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The Warped Tour 2009 Lineup

The bands on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour

• Alternative Music
• Classical Music
• Country Music
• Rap & Hip Hop
• Rhythm & Blues
• World Music
• Heavy Metal
• Latin Music

As Vans prepares for the 15th anniversary of the Warped Tour , founder Kevin Lyman has put together a power lineup of acts, and is promising a few changes this year.

First up, this year's Warped Tour will consist of fewer bands, with each band getting an extra 10 minutes for their set. This alone will probably make a huge difference in the experience. In years past, some bands barely got going in 30 minutes before wrapping things up. And even that extra 10 minutes for a longtime touring band like the Bouncing Souls gives them time to cram in some of their classics (note to the Souls - I expect to hear "Ole" in this year's set now!).

The band lineup that has been compiled looks great for a 15th anniversary collection, though. Currently, this is the reported lineup of the 2009 Vans Warped Tour. All of these bands are scheduled to perform on at least part of the tour, although specific dates have yet to be announced.

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• Dates and Lineups for the 2009 Vans Warped Tour

All dates and appearances are subject to change.

3OH!3 (Boulder, CO) – On their third year of Warped Tour dates, 3OH!3 offers up sarcastic rhymes, synchronized dance moves and hip hop and electronic beats that are addictive enough to make the crustiest punk shake his booty. (MySpace Site)

A Day to Remember (Ocala, FL) – Post-hardcore outfit A Day to Remember has a tough sound to pin down, playing harsh metalcore that frequently drops into burst of energetic pop punk; they’re equal parts Blink 182 and Prong. (MySpace Site)

Aiden (Seattle, WA) – Maybe it’s all the rain in their hometown that lends to this band’s sound, but Aiden has a dark sound, blending elements of goth rock and punk with hardcore riffs. It’s perfect for a rainy day, but will probably sound good on a sunny Warped Tour stage as well. (MySpace Site)

A Rocket To The Moon (Braintree, MA) – The product of songwriter/musician Nick Santino, who does all the vocals, keys and guitars in the studio, A Rocket To The Moon is an electronic/powerpop outfit and a MySpace favorite with over 16 million streams logged so far. (MySpace Site)

A Skylit Drive (Lodi, CA) - This post-hardcore group from California offer up metal music moments and high-pitched vocals. The comparisons to Chiodos and Taking Back Sunday are not unfounded. (MySpace Site)

Alexisonfire (St. Catharines, ON) – Named after a stripper and self-described as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight", Canada’s Alexisonfire offer up a powerful mix of driving hardcore and metal riffs, and a new hardcore inspired album that strays from the screaming. (MySpace Site)

All Time Low (Baltimore, MD) – They signed to Hopeless Records in 2006 before they’d even graduated high school, and they’ve never looked back. On their third Warped Tour, All Time Low has joined the big leagues this year, bringing their infectious pop punk sound to the main stage. (MySpace Site)

Anti-Flag (Pittsburgh, PA) – Fiercely political, Anti-Flag takes a solid stance against war and capitalism, and addresses issues like American foreign policy and racism. Even so, they’re always ready to rock, and not afraid of doing a high kick now and then. (MySpace Site)

Attack Attack (Columbus, OH) – One can’t help but be intrigues by this band from Ohio, which will deliver heavy metal riffs and grotesquely screamed vocals at one moment, and electronic danceability the second. Live, I’m thinking it will either be impressive, hilarious or impressively hilarious. (MySpace Site)

Bad Religion (Los Angeles, CA) – Since 1980 Bad Religion has been a heavy influence on pop punk bands nationwide. They employ complex lyrics and harmonies with deep content, and wiegh heavily on political and social issues. In addition, guitarist Brett Gurewitz, by way of owning Epitaph Records , has done even more to introduce punk rock to the U.S. (MySpace Site)

Bayside (Queens, NY) – Brooding, hook-laden punk rock with lyrics that are more-than often melancholy and always well written, Bayside will appeal to fans of intelligent emotional punk rock in the vein of Alkaline Trio. (MySpace Site)

Big D and the Kids Table (Allston, MA) – DIY darlings of the third wave of ska, Big D will deliver your Warped dose of horns, and pull you out of the mosh pit for some less-violent skanking. (MySpace Site)

Black Tide (Miami, FL) – If you’ve had your fill of screamo, Black Tide will cleanse your palate with a set of full-blown heavy metal with an Iron Maiden influence. Despite their young ages, this band already has Mayhem and Ozzfest shows under their belts, and are looking to add Warped to the list. (MySpace Site)

Bouncing Souls (New Brunswick, NJ) – Celebrating 20 years as a band, the Bouncing Souls will be following up what was one of the best sets at last year’s Warped Tour. This time around, they have new material in store, and are ready to show that they’ve got another 20 left in them. (MySpace Site)

Breathe Carolina (Denver, CO) – Another band playing the odd combo of screamo and electronic, these kids from Colorado mix layers of sound and pure danceability with the occasional power scream. The full package is pure electrofun, and upbeat even when the lyrics are about boys with broken hearts. (MySpace Site)

Breathe Electric (Lake County, IL) – A one-man dance party, Breathe Electric is the creation of Grant Harris. If you’re a fan of the upbeat electro of PlayRadioPlay!, this is one set you won’t want to miss. (MySpace Site)

Brokencyde (Albuquerque, NM) - If the electro combos on the tour this year weren’t enough evidence to convince you that screamo is becoming more and more pervasive in music today, Brokencyde’s combination of gangsta rap and unintelligible screams and guttural death-metal growls will make you a believer. Even so, they are probably the worst band on the tour, and should be avoided at all costs. (MySpace Site)

Cash Cash (Roseland, NJ) – Another one of this year’s instant dance parties, Cash Cash draws from ‘70s funk and ‘80s pop and makes a sound that punks would be embarrassed to admit they like – if it weren’t so damn much fun. (MySpace Site)

Channel 3 (Cerritos, CA) – A staple on the Orange County scene in the early ‘80s, Channel 3 (also known as CH3) took much of the’90s off before remerging on the scene in ’02, recharged and ready to rock with their straightforward, snot-nosed punk rock. (MySpace Site)

Chiodos (Davison, MI) – Another post-hardcore band on the Warped Tour’s extensive roster, Chiodos (named after the guys who brought us the stellar flick Killer Klowns From Outer Space ) is probably one of the biggest right now, and that’s not a bad thing. With broad, sweeping instrumentation, layered sounds and tightly controlled vocals, these guys are much more than emo ballads with straight-up screaming on top. (MySpace Site)

