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The best known and largest tour of punk, hardcore, indie and ska. Founded in 1995 by promoter Kevin Lyman, it quickly grew to encompass all that was good and bad about festival tours. Though it manages to meld many progressive and counter-cultural ideas like skateboarding and punk, it has also become a center for youth-oriented product placement, and extensive advertising abounds. Despite that, it still boasts a huge range of acts and stages for almost any tastes, and has played host to notable acts like NOFX, Green Day, Bad Religion, Rancid, and Less Than Jake, to name but a few of the hundreds of bands who have played the international tour.
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Warped Tour 2001, Warped Tour 2002, Warped Tour 2003, Warped Tour 2004, Warped Tour 2005, Warped Tour 2006, Warped Tour 2007, Warped Tour 2008, Warped Tour 2009 Recent ReviewsRecent NewsKevin Lyman talks 15th Anniversary LP33.tv spoke to Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman about the 15th anniversary of the tour as well as the production of the documentary which opens…Vans Warped Tour celebrates 15th anniversary with exclusive concert The Vans Warped Tour will celebrate the touring festival's 15th anniversary with a special performance next month, parts of which will be broadcast in theaters nationwide days later. The show will take place on September 6th at Los Angeles, CA-based Club Nokia, featuring performances by Warped Tour alumni Bad Religion,All-American Rejects, Katy Perry, NOFX, Ozomatli, The Aggrolites, The Decaydance All…New York Times looks at Warped Tour culture clash In a review of the Uniondale, NY stop of the 2009 Warped Tour, the New York Times looked at the culture clash going on at the tour this year, particularly provoked by Brokencyde and Millionaires. The article noted: 2009 will be remembered as the year the Warped Tour transmogrified into a rave. Or at least enough of one to inspire plenty of dancing, as well as several raised middle fingers, hurled slurs and bottles chucked at stages by fans unaccustomed to hearing synthesizers in their metalcore, or rapping…Garageland visits The Warped Tour to discover the worst band Our friends at Exclaim sent their correspondent to Warped Tour to cover the event. In the first segment, the reporter asks Alexisonfire guitarist Wade MacNeil who the worst band on Warped is. MacNeil replies: "you got a couple of minutes?" That kicks off a series of quick interviews with NOFX, Alexisonfire, Gallows, Senses Fail and many more. Those folks…Warped Tour Journal: Day 2 Love it or hate it, for the past 15 years, summer has meant a return of the Vans Warped Tour. As the tour continues to grow in size and scope it has brought in new fans and alienated others. Punknews decided to get the scoop on what to expect on this year's Warped Tour by heading to Pomona, California to check out the first date of Warped Tour…Warped Tour Journal: Day 1 Love it or hate it, for the past 15 years, summer has meant a return of the Vans Warped Tour. As the tour continues to grow in size and scope it has brought in new fans and alienated others. Punknews decided to get the scoop on what to expect on this year's Warped Tour by heading to Pomona, California to check out the first date of Warped Tour…Rock Band promises "Warped Tour" track packs According to the latest Warped Tour newsletter, video game producer Harmonix is planning a series of Warped themed track packages featuring some of the performers at this years tour. While the songs have not been announced, some of the participating bands include: The Devil Wears Prada, Underoath, Bad Religion, Chiodos, A Day to Remember and…Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour) As the mastermind behind the Warped Tour, the alternative music festival that will soon celebrate its 15th summer, Kevin Lyman has been battered with criticism from musicians and music-lovers alike. They claim his tour is oversaturated with corporate sponsors and that tickets are overpriced. They complain that musicians on the tour are too popular or that the tour has lost touch with its punk-rock roots. They say, of course, that Lyman has sold…Bowl with Bad Religion, Anti-Flag, NOFX, Bayside, Less Than Jake (for Charity) The Warped Tour promoters have announced a charity auction that will give one winner (and guest) an opportunity to bowl with a number of Warped Tour acts. The auction is to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation and all proceeds go towards leukemia, cancer, and AIDS research. Bands features in the auction include NOFX, Bad Religion, Less Than Jake,…Lyman expands on Country Tour plans Kevin Lyman, founder of the Warped Tour, recently unveiled some reasoning behind expanding his repertoire to include 2010 country tour, dubbed "Round-Up". I worked on Down From The Mountain: Oh Brother, the soundtrack and I did a tour around that. I met all these bluegrass people who were basically punkers from the appellations. They don’t get radio; they don’t get a lot of stuff. It was just a natural thing. A lot of people who work on my tours are from Nashville or their families are in country music. I think there’s a lot of… |
