AP Exclusive: First 18 bands confirmed for Warped 2008

Forget what you've read on other news and gossip sites around the ol' internets; we at Alternative Press have rounded up the first 18 bands officially confirmed for the 2008 edition of Warped Tour, straight from Kevin Lyman. If a band aren't on the list below, they're not confirmed for Warped. But enough of who's not on the thing; you wanna know who's gonna be rocking you senseless this summer. Take a gander — each band listed below is confirmed for the entire tour:

The Academy Is…
The Briggs
The Bronx
The Color Fred
The Devil Wears Prada
Every Time I Die
From First to Last
Gym Class Heroes
The Lordz
Norma Jean
Katy Perry
Pierce The Veil
Reel Big Fish
Relient K
Shwayze
Street Dogs
3Oh!3
We The Kings

More bands, as well as the tour's routing, will be announced over the next few months exclusively at altpress.com, so keep on coming back to be the first to know just how awesome next summer is going to be.