Dance Gavin Dance (Sacramento, CA) - Dance Gavin Dance often gets lumped in with their post-hardcore contemporaries, but their sound is a lot more dense than that implies. With complex rhythms influenced by jazz and indie rock, they truly take emo to the next level. (MySpace Site)

Dear and the Headlights (Phoenix, AZ) – On a roster that’s relatively light on indie rock, Dear and the Headlights provide respite from the screaming with some upbeat rock built on a foundation of complex melodies, sort of the way the Arcade Fire might be if they listened to the Cure just a little more. (MySpace Site)

D.I. (Fullerton, CA) - Formed in 1982 (by which time frontman Casey Royer already had stints with both the Adolescents and Social Distortion under his belt), D.I. still play their influential Orange County punk rock with the passion and speed that they made a name with in the early days of punk rock. (MySpace Site)

Dirty Heads (Huntington Beach, CA) – Another testament to the wide range of sounds that Kevin Lyman brings together for the Warped Tour, Dirty Heads are a mellow hip hop/reggae group that draws heavily on skate culture and simply having a good time. (MySpace Site)

D.O.A. (Barnaby, BC) – Another one of the old school bands elected to climb up on the Old Skool stage, D.O.A. helped found the hardcore sound. The fact that they’re still going strong is a testament to how hardcore they are. (MySpace Site)

Escape the Fate (Las Vegas, NV) - Despite a few stumbles (including their frontman being sent to jail until at least 2010), Escape the Fate have managed to escape dissolution, replace their former singer with blessthefall’s Craig Mabbitt and put out another record to bring their take on screamo to the Warped masses this summer. (MySpace Site)

Every Avenue (Marysville, MI) – If you love Fall Out Boy, but hate how mainstream they’ve become, give Every Avenue a try. They offer up the same refreshing pop punk tunes without all of the name recognition. (MySpace Site)

Fishbone (Los Angeles, CA) – Another addition to the Old Skool Stage, Fishbone fuses punk, ska, metal, funk and more into a sound that is exciting and innovative, but their true strength lies in their live show. (MySpace Site)

Flipper (San Francisco, CA) - Established in 1979 and subject to erratic reunions, Flipper is known for being innovative, raw, and noisy, and for being louder and heavier than anyone else. (MySpace Site)

Flogging Molly (Los Angeles, CA) – I first saw Flogging Molly on a side stage at the Warped Tour several years ago. Since then, the stages they appear on have gotten bigger, but the band has never failed to fill the space with their boisterous Celtic punk. (MySpace Site)

Forever the Sickest Kids (Dallas, TX) – They’re from Texas, yet they’re on Motown Records. They play powerpop music, yet the kids who love the screamo also love them. That’s just scratching the surface of the mystery that is the phenom known as FTSK. (MySpace Site)

From Aphony (Seattle, WA) – Heads up! If you like this band’s blend of post-hardcore and metal, be sure to catch them if their dates correspond to your town, as they have officially broken up, citing college and other music projects. After these last few dates, From Aphony is over. (MySpace Site)

Gallows (Hertfordshire, England) – This UK band is one of the most exciting things to happen to hardcore in many years. Their sound is raw, yet energetic, and frontman Frank Carter is a madman on stage. Although Disney may have banned them from House of Blues, they can’t keep them from taking over the American hardcore scene. (MySpace Site)

Guttermouth (Huntington Beach,CA) – If you catch a set from Guttermouth and walk away not being offended by some part of their deliberately explicit and patently offensive style of snotnose punk, I don’t know what you were watching, but it wasn’t Guttermouth. (MySpace Site)

Hit the Lights (Lima, OH) – Their name may be lifted from a Metallica song, but that’s the only way the two could ever appear side by side in print. Hit the Lights play upbeat pop punk - extra-heavy emphasis on the pop. (MySpace Site)

In This Moment – If, as you perused this list, you made the mental note that it was sorely lacking in female-fronted metalcore, let me put those concerns to rest, because that’s what In This Moment does. In fact, frontwoman Maria Brink reinforces the old adage that in order to succeed in the metal work, you need to be twice as hard as most of the boys – which she is. (MySpace Site)

I Set My Friends on Fire (Miami, FL) – In 2007, two friends did a screamo cover of Soulja Boy's "Crank Dat" and posted it to YouTube. More than a million plays later, history was made. I’m reserving judgement on whether that will be bad or good. (MySpace Site)

Jeffree Star (Orange County, CA) – The self-proclaimed "Queen of the Internet,” Starr is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist and singer-songwriter who does dancey electro and hip hop wrapped up in a genderbending package, making him one of the most unique acts on the tour this year. (MySpace Site)

Kiros (Calgary, AB) – The U.S. hasn’t cornered the market on catchy pop punk, and Kiros is proof of that. Named after a Greek word meaning "a moment of divine time," Kiros is planning on offering just that during their Warped performances this summer. (MySpace Site)

Less Than Jake (Gainesville, FL) – Warped tour veterans Less Than Jake return this year, offering one of the biggest sure things for the summer. Infectious ska punk music combined with some of the best songwriting going on right now ensures that these guys will probably continue grace the stages of Warped for years yet. (MySpace Site)

Lights (Toronto, ON) – Valerie Poxleitner, better known as Lights, fronts a melodic synth pop outfit modeled after ‘80s new wave bands that has her poised to be this summer’s Katy Perry. (MySpace Site)

Longway (Orange County, CA) – Longway is just a bunch of tattooed blue-collar punks who happen to play passionate street punk with a hint of rockabilly. This isn’t their first time with Warped, and hopefully their return visit signals a lot more from these guys. (MySpace Site)

Madina Lake (Chicago, IL) – Perhaps the biggest tragedy for Madina Lake is that they get lumped in with their post-hardcore peers, when then continuously defy that genre with tight, near poppy rhythms and melodic vocals that draw from influences as varied as jazz, industrial, metal and indie rock – with nary a scream in sight. (MySpace Site)

Manic Hispanic (Los Angeles, CA) – A punk supergroup made up of Chicano members from a wide range of legendary punk bands that plays cover versions of punk rock and hardcore classics and adjust the lyrics to address Chicano culture. Even if you don’t know the words, you’ll still be able to hum along. (MySpace Site)

Meg & Dia (Draper, UT) – The Frampton sisters play melodic indie rock with themes based heavily on classic literature. While the Warped crowd may not seem too lettered, they must be; this is the band’s third season with Warped. (MySpace Site)

Millionaires (Huntington Beach, CA) – The Warped Tour increases its lineup of electro club music with addition of this all-girl group. These ladies are a testament to DIY; after playing around with Garage Band and uploading a song to MySpace, they found themselves becoming an instant club hit. If you like vocal effects and hip hop beats, check these girls out this summer. (MySpace Site)

