Vans Warped Tour

Over the past 14 years, Warped Tour has changed dramatically, for better or worse, depending on your view of exactly what the tour should be. In 1995, the "punk" music scene was finally starting to get some attention in the U.S., due in no small part to the rise of Nirvana. Sure, punk had been around since the 70's, but it's impact wasn't felt in the U.S. for nearly 15 years. But as Alternative Radio took the safer Grunge path, Warped embraced the less radio-friendly punk sound. Bands like Pennywise, Bad Religion and Bouncing Souls were welcomed by Warped's crowds while rarely getting commercial airplay. Other bands, such as Green Day, The Offspring, Sublime and Blink-182, popularized punk (and its offshoots), while staying true to its punk roots. Around 2005, the "scene" exploded on a commercial level, as bands like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and The All-American Rejects achieved platinum sales, further boosting Warped's popularity. Today, you'll find nearly 100 bands at each venue playing everything from old-school punk, metalcore, post-hardcore, pop-punk, emo, screamo, ska, hip-hop and hybrids. You'll also be bombarded with social and political-cause booths, as well as the obligatory masses of assorted "merch" vendors. There's autograph sessions, which allow the fans to interact with their heroes. And don't be surprised to find a few of the performers roaming among the crowds to catch other band's sets. There are multiple stages, which included two alternating main stages, two alternating secondary stages, and a multitude of smaller stages where you can find many of tomorrow's stars. So how the heck do you find who's playing and when? The first thing to do when you enter the venue is to find the large inflatable schedule wall (see photo). It includes the stage lineups and time slots. Grab a blank schedule sheet provided near the wall and start filling in the squares. There's no preprinted schedule, because the lineup changes from city to city, with some bands playing the entire tour and others playing only certain dates.

The 2008 Vans Warped Tour kicks off June 20th in Pomona, CA, criss-crosses the U.S., and ends in Carson, CA on August 17th. In total, the Tour will play 46 cities and include well over 100 bands. Headliners this year include former Blink-182 member Tom Delonge's current band Angels & Airwaves, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, Story of the Year, Paramore, Motion City Soundtrack, Pennywise, Chiodos, Bouncing Souls, Reel Big Fish, Against Me!, As I Lay Dying, Rise Against and many more. You can also catch rising stars, All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Madina Lake, Cobra Starship, Katy Perry, The Color Fred, Alesana, The Devil Wears Prada, Family Force 5, and Say Anything. And that's just scratching the surface. Factor in the bargain basement ticket price of $20 - $30 and you have yourself an incredible bang for the buck! So grab your sunscreen, shades, camera, comfortable shoes (Vans, maybe?) and lots of cash. Roam among the masses, head for the moshpits, crowd surf or just chill with you friends at this year's version of Punk Rock Summer Camp - I know I will...

1997 *** Jun 20 - Jul 3
3OH!3 *** Whole tour
A Cursive Memory *** Jul 11 - Jul 26
A Day to Remember *** Jun 20 - Jul 20, Aug 8 - Aug 17
Action Design *** Jun 20 - Jun 28, Aug 13 - Aug 17
The Academy Is... *** Whole tour
Add.Verse *** Whole tour
Against Me! *** Jun 20 - Aug 4, Aug 11 - Aug 17





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Agent Orange *** Aug 15, 16
The Aggrolites *** Whole tour
The A.K.A.s *** Jul 23 - Aug 3, Aug 8 - Aug 10
Alamance *** Jul 9 - Jul 18, Jul 23 - Aug 2
Alesana *** Whole tour
All That Remains *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
All Time Low *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
Anberlin *** Whole tour
Angels and Airwaves *** Whole tour
Anarbor *** Aug 13, Aug 15 - Aug 17
The Architects *** Jul 1, 2
As I Lay Dying *** Jun 20 - Jul 18





