2015.

Waka Flocka Flame

Waka Flocka Flame gets into his Warped set at White River Amphitheater on Aug. 12, 2016 in Auburn, Wash.

Echosmith’s Sydney Sierota connects with the crowd during the band’s Pomona, Cali. show on June 21, 2018.

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Vans Warped Tour Is Coming In Hot (And… Cold?)

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San Diegans, mark your calendars: Saturday, August 5th will be a day for the books!

The 2017 Vans Warped Tour presented by Journeys is coming through San Diego – to Qualcomm!

Starting at 11 a.m., your lives will be packed with musical glory from the likes of Bowling For Soup, CKY, Never Shout Never and so. much. more.

And aside from the music, let’s get into a couple special treats for this year:

Free parent ticket:

(1) parent (age 28 and older) will be permitted to accompany a child (under the age of 16) with a PAID ticket to the event for free. ​

Coolness (but, literally):

For those of you who are Warped professionals, you know that things can get hot at this show. There will be designated Shade Tents throughout the venue to keep you cool… or cold.

We all need it. Snag free filtered water at the Cool Gear Water Hydration Stations. Fans can use water bottles, soda cups, or purchase a reusable water bottle to fill up as much as needed throughout the day. Look for the “WATER” banner in the festival grounds for the filtration stations.

Coolness AND H20:

OH YEAH. Weather permitting, this is happening (see image below)!

Ready to jump in!? Snag your tickets ($40+), here .

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Vans Warped Tour: A Journey Through Music, Unity, and Rebellion

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In the annals of music history, there exists a phenomenon that transcended mere festivals; it became a cultural movement, a rite of passage, and a symbol of rebellion and unity. This phenomenon is none other than the Vans Warped Tour . For over two decades, the tour crisscrossed the continent, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of countless fans and musicians alike. It was more than just a showcase of punk, rock, and alternative music—it was a community, a platform for expression, and a celebration of youth culture.

The festival was crucial for the launch of many musical acts as well as independently owned brands such as Substream Magazine . I recall doing a cover shoot with Hey Monday who was a headliner for the festival in 2010. Kevin had offered up his back yard and pool for the afternoon! He offered up his home, pool and grilling skills to the entire crew. That’s the kind of guy he was.

The roots of the Vans Warped Tour can be traced back to the early 1990s, a time when alternative music was surging in popularity. It was during this era that Kevin Lyman, a seasoned music industry veteran, conceived the idea of a traveling festival that would cater to the burgeoning punk and skateboarding communities. Drawing inspiration from the DIY ethos of punk rock and the raw energy of skate culture, Lyman set out to create an event unlike anything the music world had seen before.

“We wanted to bring together the worlds of music and skateboarding in a way that hadn’t been done before,” recalls Lyman. “We wanted to create a space where young people could come together, express themselves, and celebrate their passions.”

And so, in the summer of 1995, the inaugural Vans Warped Tour kicked off in a handful of cities across the United States. Featuring a lineup of up-and-coming punk and ska bands, as well as a makeshift skate ramp, the tour immediately struck a chord with audiences hungry for something new and exciting.

“It was like nothing we’d ever experienced before,” says Tim Armstrong, frontman of the influential punk band Rancid, who performed on the first Warped Tour. “There was this sense of freedom and camaraderie that you just couldn’t find anywhere else. It felt like we were part of something special.”

As the tour progressed and evolved, the Vans Warped Tour grew in size and scope, attracting bigger crowds and more diverse lineups. Bands like NOFX, Bad Religion, and Pennywise became synonymous with the tour, while newcomers such as Blink-182, Green Day, and My Chemical Romance found a platform to showcase their talents to a wider audience.

“It was a crazy time,” reflects Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. “We were just a bunch of kids from San Diego with big dreams, and suddenly we were playing in front of thousands of people every day. It was surreal.”

But beyond the music, the Vans Warped Tour was also known for its sense of community and inclusivity. From its early days, the tour embraced diversity and welcomed fans of all backgrounds, genders, and identities.

“It didn’t matter who you were or where you came from,” says Hayley Williams of Paramore. “At Warped Tour, we were all part of the same family. It was a place where you could be yourself without fear of judgment.”

For many bands, the Vans Warped Tour was not just a chance to perform, but also an opportunity to connect with fans on a personal level.

“It was like summer camp for punk rockers,” says Travis Barker of Blink-182. “We’d spend all day hanging out with fans, signing autographs, and just soaking in the energy of the crowd. It was pure magic.”