Monty Are I (Cranston, RI) – The winner of the 2003 Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands, Monty Are I (also formerly know as Monty and Monty’s Fan Club) is a band that has drastically changed its sound over the years. Starting as a skapunk group, the band has steadily moved forward, evolving into the post-hardcore juggernaut they’ve become. (MySpace Site)

NeverShoutNever! (Joplin, MO) - The alias of eighteen year old acoustic/pop artist, Christofer Drew, NeverShoutNever! will be bringing syrupy sweet acoustic pop love songs to the Warped stages this summer. I just wonder if his sound can cut through the cynicism and louder preferences of the typical Warped tour attendee. (MySpace Site)

NOFX (Los Angeles, CA) – Political, sarcastic and fun, NOFX is another outfit of nearly annual Warped Tour veterans offering up a sure thing for this year’s tour. Infamous for their offstage antics as much as their onstage performances, we’ll see which tourmates they manage to harass on the road this summer. (MySpace Site)

Outernational (Brooklyn, NY) – This is one of the performances I am most excited about. Outernational is a gypsy punk I interviewed Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hutz, he clued me in to these guys, and I’ve been waiting to see them ever since. (MySpace Site)

P.O.S. (Minneapolis, MN) – Indicated to stand for different things at different times (including the obvious), P.O.S. is the moniker of Stefon Alexander, a rapper whose roots are in punk rock. His punk influences are heavy in his music, ranging from samples to raw punk guitars that underlie his tight rhyming. (MySpace Site)

Punk Rock Karaoke (Los Angeles, CA) – Usually featuring members of NOFX, Agent Orange, Bad Religion and you, Punk Rock Karaoke is one of the best and worst ideas of all time. A revolving cast of punk legends allows members of the audience to get up in front of them and sing punk classics. The results are unpredictable but always a lot of fun. (MySpace Site)

Red Car Wire (Dallas, TX) – With catchy lyrics and crunchy guitars, Red Car Wire is poised to be one of the best pop punk bands to emerge in recent times. That’s all I’ll say about these guys. Listen and you’ll see. (MySpace Site)

Runner Runner (Huntington Beach, CA) – They may be this summer’s Warped Tour boy band, but at least Runner Runner plays their own instruments, using them to make catchy, hook-heavy pop punk tunes. (MySpace Site)

Saosin (Newport Beach, CA) – The first paradox is that their name means “small heart” in Chinese, and these guys play with anything but. The second is that the band manages to make bittersweet, emo-sounding songs firmly entrenched in foundations made of solid metal. (MySpace Site)

Scary Kids Scaring Kids (Gilbert, AZ) – These scary kids seem to unfairly get lumped in with post-hardcore simply based on the era they’re living in, as their music speaks more to true hardcore and metal than your standard screamo fare. (MySpace Site)

Senses Fail (Ridgewood, NJ) – The kids really love post-hardcore outfit Senses Fail, and with their combo of catchy hooks, poppy choruses and the occasional headbanger, combined with intelligent lyrics, it’s easy to see why. (MySpace Site)

Settings (Buffalo, NY) – An unsigned dark horse from the icy wastelands of Buffalo, this band reminds me of a throwback to the days of guitar-driven industrial bands. Crunchy guitars and programmed drum tracks are blended with power pop lyrics, creating a sound that’s quite dark - but with a glowing light at the end of the tunnel. (MySpace Site)

Shad (London, ONT) - Born in Kenya, Shadrach Kabango (Shad), is a Canadian-based rapper who is best known for the way he slams the glamour of the rap scene, and focuses on social issues, pop culture references and daily life. (MySpace Site)

Shooter Jennings (Los Angeles, CA) – The son of country music star Waylon Jennings, outlaw country musician Shooter Jennings will most likely either be one of the most refreshing sets of the tour or the biggest sore thumb. (MySpace Site)

Silverstein (Burlington, ON) – This Canadian band has the dubious distinction of being the first band I really heard let loose in full-blown screamo fashion, late one night on Canadian radio. Even though they don’t scream as much as I first heard that night, and are quite talented, I withdraw my ability to judge them unbiasedly. Seriously, is all that screaming necessary? (MySpace Site)

Sing it Loud (Minneapolis, MN) – Citing Kiss and Def Leppard as among is early influences, Sing It Loud is a pop punk band that is unapologetically wavering to the pop side. But then again, with a slot on Epitaph records, they have their cred and can do whatever they like. (MySpace Site)

Streetlight Manifesto (East Brunswick, NJ) – As long as there’s a Warped Tour, there will always be slots for a few great third-wave ska bands to get the crowd skanking, and Streetlight Manisfesto fills one of these slots admirably. With fast beats, a tight horn section and elements of latin, klezmer, folk, world, funk, jazz and classical music thrown in, the band is a great ska show and so much more. (MySpace Site)

TAT - (London, England) – A three-piece female-fronted band from London, TAT plays simple no-nonsense punk rock. Their hooks are frequent and their sound is raw and honest, elevating the status of frontwoman Tatiana DeMaria above the Katys and Avrils that seem to become the girl flavor of the week on the Warped Tour stage. (MySpace Site)

The Adicts (Ipswitch, England) – Another batch of serious old timers on the Old Skool stage, the Adicts bear the distinction of being the longest touring punk band with the original lineup. Look for the band decked out in all white with bowler hats, a’ la Clockwork Orange , a lead singer painted up like a joker, and playing fast uptempo punk rock, and you’ll have found the Adicts. (MySpace Site)

The A.K.A.s (Are Everywhere!) (Philadelphia, PA) – With a raw punk sound and a Farfisa organ, the AKA’s play purely unique garage punk with reckless abandon and purely decadent passion. (MySpace Site)

The Architects (Kansas City, MO) – Formed from the remnants of the ska punk outfit the Gadgits, the Architects are nothing at all like the Gadgits. Which is sad, because the Gadjits were really good. The Architects are really good, too, in a rock and roll way, but I still wish they were the Gadgits instead. (MySpace Site)

The Ataris (Anderson, IN) – You have to feel bad a talented pop punk band accidentally hits their highest charting single with a Don Henley cover, but then again the money spends the same, and they sell more records, so maybe you don’t have to feel that bad. (MySpace Site)

The Devil Wears Prada (Dayton, OH) – This Christain metalcore outfit from Ohio swears they didn’t read the book The Devil Wears Prada until after they named their band. Doesn’t admitting you read any book when you’re in a metalcore band reduce your cred a bit? (MySpace Site)

The Dickies (Los Angeles, CA) – Intentionally hilarious, the Dickies are a campy, kooky Ramones-influenced band that was spawned in L.A. in the late ‘70s. Among their lengthy list of accomplishments is the fact that they wrote and performed the theme music for the film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space , marking the second time this movie is mentioned in this article. (MySpace Site)