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The Audition *** Whole tour
August Burns Red *** Jun 20 - July 6
Authority Zero *** Aug 10 - Aug 13, Aug 15 - Aug 17
Automatic Love Letter *** Jul 17 - Aug 17
Be Your Own Pet *** Jul 9 - 18, Jul 23 - Aug 2
Beat Union Whole *** tour
Bedouin Soundclash *** Jul 3 - Jul 17
Between the Trees *** Whole tour
Big Drill Car *** Aug 14 - Aug 17
Black President *** Aug 10 - Aug 13, Aug 15 - Aug 17
Blasé Debris *** Jul 23 - Jul 30
The Bleeding Irish *** Whole tour
Bouncing Souls *** Jul 16 - Jul 25
The Briggs *** Whole tour
Bring Me the Horizon *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
Broadway Calls *** Whole tour
The Bronx *** Whole tour
Buffalo Casket *** Jul 24 - Jul 30
Casket Architects *** Jul 31 - Aug 3
Charlotte Sometimes *** Whole tour
Chiodos *** Jul 18
Cinder Road *** Jul 9 - 28
Cinematic Sunrise *** Jul 10 - Jul 16
The Classic Crime *** Jul 27 - Aug 17
Cobra Starship *** Whole tour
CrashCarBurn *** Jul 9 - Jul 28
The Color Fred *** Whole tour
Confide *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
Culture Shock Camp *** Whole tour
Danger Radio *** Jul 19 - Aug 8 / Aug 9 - Aug 18
Dante *** Whole tour
Dead Legend *** Jul 9 - 15, Jul 25 - Aug 2
Defy Tomorrow *** Jun 22 - 29, Aug 13 - 15, 17
Drive A *** Jun 22, 25, Aug 14, 17
The Devil Wears Prada *** Whole tour
D.I. *** Aug 14 - Aug 17
The Dillinger Escape Plan *** Jul 9 - Jul 15
Disco Ensemble *** Jul 7 - 16, 23 - 30
Dodger *** Jul 19 - Jul 20
Does It Offend You *** Jul 23 - Jul 31
Dr. Manhattan *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
Edreys *** Jul 24, 25, 30 - Aug 2
Entice *** Jun 20 - Jul 6
Evergreen Terrace *** Whole tour
Every Avenue *** Jul 9 - Aug 6
Every Time I Die *** Whole tour
Fall From Grace *** Aug 9 - Aug 13, Aug 15 - Aug 17
Family Force 5 *** whole tour except Jun 19, Jun 20, Jun 26, Jul 2, Jul 12, Aug 8
Farewell *** Jun 20 - Jul 23
Fear *** Aug 14 - Aug 17
Fear Nuttin' Band *** Jul 24 - Aug 13, Aug 15 - Aug 17
Fight Fight Fight *** Jul 1 - Jul 6
Forever the Sickest Kids *** Jun 20 - Jul 6 / Jul 7 - Aug 17
Four Year Strong *** Jul 9 - Aug 17
From First to Last *** Whole tour
Gaslight Anthem *** Jul 9 - Jul 16
GBH *** Aug 6 - Aug 17
The Germs *** Aug 14 - Aug 17
Gil Mantera's Party Dream *** Whole tour
Greeley Estates *** Whole tour
Gym Class Heroes *** Whole tour





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H20 *** Aug 14 - Aug 17
Hi-Fi Hand Grenades *** Aug 5 - Aug 10
The Higher *** Jun 20 - Jul 20
Honor Bright *** Jul 24
Horrorpops *** Whole tour
The Human Abstract *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
Hunter Revenge *** Jun 20, Aug 17
Ivens *** Jul 27 - Aug 17
Jack's Mannequin *** Jul 1 - Jul 20
Jeffree Star *** Jun 20 - Jun 29
Jet Lag Gemini *** Jun 25 - Jul 9, Jul 29 - Aug 2
Just Surrender *** Jul 9 - Jul 26
Katy Perry *** Whole tour
Last Great Assault *** Jul 1 - Jul 6
The Lordz *** Whole tour
Lost Point *** Jun 28 - Jun 29
Love Equals Death *** Jun 20 - Jun 29
Ludo *** Jul 22 - Aug 17
Madina Lake *** Jul 9 - Jul 25





