Kevin Lyman talks about Warped Tour; full routing announced

Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman recently discussed some of the issues that have arisen in organizing the 2006 edition of the tour.

The problems were brought to light first when Lyman chastised some bands for abusing Warped connections to acquire corporate sponsorship. Since then, there have been other problems like the recent difficulties with a man named Lou Galluch, who was alledgedly misrepresenting himself to bands as a tour booker.

Beyond that, some of the daily problems are also frustrating for the man who started the infamous tour. Lyman explained:

I mean, it wears you down after awhile. We try to book this tour and we reach out to bands and they all want to be on the main stage. They all have a sense of entitlement. And every day for the past 12 years I have the same conversations and I give out the same explanations. The sheer minutiae of my day-to-day routine is astonishing.

Despite the small frustrations though, Lyman is intent on keeping the tour going as long as possible, saying:

I'm learning to relax a little bit, to try and de-stress about some things, and though it's been a pain this year, I can't wait for the tour to start. The first day is going to be great

On a related note, the tour has also announced a full routing for the tour; though venues are still being confirmed. You can click Read More for the dates and cities.