The Duane Peters Gunfight – A pro skater and the frontman for U.S. Bombs and Die Hunns , Duane Peters is one of those guys whose always very busy, but never too busy to rock. The Gunfight is the latest location he’s found to do so. (MySpace Site)

The Exploited (Edinburgh, Scotland) – A ‘70s Oi! band, the Exploited are, simply put, punk rock. Raw fast guitars with rawer faster lyrics about anarchy and chaos, these guys would be so stereotypical that it would be funny, if the weren’t the truth that the stereotype is based on. (MySpace Site)

The Goodnight Anthem (Philadelphia, PA) – Gleefully claiming Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20 and Eve 6 as influences, this poppy boy band makes music that appeals to the 14-year-old girl in all of us, or maybe it just appeals to 14-year-old girls. (MySpace Site)

The Maine (Phoenix, AZ) – These youngsters play pop punk that draws influence from a host of ‘90s alternative radio darlings like Everclear and Semisonic. Not surprisingly, the sound is reassuringly familiar, but the band does it flawlessly. (MySpace Site)

The White Tie Affair (Chicago, IL) – An electronica outfit spawned by two Chicago musicians who followed the soon to be tried-and-true formula of gaining buzz from MySpace, then grabbing a record contract, The White Tie Affair craft pop electronica songs that, while light on substance, are pretty solidly built musically. (MySpace Site)

There For Tomorrow (Orlando, FL) - Four youngsters with the 2008 MTVU Woodie Award for breakout artist of the year and two previous Warped Tour runs under their belts, There For Tomorrow is shaping up to be one of the pop punk/emo bands you’ll need to know this year. Their music is pretty solid, too. (MySpace Site)

Therefore I Am (Boston, MA) – Probably one of the most musically talented post-hardcore bands on the tour this year, Therefore I Am’s guitar lines are dense and complex. Try pushing your finger in one of those guitar lines. See? You can’t. That’s how dense they are. (MySpace Site)

Thrice (Irvine, CA) – Thrice is a melodic hardcore band that’s also made up of some superior musicians. Their song structures are a trip through odd time signatures and distorted guitars. But the fact that they can play so often experimentally and yet entertain audiences is probably the biggest testament to the band’s talents. (MySpace Site)

Total Chaos (Los Angeles, CA) – If the Exploited dumped their illegitimate children into the ocean and they swam to the states, the beings that emerged from the waters would be Total Chaos. Wholeheartedly influenced by the Exploited, Total Chaos are America’s take on the early days of real Oi! (MySpace Site)

TSOL (Long Beach, CA) – Celebrating 30 years as a band, TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty) have over the years crossed from hardcore punk to horror punk and back again. Regardless of how they sound this time out, it’s going to be dark. (MySpace Site)

TV/TV (New York, NY) – If you like well-produced powerpop music in the vein of Fall Out Boy, well then, here you go. (MySpace Site)

UK Subs (London, England) – Another hefty dose of UK old school, the UK Subs are a long-touring punk tradition made up of guys who haven’t slowed down since the ‘70s. They’ve been prolific over the years, too; each of the band’s album titles beging with a successive letter of the alphabet. They are currently at “V.” (Official Site)

Underoath (Ocala, FL) – Christian metalcore. Warped Tour veterans. Very, very heavy. That’s Underoath. (MySpace Site)

Valencia (Philadelphia, PA) – While the band’s songs may sound like a lot of other similar bands, it’s the mature lyricism that elevates them above that peers. That being said, it’s still pop punk and you don’t need to know thw words to be able to nod along. (MySpace Site)

Vanna (Boston, MA) – A Boston metalcore group with a former member from Therefore I Am, Vanna are masters of flawlessly transitioning from hardcore blasts of sound into complex metal melodies and back again. (MySpace Site)

VersaEmerge (Port St. Lucie, Florida) - Fronted by Sierra Kusterbeck, this experimental pop-rock band often gets lumped into comparisons with Paramore. This does a disservice to the band’s thick rhythm sections topped by massive guitar hooks. The comparisons between Kusterbeck and Paramore’s Hayley Williams can only help VersaEmerge for now, but eventually everyone is going to realize this is the more complex of the two. (MySpace Site)

Westbound Train (Boston, MA) – I have managed to miss this band every time they’ve come to town – although for one of those shows I caught their last song and it was really good. Westbound Train is a ska band, but not the third wave ska we’re used to. Westbound Train plays true old school rude boy ska, the way ska was intended to be in the first place. (MySpace Site)

Kevin Says Stage

In addition to the bigger acts appearing on the main stages, the Vans Warped Tour also features the Kevin Says stage. In years past, the stage predominantly featured bands that were mostly unsigned and only played a handful of dates. This year, the stage will have many more newly signed bands from various record labels, each playing just a few days of the tour (we'll post dates as we get them).

Here is this year’s lineup:

Adalie After Midnight Project Alana Grace Authority Zero Black Saints Cartel Blackbox Born to Lose Breathe Electric Broadway Calls Cheap Girls Death Punch Designer Drugs Disalto Dommin Echo Movement Emmure Foundation Gator Face HDR Ice Nine Kills Inward Eye Ivory Line Jet Lag Gemini Landmines Left Alone Mercy Mercedes Middle Finger Salute Orange Passenger Action Rock Phathom RAE Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Single File Stayle Fish Superman Is Dead The Blackout The Lives of Famous Men The Scenic The Set The Truth These Green Eyes This Providence Ultimate Power Duo Walk Off the Earth We are the Union YB You Me and Everyone You Me at Six

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The 2009 Vans Warped Tour will feature performances by Bad Religion, NOFX, Underoath, Thrice, 3OH!3, Black Tide, Flogging Molly, Bayside, Less Than Jake, Flipper, Shooter Jennings and the Gallows…

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The 2009 Vans Warped Tour will feature performances by Bad Religion, NOFX, Underoath, Thrice, 3OH!3, Black Tide, Flogging Molly, Bayside, Less Than Jake, Flipper, Shooter Jennings and the Gallows, among others.

The 15th edition of the 46-date traveling punk rock festival begins June 26 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., and runs through Aug. 23 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

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Other acts scheduled to perform include Anti-Flag, the Dickies, DOA, Ivy League, Senses Fail, Jeffree Star Chiodos, Fishbone, Guttermouth, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Silverstein, the Ataris, the White Tie Affair, the Exploited and Westbound Train. A full list of festival dates and artists are available at warpedtour.com .

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Pre-sale tickets go on sale April 1 via the site for approximately $25. Each pre-sale ticket purchase will include a copy of the Vans Warped Tour 2009 CD compilation, and 25 cents from each ticket sold will benefit the Camp Hollywood Heart charity. The general ticket on sale begins April 18.