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The Maine *** Jun 20 - Jul 3
Massive Monkees *** Whole tour
Matisyahu *** Jul 9 - 11, 13
Mayday Parade *** Whole tour
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster *** Jun 20 - Jul 18
MC Chris *** Whole tour
Medium Troy *** Aug 9, 10
Megaphone *** Jul 22 - 29
MIA *** Aug 14 - Aug 17
Midnight To Twelve *** Jun 25 - Jul 1
Miracle Dolls *** Jun 20 - Jun 22
Mo Bigsley *** Aug 17
Motion City Soundtrack *** Jul 29 - Aug 9, Aug 13
Motionless In White *** Jul 9 - Jul 16, 25, 27, 29 - 31
Norma Jean *** Whole tour
Now On *** Jun 20 - 22, 28, 29, Aug 9 - 17
Oceana *** Aug 13 - 17
On The Surface *** Aug 13, 16
ORESKABAND *** Whole tour
Othello *** Whole tour
Paige Wood *** Whole tour
Panima *** Whole tour
Paramore *** Jul 1 - Jul 6
Patent Pending *** Jul 17, 18, 26
Pato *** Jul 10 - 26
Pennywise *** Jun 20 - 29, Jul 15 - Aug 3
Peter Distefano *** Jun 21, 22
Phathom *** Jun 20 - Jun 29
Pierce the Veil *** Whole tour
The Pink Spiders *** Jul 1 - Jul 20
The Pinker Tones *** Whole tour
Piotta *** Jun 20 - Jul 9
Protest the Hero *** Whole tour
Pull The Pin *** Jul 15, 16, 23, 25 - 29
The Randies *** Jul 24 - Aug 13, Aug 15 - Aug 17
The Recovering *** Jul 9 - Jul 18, Jul 23 - Aug 2
Reel Big Fish *** Whole tour
Relient K *** Whole tour
Revolution Mother *** Aug 13 - Aug 17
Rise Against *** Aug 6 - Aug 17
The Saint Alvia Cartel *** Jul 9 - Aug 3, Aug 13 on
Say Anything *** Whole tour
Say No More *** Jun 20 - Jun 21
The Secret Handshake *** Jun 30 - Jul 9
Set Your Goals *** Whole tour
Settings *** Jul 14 - 28
Shwayze *** Whole tour
Sick City *** Jul 19 - Jul 20, Aug 6
Single File *** Jul 27 - Aug 17
Skeet Skeet *** Whole tour
Sky Eats Airplane *** Jul 27 - Aug 17
Staylefish *** Jul 19 - Jul 24, Jul 26
Steve Steadham / Citizen X *** Whole tour
Stick to Your Guns *** Jun 20 - Jul 6
Story of the Year *** Whole tour
Street Dogs *** Whole tour
Street Drum Corps Presents BANG! *** Whole tour
Supe *** Jun 20 - 26, Jul 3, 6
T.S.O.L. *** Aug 14 - 17
TAT *** Jun 20 - Aug 3
Treaty of Paris *** Jun 20 - Jun 29
Valencia *** Jun 20 - Jul 10
The Vandals *** Aug 6 - Aug 17
Vanna *** Jul 23
We The Kings *** Whole tour
You, Me, Everyone We Know *** Jul 1 - Jul 2
Your Highness Electric *** Jun 20 - Jun 21

6/20 Pomona, CA
6/21 San Francisco, CA
6/22 Ventura,CA
6/25 Phoenix, AZ
6/26 Las Cruces, NM
6/28 Salt Lake City, UT
6/29 Denver, CO
7/1 Maryland Heights, MO
7/2 Bonner Springs, KS
7/3 Dallas, TX
7/5 Selma, TX
7/6 Houston, TX
7/9 Atlanta, GA
7/10 Orlando, FL
7/11 Petersburg, FL
7/12 Miami, FL
7/13 Elkton, FL
7/14 Charlotte, NC
7/15 Virginia Beach, VA
7/16 Columbia, MD
7/17 Cleveland, OH
7/18 Detroit, MI
7/19 Toronto, ON
7/20 Montreal, QC
7/23 Mansfield, MA
7/24 Darien Center, NY
7/25 Camden, NJ
7/26 Uniondale, NY
7/27 Scranton, PA
7/28 Englishtown, NJ
7/29 Pittsburgh, PA
7/30 Cincinnati, OH
7/31 Noblesville, IN
8/1 Milwaukee, WI
8/2 Tinley Park, IL
8/3 Shakopee, MN
8/5 Saskatoon, SK
8/6 Calgary, AB
8/8 Nampa, ID
8/9 George, WA
8/10 St. Helens, OR
8/13 Fresno, CA
8/14 Chula Vista, CA
8/15 Mountain View, CA
8/16 Marysville, CA
8/17 Carson, CA