Warped Tour bands fill in for NOFX with ultimate cover set during delay
Vans Warped Tour wrapped up the last dates of their 25th Anniversary shows this weekend and fans were treated with a special NOFX cover band from members of Thrice, Sum 41 and more.
To backtrack, NOFX were planned to be the last set of the festival but had some travel issues.
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The band shared on Instagram that they had to take a private jet from Canada after their flight was canceled.
They even had to get a police escort to make it.
Also, earlier in the day, Warped Tour had to adjust some set times for the stage they were set to play.
? UPDATED SET TIMES ?
Mountain View – changes effect the main stage only#vanswarpedtour #warpedtour pic.twitter.com/F3WSa8sxZP— Vans Warped Tour (@VansWarpedTour) July 21, 2019
Then, NOFX’s time came, but they were still jumping through all the aforementioned hoops to try to make it to the venue. The other musicians who played throughout the day didn’t want to leave fans hanging, so they began to cover songs by the band until they arrived about 30 minutes behind schedule.
Those artists include YUNGBLUD, members of Circa Survive, the All-American Rejects, the Starting Line and more. You can see some clips of the impromptu cover band below.
.@NOFXband is held up due to travel issues so a bunch of other @VansWarpedTour bands and musicians are joining in covering their songs until they show up at some point tonight. This is bananas. #WarpedTour @KevinLyman @yungblud pic.twitter.com/u31VZ4K17a
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 22, 2019
Here’s @Sum41 and Kenny from @TheStartingLine kicking things off #WarpedTour #NOFX #NOTFX @VansWarpedTour pic.twitter.com/dNaLMbtubv
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 22, 2019
And @Thrice doing Linoleum. This is wild. @VansWarpedTour #WarpedTour #NOFX #NOTFX @KevinLyman @RockCellarMag pic.twitter.com/TOx7TfmRB3
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 22, 2019
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Now it’s @JohnFeldy leading a crew of @atreyuofficial, @hyrothehero, @yungblud and more on Bob. #NOFX #NOTFX @VansWarpedTour #WarpedTour pic.twitter.com/83UkDlvtme
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 22, 2019
Now it’s Tyson Ritter of @therejects, some dudes from the crowd and a host of others #NOFX #NOTFX @VansWarpedTour #warpedtour pic.twitter.com/JhMBlv3Mnm
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 22, 2019
Then, the band finally showed up and finished off the weekend in style. You can see some clips of that below.
Update: real @NOFXband has finally arrived. @VansWarpedTour pic.twitter.com/frQgu8GemS
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 22, 2019
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After the show, some of the musicians who got to be a part of the insane moment shared what it felt like to fans. Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge talked about covering the NOFX track way back in the day.
So … this was a thing that happened today. I used to cover this song with my old band like 25 years ago. Sorry I’m rusty. Haha. https://t.co/8P5tkH6cHV
— Riley Breckenridge (@rileybreck) July 22, 2019
Some context: NOFX had issues getting here on time to headline the final Warped Tour, so at like 5pm bands started picking songs to cover, forming hybrid bands to cover songs. Madness. So fun though.
— Riley Breckenridge (@rileybreck) July 22, 2019
Also, NOFX shared some photos from the show and thanked fans for waiting for them to make it.
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What do you think of the bands covering NOFX at Warped Tour? Sound off in the comments below!
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