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3Oh!3’s Nathaniel Motte recently told Billboard.com that his group is “stoked” to be a main stage act for Warped’s full summer run this year. “It’s a rough tour as far as weather and stuff like that,” he says, “but it’s so much fun and there’s so much energy, pretty much like summer camp. We’re really excited about it.”

Motte said that during last year’s Vans Warped Tour 3Oh!3 became good friends with road mates Schwayze and Katy Perry, the latter of whom took 3Oh!3 to Europe as her opening act recently.

Last year’s Vans Warped tour grossed $13.2 million and drew more than 482,000 fans to 34 concerts, according to Billboard Boxscore. The trek featured performances by Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Jack’s Mannequin, Against Me!, Pennywise, Reel Big Fish, Cobra Starship, Every Time I Die, Pennywise, Motion City Soundtrack, Angels and Airwaves, Aggrolites, As I Lay Dying and the Academy Is…, among many others.

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Warped Tour 2009 Bands Announced

Bands appearing in the Warped Tour 2009 have been announced. The touring music and extreme sports festival is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The tour started out as a showcase for punk rock music, but its more recent line-ups have featured more alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore, metalcore and Christian rock bands.

Here’s the Warped Tour 2009 Bands list:

A Day to Remember

A Skylit Drive

Alexisonfire

Bad Religion

Big D and the Kids Table

Bouncing Souls

Breathe Carolina

Dance Gavin Dance

Dear and the Headlights

Dirty Heads

Escape the Fate

Every Avenue

Flogging Molly

Hit the Lights

I Set My Friends on Fire

Jeffree Star

Less Than Jake

Meg & Dia

Millionaires

Outernational

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Senses Fail

Silverstein

Sing it Loud

Streetlight Manifesto

The A.K.A.s

The Architects

The Devil Wears Prada

The White Tie Affair

There For Tomorrow

Therefore I Am

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75 Warped Tour acts that made the tour legendary

• Published: Jul. 18, 2018, 7:05 a.m.
• Anne Nickoloff and Troy Smith, Cleveland.com

Bryan Bedder

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Over 20 years, countless bands have played parking lots to amphitheaters on the Vans Warped Tour.

For much of that time, Warped has carried the torch for traveling rock festivals. Though, all good things must come to an end.

In honor of this year being the final for the Warped Tour, we look at the 75 acts that made it so hard to say goodbye.

Kevin Winter

1. Paramore

Paramore is a Warped Tour success story. The band started at the small female-fronted Shiragirl stage in 2005 with its first-ever tour and grew to become one of the biggest headliners in its subsequent five Warped Tour performances.

Paramore’s sound has undoubtedly changed over the years, but some of its most iconic releases (2005’s “All We Know Is Falling,” 2007’s “Riot!” and 2009’s “Brand New Eyes”) all arrive during the band’s punky Warped Tour years.

Johanna Leguerre

2. Simple Plan

Simple Plan has played Warped Tour a dozen times, making the trek an essential part of the Canadian band's career, from its rise in the early 2000s to its recent resurgence.

Jason Merritt

3. Blink-182

There is no band more responsible for the popularity of the music featured year after year on the Warped Tour than Blink-182. The band only played the tour four times, but you could find copycat on the bill every year that followed.

Combining elements of skate punk, ska, hardcore and punk, NOFX has been one of the steadiest presences on Warped going all the way back to its early years. The band has served as a must-see on the tour seven times.

5. New Found Glory

What would a summertime party be in the 2000s without some New Found Glory? The band’s fun pop-punk songs and exuberance earned it multiple headlining spots on Warped Tour.

6. Less Than Jake

Although Less Than Jake has performed at Warped Tour 10 times, nothing can tire out the ska-punk band. With colorful outfits, inflatable balls and boundless energy, Less Than Jake has always had a ton of fun on the summer tour.

Atilla Kisbenedek

Sum 41 has a unique Warped Tour. At its peak, the band was one of the most popular acts on the tour. Then things fell apart. But Sum 41's comeback has been staged on the tour the past few years, which has been great to see.

Marsaili McGrath

8. Motion City Soundtrack

Half of Motion City Soundtrack’s lifespan as a band existed in Warped Tour. The band was around for about 20 years and it played the tour for 10 of them, becoming a staple on the lineup.

Mauricio Santana

9. Bad Religion

As pioneers of the pop punk genre, it was essential to have Bad Religion as part of Warped. And the band delivered, performing six times, including two spots ni during important late 1990s runs.

Tina Fineberg

10. Yellowcard

When it comes to stage acrobatics, few Warped Tour bands could beat Yellowcard. Every show, audiences knew to wait for violinist Sean Mackin’s backflips.

Laura Roberts

11. All Time Low

All Time Low burst onto the Warped Tour scene in 2007, but quickly earned fans around the country with its fresh pop-punk sound. The newcomer quickly became a staple for Warped Tour, going on to perform five different fests.

12. Pennywise

Pennywise joined punk acts of Green Day, Rancid, Bad Religion and Blink-182 in gaining mainstream success during the 1990s. Pennywise spread that out over nine warped tours, more than any of those aforementioned acts.

13. Deftones

Deftones were an important addition during the Warped Tour's early run, offering up another name act as the tour was just beginning to take off.

John Davisson

14. Reel Big Fish

It’s hard not to dance at a Reel Big Fish show. The ska-punk band’s infectious, horn-driven sound fits right in with Warped Tour’s punky roots.

It's okay if you've never heard of CIV. Just know they've influenced a ton of punk acts and played Warped three of its first five years.

16. Bowling For Soup

Angsty kids had a soundtrack with Bowling For Soup in the 1990s. Songs like “1985,” “High School Never Ends” and “Girl All The Bad Guys Want” are humorous reminders of the rebellious days of ‘90s kids. The band has continued to play Warped Tour past its heyday, performing throwback tunes for eager fans.

17. Face to Face

Another early Warped pioneer, Face to Face played two of the first three years of the festival. And the California punk band was a solid draw during that time thanks to its hit "Disconnected."

Imeh Akpanudosen

18. Anti-Flag

Anti-Flag has been one of the steadiest acts on Warped during the 21st century, playing the tour no less than 10 times and giving the tour a political charge.

Robb D. Cohen

19. Silverstein

Silversten were a product (influence wise) of several popular Warped acts of the 90s. That made the Canadian post-hardcore outfit a force on the tour nine times, from 2004 to this farewell trip.

20. Katy Perry

Katy Perry played Warped Tour just one year -- 2008. But she made quite the impact. With her single "I Kissed a Girl" No. 1 on the charts, Perry routinely drew the biggest crowds. Another fact: She was dating Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy at the time and he would carry her out on stage.

