10 most memorable Warped Tour lineups

Warped Tour is quickly approaching its 25th anniversary shows, kicking off its first in Cleveland June 8. As if you needed another reason to relive its legendary history, here are 10 of the most memorable lineups to grace the traveling punk-rock summer camp.

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1. 1995

Warped Tour 1995

Without the first year, we wouldn’t have had any of the other most memorable lineups. Luckily, this year was also pretty kickass, boasting performances from Sublime, No Doubt and more.

2. 1999


Warped Tour 1999

1999 marks quite an interesting year for the traveling punk-rock festival, giving Eminem and a pre-Fergie Black Eyed Peas their first Warped gigs. It also included such punk mainstays as blink-182, Suicidal Tendencies, Less Than Jake, Dropkick Murphys, Bouncing Souls, Pennywise and more.

3. 2000


This year marks Green Day and Weezer’s only Warped appearances where they shared parking lots alongside the likes of Anti-Flag, CKY, MxPx, NOFX, Simple Plan and more.

4. 2001

Warped Tour 2001

AFI, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory and Sum 41 were among the acts to make their Warped Tour debut this year.

5. 2004

The All-American Rejects, Simple Plan, Avenged Sevenfold, Bowling For Soup, Fall Out Boy, Motion City Soundtrack, My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, Coheed And Cambria, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Rise Against, Sugarcult, Taking Back Sunday, the Early November, the Used, Thursday, Underoath and Yellowcard. Need we say more?

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6. 2005

Warped Tour 2005

When discussing the cross-country end for Warped Tour, Kevin Lyman revealed the 2018 date was the second biggest year. The first? This one. In part due to the popularity of alt acts gracing MTV’s TRL, this year featured an all-star lineup of Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Relient K, Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights, the Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Saosin, Armor For Sleep and Circa Survive—just to name a few.

7. 2007

Warped Tour 2007

Paramore were in the midst of kicking off their RIOT! era on this summer’s run, playing alongside the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Bayside, Chiodos, Motionless In White, the Matches, Boys Like Girls, Cute Is What We Aim For, Envy On The Coast, Forever The Sickest Kids, Mayday Parade, Meg & Dia, New Years Day and many, many more.

8. 2008

Warped Tour 2008

All Time Low, the Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, the Maine, Valencia, Gym Class Heroes, Every Time I Die, A Day To Remember, 3OH!3, Jeffree Star and many more graced Warped stages in 2008. But the most memorable artist on Warped this year? Katy Perry, who played her first and (possibly) last run.

9. 2012

Warped Tour 2012

2012 was a mega year for alternative-tinged rap with Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun, G-Eazy and T. Mills (now known as Beats 1 Radio host Travis Mills) all hitting stages. It also featured SWMRS’ prename change as the more pop-punkier Emily’s Army, plus Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, We Are The In Crowd and more.

10. 2018

Warped Tour 2018

Last year marked the final cross-country run, making it an unforgettable run regardless of who played it. Everyone involved made it extra-special with artists such as All Time Low, Black Veil Brides, Four Year Strong, Beartooth and more. Plus, who can forget Every Time I Die and Pennywise facing off to be the final song played at Warped Tour?