Over the years, the Vans Warped Tour continued to evolve, adapting to changing musical trends and cultural shifts. While punk and ska remained at the heart of the tour, organizers also began to incorporate elements of emo, hardcore, metal, and hip-hop into the lineup, reflecting the diverse tastes of its audience.

“We always tried to stay ahead of the curve,” says Lyman. “We wanted Warped Tour to be a reflection of the ever-changing landscape of alternative music. We never wanted to get stuck in one particular genre.”

Despite its success, the Vans Warped Tour faced its fair share of challenges over the years. From financial struggles to logistical headaches, organizing a cross-country tour of this magnitude was no easy feat.

“It was a constant balancing act,” admits Lyman. “There were times when we didn’t know if we’d be able to keep the tour going. But we always found a way to make it work because we believed in what we were doing.” I’ll never forget the afternoon in Cincinnati, OH when sitting with Kevin backstage when he looked at me in all honesty and said, “I’m not sure how much longer I can do this.”  

In 2018, after 24 years and over 1,000 shows, Kevin Lyman made the difficult decision to bring the Vans Warped Tour to an end. Citing declining ticket sales and the changing dynamics of the music industry, Lyman felt that it was time to close this chapter of his life.

“It was bittersweet,” says Lyman. “On one hand, I was proud of everything we’d accomplished over the years. But on the other hand, it was hard to say goodbye to something that had been such a big part of my life for so long.”

As news of the tour’s demise spread, fans and musicians alike took to social media to share their memories and express their gratitude for the impact that the Vans Warped Tour had had on their lives.

“It’s the end of an era,” tweeted Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. “Warped Tour was more than just a music festival—it was a movement. Thank you, Kevin Lyman, for everything.”

In the years since its final curtain call, the legacy of the Vans Warped Tour lives on in the hearts and minds of those who experienced it firsthand. From the countless bands who got their start on its stages to the millions of fans who found solace and inspiration within its walls, the tour will forever hold a special place in the annals of music history.

“As sad as I am to see it go, I’m grateful for the memories,” says Lyman. “Warped Tour was more than just a job—it was a labor of love. And I wouldn’t trade those years for anything in the world.”

Although the sun has set on the legacy of the Vans Warped Tour, one thing remains abundantly clear: its impact has been felt and will be felt for generations to come. For those who were lucky enough to experience it, the tour will forever serve as a reminder of the power of music to unite, inspire, and ignite the flames of rebellion.

“The spirit of Warped Tour will never die,” says Tim McIlrath of Rise Against. “As long as there are kids out there with guitars and something to say, the legacy of Warped Tour will live on.”

Kevin, if your reading this, let’s bring back Warped Tour!  

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The Vans Warped Tour 2011

This year, we had the chance to catch up with the Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, Mountain View, and San Diego, California.

The Vans Warped Tour is known for showcasing legendary and up and coming bands of all genres. This year was no exception and Mesa artists were in full force at the ‘punk rock summer camp’. Mesa is proud to been a part of  Warped Tour over the past 17 years, all thanks to the bands, crew, and of course, Warped Tour founder, Kevin Lyman!

There were so many bands to see this year that we split up and caught shows first in Pomona and Mountain View, and met up with the tour again as it wrapped up in San Diego.

Some highlights on the Teggart Main Stage this year were A Day to Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red, Pepper, Against Me!, Less Than Jake, and 3Oh!3. Other Mesa bands played the Advent, Nintendo 3DS, Tilly’s, and AP Stages throughout the day.

The bands used a wide variety of Mesa guitar and bass amps and cabs to achieve their tones. Dual and Triple Rectifiers were in full force this year, as well as Electra Dynes, Stilettos, Mark IVs and Vs, paired with Rectifier and Stiletto 4x12 and 2x12 cabs. There were also M9 Carbines, Big?Block 750s, Bass 400+s played with a range of Mesa PowerHouse cabs.

The Vans Warped tour never fails to deliver extreme heat, huge crowds, and cutting edge music. We had a great time this year and are eagerly anticipating next years line up.

A special thanks to all of the Mesa Artists out on Warped this year:

• The Devil Wears Prada
• Less Than Jake
• Against Me!
• A Day to Remember
• August Burns Red
• A Skylit Drive
• Set Your Goals
• Simple Plan
• The Expendables
• The Word Alive
• Of Mice & Men
• There for Tomorrow
• We Came As Romans
• Winds o f Plague
• The Wonder Years
• Three Bad Jacks
• Family Force Five
• Bowling for Soup

See you next year!

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