Mark Metcalfe

21. Motionless In White

Goth kids can rock, too. And Motionless In White has long catered to the audience members wearing all black on a hot summer day. The gothic metal band has played its heavy, dark music on Warped Tour nine different times.

Noel Vasquez

22. Flogging Molly

Celtic punk band Flogging Molly is one of the biggest leaders of the genre in America. The band played its dancey rock songs to Warped Tour a whopping seven times.

23. The Used

There was a stretch where the emo/screamo sound of The Used was as good a draw as any act on Warped Tour. The band's early albums remain essential parts of canon.

24. The Ataris

The Ataris became the true boys of summer the six times they played Warped Tour. The emo pop band formed in 1996, but continues to tour today (and even played Warped last summer).

25. Green Day

What a treat it was to have Green Day, the band that feels like the godfather of every Warped act, on the tour in 2000.

26. Mayday Parade

Emo rock band Mayday Parade are on Warped Tour’s lineup again for 2018, and it’ll be the seventh time it has played the fest. Fans always eagerly await the band’s best-known hits like “Jamie All Over,” “Miserable At Best” and “Terrible Things.”

From the late 1990s to early 2000s, MxPx spent every other year on the Warped Tour, making itself at home and adding to the tour's skate-punk vibe.

28. Avenged Sevenfold

As Avenged Sevenfold got bigger and bigger in the early 2000s, Warped Tour became the place where fans could enjoy the act in a live setting.

Charles Sykes

29. Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy played Warped Tour twice, in 2004 and 2005, before it grew too large for the fest. The band’s 2005 album “From Under The Cork Tree” started snowballing fame for Fall Out Boy that continues today, creating top hits that have crossed over into mainstream success.

Scott Gries

Before Eminem took the world by storm, he played Warped Tour. Yes, you read that right. The Real Slim Shady drew massive crowds in 1999. He would soon get too big to ever return.

31. Good Charlotte

Brothers Joel and Benji Madden have led Good Charlotte into pop-punk stardom since its formation in 1996. The band only played Warped Tour four times, but often led the fest in high headlining spots.

32. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Thanks to bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Warped Tour always had a diverse feel to it. It wasn't just about post-hardcore or pop punk, giving ska rockers the chance to shine as well.

33. Chiodos

Chiodos were one of the defining bands of the pop-screamo subgenre, and it mashed together the energetic, melodic rhythms of emo pop, with vocalist Craig Owens’ hellish screams bringing a heavier element. The result: prime tunes for Warped Tour mosh pits.

Duane Prokop

34. A Day to Remember

Warped Tour can be a rowdy day, and that’s especially true with A Day To Remember. The metalcore band had a way of riling up its audience all five times it played the festival.

35. Dropkick Murphys

Infusing traditional Celtic songs with punk rock, Dropkick Murphys added some flavor to Warped Tour’s lineup the five times it participated.

36. We The Kings

Songs like “Check Yes, Juliet” and “Skyway Avenue” are basically Warped Tour anthems. That’s because We The Kings’ infectious, upbeat energy were a fixture in seven different tours.

Chung Sung-Jun

37. Story of the Year

Story of the Year spent most of its time on Warped Tour in the early 2000s, establishing itself as a star of the lineup. The band had just released its hit songs like “Until The Day I Die,” “Anthem Of Our Dying Day” and “And The Hero Will Drown.”

38. The Maine

The Maine formed in 2007, but its first big step into the alternative rock scene was with the 2008 and 2009 Warped Tours. The band released its first album, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” in 2008, and has gone on to release five more successful albums since then.

Kellie Warren

39. The All-American Rejects

Only a handful of Warped Tour acts have been crossover success in the mainstream music world, and The All-American Rejects are one of them. The band’s songs “Dirty Little Secret,” “It Ends Tonight” and “Move Along” all became famous after its time on Warped Tour.

40. Sleeping With Sirens

Kellin Quinn, the singer of Sleeping With Sirens, is one of the most talented voices in emo rock, with soaring vocals and scratchy growls. He debuted on Warped Tour in 2012, just a couple of years after forming Sleeping With Sirens, and played the fest for five years straight until 2016.

Peter Kramer

Anytime Thrice was on Warped Tour, the band was a big draw. It's complex style brought solid musicianship to the tour and allowed fans to watch the evolution of a band that wasn't afraid to switch things up.

42. Taking Back Sunday

When emo music started to rise up in the 2000s, Taking Back Sunday was one of the most popular bands. Songs like “MakeDamnSure,” “Liar” and “Cute Without The ‘E’” helped to define the genre, and also to define Warped Tour’s distinct sound.

43. Sublime

Sublime co-headlined the second Warped Tour, which was the first time the tour went full-on coast to coast. The band quickly earned a reputation for its naughty behavior, but remained a huge draw.

A mainstay int he West Coast punk rock scene of the early 1990s, Fluf supported Warped during two of the the first three years and helped shape the pop-punk sound.

45. Black Veil Brides

Originally, Black Veil Brides rocked out with big hair, black makeup and tight black outfits, bringing a throwback glam metal vibe to metal music. Over the years, the band has toned down its style a bit, but continued to release heavy, dark music that’s a hit at Warped.

46. Every Time I Die

Since the early 2000s, Every Time I Die has been involved in mini Warped Tour shows. But it wasn’t until 2006 that the band took on a full summer of intense concerts. Since then, the band has played Warped Tour regularly, and is currently on the final fest tour.

47. The Starting Line

One of the most beloved pop-punk acts of all time, The Starting Line played Warped four times during the band's peak period.

Barry Brecheisen

L7 gave girl-rock a face during Warped's early years, helping set the stage for future acts like Paramore and New Years Day.

49. Senses Fail

Senses Fail has played Warped Tour six different times, and the lineup was different many of those times. Yet, despite the turbulence in the band, singer Buddy Nielsen always put on a show, leaping around on the stage with endless energy.

50. No Doubt

It can be hard for a tour to get big acts early on. Fortunately, No Doubt hadn't quite blown up when it played the festival. Gwen Stefani and company would return in 2000 for just one show.

51. Pierce The Veil

Over a decade ago, Pierce The Veil burst onto the emo rock scene, and moved its way up the ranks in Warped Tour. The band started off by playing just one date in 2007, then ended up on the fest’s main stage for the full tour in 2012.

52. Sick of It All

Hardcore rock band Sick of It All played Warped early on but didn't forget its roots. The band returned last year for a standout run.

53. My Chemical Romance

Many Warped Tour fans were hoping My Chemical Romance would reunite to play 2018’s festival. Unfortunately the band, which broke up in 2013, isn’t getting back together any time soon. Yet, MCR’s two performances on Warped Tour were impressionable enough to leave fans begging for more.

