Vans Warped Tour

Back in 2017, the Vans Warped Tour reinvented their event on a cruise ship, calling itself Warped Rewind At Sea. Everything you loved about good ol’ landlubber Warped–from the awesome bands to the eternal camaraderie to the relentless sunshine–was in play in the middle of an ocean. Now it looks ...

Mesmerizing and motivating musician Halsey is no stranger to our scene, often citing the Maine, Bring Me The Horizon and Panic! At The Disco as some of her favorite bands. She’s never been ashamed of her alternative roots, which makes her our favorite emo scene queen.  ...

The presence Vans has brought to punk, rock and metal over the years is undeniable, not only through 25 years of Warped Tour but also its constant support of the scene in sponsorships, promotions and collaborations. The company has made some incredible styles over the years, but creating custom shoes with bands is one of the coolest things Vans has come out with...

Earlier this month, Attila's Chris Fronzak said he has a plan to revive Vans Warped Tour and wants to lead the tour but it looks like that's pretty unlikely now. The musician answered a fan question on his Instagram story saying he's had discussions with festival founder Kevin Lyman and "it's not looking so great unfortunately." Read More: twent... Read More ...

Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath made headlines yesterday as he helped a woman named Cheyenne break up with her long-distance boyfriend, Brayden via Cameo. A platform for fans to deliver personalized messages from celebrities. McGrath starts out the video excitedly saying “what’s up Brayden, it’s Mark McGrath, from Sugar Ray. Off the charts, ...

A lot has happened in 2019. From having nostalgia thrown at us left and right with the rise of Disney + to artists such as Bring Me The Horizon and Palaye Royale shifting into their respective new eras, it’s been a wild ride. Before moving forward, sometimes we have to look back on all the good things that have happened. As w...

We're only a year out from the last time Vans Warped Tour did a full tour and less than a year since it ended but already Attila frontman Chris Fronzak wants to bring it back. The musician hit his Twitter account today to say he wants to bring the tour back and has a business plan for how he would do it. Read More: Bring Me The Hor... Read More ...

Vans Warped Tour as we knew it for so long came to an end in 2018. This ended a magical 25-year run as the longest continuing traveling festival in North American history. Now, in order to keep the legacy of something that might only exist in our hearts, a Kickstarter has been launched to fund the docu-series The Story of Warped Tour...

The year of 20ninescene has brought forth the revival of bands such as Go Radio, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, We Are The In Crowd and more. Adding fuel to the nostalgic fire, Hey Monday sent fans into a mass frenzy after posting teasers regarding the 11-year anniversary of the band’s debut album, Hold On Tight. Afte...

Very few bands affected the neon pop-punk scene the way the Summer Set did. On Oct. 13, 2009, the band released their debut studio album, Love Like This, and created a stepping stone that would lead to three additional full-length records: 2011's Everything's Fine, 2013's Legendary and 2016's Stories For Monday...

Vans Warped Tour has put out the first two episodes of a video series about the 25 years of the iconic tour.  The series will be released throughout 25 days to celebrated the more-than two decades of Warped. Read more: Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria ad reportedly uses stolen video game art The first episode shows how Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman met up with Steve Van Doren of Vans to get the bal

All good things must come to an end, and Warped Tour is no exception. While we're still figuring out how to spend our summers, we look back on the stacked sets that headlined everyone's festival wishlist this year. The select dates kicked off in Cleveland, OH, fittingly in the shadow of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Lead by ...

Vans Warped Tour might have just wrapped up its 25th anniversary shows this weekend, but that doesn’t mean Kevin Lyman isn’t working on his next project.  Lyman tweeted that after a break, he will be working on his collaboration with Chester Bennginton’s widow Talinda Bennington. It will honor the lat...

The day has finally come and went, Vans Warped Tour is officially over. While we will be forever hoping for another reunion, the last day was a fitting end to the only tour that mattered. The final show featured electrifying sets from the All-American Rejects, Andy Black, Atreyu, Circa Survive, Dance Gavin Dance, Juliet Simms, Machine Gun Kelly, NOFX, Sleeping With Sirens, Sum 41, the Story So Far

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.  R...

Yesterday marked the first day of the final Vans Warped Tour date in Mountain View, CA. Showcasing a stacked lineup of summer veterans, Saturday was the perfect start to the final Warped sendoff.  Day one featured sets from Anti-Flag, Doll Skin, Frank Iero, Goldfinger, I The Mighty, Less Than Jake, Plague Vendor, Set It Off, Silent Planet, Simple Plan, the Offspring, Travie McCoy, We The Kings and

For almost a quarter of a century, Vans Warped Tour was a clubhouse for music culture, focusing on alt-rock and then branching into a punk-rock juggernaut with tentacles in all kinds of genres and nonprofit initiatives. After this weekend’s final event at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, tour founder Kevin Lyman’s vision for a massive touring fest will be remanded to the record

UPDATE: July 10, 2019, 8:13 p.m. EST Vans Warped Tour has announced Goldfinger as the replacement for Good Charlotte during the upcoming California dates. "Our friends in @goldfingermusic have been with us since the '96 Warped Tour, so it made perfect sense to bring them back for the final show in Mountain View...

Vans Warped Tour has found a unique way for fans to take part of the festival home with them while also doing something good for the environment.  Warped Tour has teamed up with Rossel Company to create up-cycled bags.  Read more: Waterparks confuse fans with possible teaser tweet The bags are created from the tent tops and old stage scrims and a portion of the sales go toward I Love A Clean SD, w

The Atlantic City date of the Warped Tour 25th anniversary shows had a lot going on — weather evacuations, amazing sets and apparently a crowd surf by Anthony Green that took him all the way to the ocean.  The Circa Survive frontman and the band played on the second day of the festival.  Read mo...