54. New Year's Day

When it comes to fans, New Years Day beats a lot of other Warped acts. The band’s fans go all-out with a massive crowd wearing mostly black. At Warped, girls and women can also be seen rocking the half-red, half-black hair pattern made famous by singer Ash Costello.

55. Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes scored a series of hits in the 2000s and played them live at Warped, giving the tour a steady hip-hop presence.

56. Quicksand

Post-hardcore act Quicksand served as one of the standouts on the first Warped Tour. However, the long trek proved too much for the band who wound up breaking up soon after.

57. Falling In Reverse

Bad-boy singer Ronnie Radke has been in the public eye for several run-ins with the law, at one point serving over two years in prison. That was where he started working on Falling In Reverse, a band that’s played Warped Tour a total of six times and has garnered one of the biggest fanbases of modern metalcore music.

58. Alkaline Trio

Stephen Shugerman

59. Something Corporate

Fronted by pianist and singer Andrew McMahon, Something Corporate put out poppy rock songs that pumped up the crowd all three times the band played Warped Tour. The band was only around regularly for six years, until McMahon continued on with his other band Jack’s Mannequin.

60. Andrew W.K.

Andrew W.K. can pretty much play any kind of festival. But when he brings his wacky set to Warped Tour, it's a one of a kind experience.

Rob Grabowski

61. Dillinger Escape Plan

Don't sleep on metal at Warped Tour. Bands like Dillinger Escape plan have brought their complex mathcore to Warped multiple times.

62. No Use For Name

As one of the most seasoned acts on Warped Tour during the 20th century, No Use For a Name transitioned from hardcore punk to a more melodic sound over the years.

As one of the essential punk rock acts of the 1990s, you knew Rancid would make this list. Tim Armstrong and his trademark guitar joined the tour just three times. But each run was memorable.

64. The Vandals

The Vandals are best known as one of the first rock bands to incorporate turntables into its sound. The band was a steady force on Warped Tour during its peak.

65. Bouncing Souls

Bouncing Souls doesn't get enough credit for its influence on various punk genres 1990s. But anyone who saw the band during at least one of its six Warped appearances knows just how good they were.

Roger Kisby

66. Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria played Warped three times. But each time the band stood out. Coheed's technical musicianship was unlike anything else at Warped but its bouncy collection of hits was enough to draw impressive crowds.

Astrid Stawiarz

67. Plain White T's

Plain White T’s only played Warped Tour twice. However, the band spiced up the loud, punky event with a softer side, with songs like “Hey There Delilah” and “Rhythm Of Love.”

Karl Walter

68. Underoath

Underoath was a huge part of Warped Tour during the mid-2000s. The band returns to say goodbye in 2018.

Matt Winkelmeyer

69. Saves the Day

Saves The Day formed while singer and guitarist Chris Conley was still in high school, but the band’s sound quickly matured in the form of two full-length albums in the late 1990s. The band’s unique hardcore sound propelled them onto Warped Tour three different times in the festival’s history.

Ethan Miller

70. Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law has toured a lot since the early 1990s and the band has managed to make Warped a part of that four times.

71. Glassjaw

Unfortunately, Glassjaw didn't play Warped Tour during its early years. But the band more than made up for it when it finally joined the tour for a raucous showcase, twice in the mid-2000s.

Katie Darby

72. Four Year Strong

Four Year Strong? More like 17 years strong at this point. The post-hardcore band puts out intense, aggressive music that gets mosh pits going at Warped Tour. Four Year Strong has played the festival six times, including this current summer.

73. Neck Deep

Neck Deep has played a huge role in the more recent pop-punk revival, creating popular albums since 2012’s “Rain In July.” It’s brought that refreshed sound to Warped Tour four different times with massive audiences full of fans.

74. Rise Against

No stranger to any kind of rock showcase, Rise Against's brand of melodic hardcore felt at home all four times the band hit the stage at Warped.

75. Bayside

Bayside has a knack for putting out the catchiest punk and emo songs, like “Sick, Sick, Sick” and “Devotion And Desire.” Those songs proved popular with the Warped Tour crowd—Bayside went on Warped Tour four different times, and frontman Anthony Raneri played the fest one additional time as a solo artist.

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Warped Tour is one of the biggest names in the concert canon. Those who haven't gone want to and those who have gone wait for the day they can go again. For a majority of its run, it was the largest traveling music festival in the United States. A number of past Warped Tour lineups have been impressive, but which year was the best? Help decide below! 

Starting as an eclectic alternative rock festival in 1995 and gradually morphing into a punk rock festival by the next year, the tour gained momentum when Vans, the wildly popular shoe manufacturer, was signed on as the tour's main sponsor in 1996. As Warped Tour became increasingly popular with each passing year, more sponsors signed on, slowly growing the tour's scope of influence. Sadly, 2018 proved to be the final year of the famous tour as announced by Warped Tour's founder, Kevin Lyman. 

You'll find every Warped Tour lineup here! Vote below on the best Warped Tour lineups, keeping in mind factors like the bands performing, production value, and overall spectacle. If you're an avid concert-goer, you can also check out this list of the best Coachella lineups ! (Disclaimer - some years certain dates had slightly different lineups). 

Warped Tour 2005

Notable Peformers: My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Thrice, Billy Idol, The All-American Rejects, Bowling for Soup, Dropkick Murphys, Hawthorne Heights

Dates: June 18 to August 14

Warped Tour 2004

Notable Performers: NOFX, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Fall Out Boy, Billy Talent, Yellowcard, Motion City Soundtrack, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Anti-Flag, Bowling for Soup 

Dates:  June 25 to August 19

Warped Tour 1997

Notable Performers:  Blink-182, Reel Big Fish, Descendants, Less Than Jake, Sugar Ray, Pennywise, Social Distortion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 

Dates:  July 2 to August 5

Warped Tour 1999

Notable Performers: Cypress Hill, Blink-182, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Black Eyed Peas, Suicidal Tendencies, Less Than Jake, Bouncing Souls

Dates:  June 25 to July 31

Warped Tour 1998

Notable Performers:  Bad Religion, Godsmack, Rancid, Less Than Jake, Blink-182, Beck (some dates), Unwritten Law, Reverend Horton Heat, Incubus 

Date:  July 4 to August 9

Warped Tour 2000

Notable Performers:  Weezer, Flogging Molly, Green Day, Anti-Flag, No Doubt, Papa Roach, The Muffs, Suicide Machines, NOFX, Good Riddance

Dates: June 23 to August 6

Warped Tour 2001

Notable Performers:  Pennywise, New Found Glory, Dropkick Murphys, The Vandals, Sum 41, Rancid, Less Than Jake, The All-American Rejects, Good Charlotte 

Dates:  June 29 to August 12

Warped Tour 2007

Notable Performers:  Bad Religion, Pennywise, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Killswitch Engage, Yellowcard, Ambelin, Flogging Molly, Hawthorne Heights

Dates:  June 28 to August 25

Warped Tour 1995

Notable Performers:  Sublime, No Doubt, Quicksand, Fluf, Deftones, No Use for a Name, Supernova, CIV, Deftones

Dates: August 4 to September 5

Warped Tour 2006

Notable Performers: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,   Less Than Jake, The Academy Is..., Anti-Flag, Billy Talent, Motion City Soundtrack, Paramore, Rise Against, NOFX

Dates:  June 15 to August 13

Warped Tour 2018

Notable Performers:  Korn, Prophets of Rage, Limp Bizkit, Reel Big Fish, Pennywise, All Time Low, Taking Back Sunday, We The Kings

Dates:  June 21 to August 5

Warped Tour 2011

Notable Performers:  Paramore, Jack's Mannequin, Bowling for Soup, Relient K, MC Lars, Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Simple Plan 

Dates:  June 24 to August 14

Warped Tour 2003

Notable Performers:  The Ataris, Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, The Used, Pennywise, Less than Jake, Suicide Machines, Andrew W.K., Yellowcard, Glassjaw 

Dates: June 19 to August 10

Warped Tour 2008

Notable Performers:  Katy Perry, Amberlin, Jack's Mannequin, Angels and Airwaves, Reel Big Fish, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Broadway Calls, The Devil Wears Prada 

Dates:  June 20 to August 17

Warped Tour 1996

Notable Performers:  Fishbone, Pennywise, CIV, Rocket From The Crypt, Dance Hall Crashers, Down By Law, The Figgs, Guttermouth, Blink-182, Fluf, Red 5, Sensefield, Far 

Date:  July 4 to August 8

Warped Tour 2002

Notable Performers: New Found Glory, Simple Plan, Flogging Molly, Anti-Flag, Reel Big Fish, Yellowcard, Goldfinger, NOFX, Jimmy Eat World, Bad Religion, Good Charlotte

Dates:  June 21 to August 18

Warped Tour 2016

Notable Performers:  Falling In Reverse, Less Than Jake, Good Charlotte, Sleeping With Sirens, New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Ghost Town, Bad Seed Rising, We The Kings

Dates:  June 24 to August 13

Warped Tour 2013

Notable Performers: Chiodos, New Beat Fund, Gin Wigmore, MC Lars, Craig Owens, Dia Frampton, Charlotte Sometimes, Big Chocolate, Echosmith, Motion City Soundtrack, Reel Big Fish 

Dates:  July 15 to August 4

Warped Tour 2019

Warped Tour 2010

Notable Performers:  Alkaline Trio, Motion City Soundtrack, Anti-Flag, Dropkick Murphys, Andrew W.K., Penny Wise, Reel Big Fish, The All-American Rejects, Suicide Silence, We The Kings

Dates:  June 25 to August 15

Warped Tour 2012

Notable Performers:  Falling in Reverse, The Used, Yellowcard, Dead Sara, Rise Against, Yellowcard, MC Laws, Machine Gun Kelly, Anti-Flag

Date:  June 16 to August 5

Warped Tour 2009

Notable Performers:  Less Than Jake, Underoath, Bad Religion,  T.S.O.L., The Adolescents, Sing it Loud, TAT

Dates:  June 26 to August 23

Warped Tour 2014

Notable Performers:  Breathe Carolina, Falling in Reverse, Mayday Parade, Less Than Jake, We The Kings, Yellowcard, The Ghost Inside, The Mighty, Finch

Dates:  June 13 to August 3

Warped Tour 2017

Notable Performers:   Andy Black, Beartooth, Dance Gavin Dance, I Prevail, New Years Day, Falling In Reverse, Streetlight Manifesto, Neck Deep

Date: May 27 to November 1

Warped Tour 2015

Notable Performers:  As It Is, Bebe Rexha, New Years Day, Knuckle Puck, Metro Station, Candy Hearts, Motion City Soundtrack, Memphis May Fire 

Dates:  June 19 to October 18

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With vittorio carli, warped tour 2009.

The Vans Warped Tour was a daylong music extravaganza that featured strong sets by dozens of mostly punk and/or metal influenced bands. The show was well worth the $30 entrance fee.

Some of the highlights included the goth and horror film-influenced HorrorPops, the melodic and tuneful Charlotte Sometimes, the reggae influenced Aggrolites and the Street Dogs, who embodied the very spirit of punk.

The Saturday festival featured mostly punk and or metal based genres but included some lighter acts. It had an interesting mix of styles, and it had a mostly teenage audience.

The tour, started in 1995, a few years after the birth of Lollapalooza, is known for featuring harder bands, but the acts usually aren’t heavy metal or as metal as those at Ozzfest. A few of the groups, especially the metal core bands, could play at Ozzfest, and a few would fit into lineups at the Pitchfork or Lollapalooza festivals. One of the best groups in this year’s Lollapalooza lineup, the Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, appeared first at Warped Tour.

The best and most eclectic performance came from HorrorPops, which often transcended or matched its influences: The Blasters, The Cramps and X. Lead singer Patricia Day strummed on a colorfully painted bass sporting heavy makeup and leather gear. The mohawk-sporting Kim Necroman played a Eddie Cochran/Billy Zoom-influenced guitar. At one point they switched instruments and Necroman played bass with his teeth. The group brilliantly combined elements of punk, metal, rockabilly, metal and even a bit of ska. Many of the songs they played contained references to trashy B movies and film noir.

Some highlights of their set included “Kiss Me Kill Me,” from their new LP, and “Thelma and Louise,” a great seize the day anthem which was named after the film. All the members have great stage presence.

The Street Dogs gave the best pure punk performance of the evening and added a needed element of danger to the show. They dedicated a song to the Ramones, but they sounded more like the early ’80s LA punk bands like Black Flag and Fear (who actually played some dates on the tour.) The band was ferociously effective on a set of machine gun fast numbers, including the autobiographical “Tobe’s Got a Drinking Problem,” and “Mean Fist,” which featured some great Greg Ginn-like guitar work by Marcus Hollar and Tobe Bean II. The ex Dropkick Murpys member and lead singer Mike McColgan is a powerful vocalist, and he had complete control of the crowd.

At one point, McColgan encouraged the crowd to open a section in the front so they could start a circle pit. Dozens of mostly male audience members raced around in a circle and brutally pushed or smashed into other people in the circle and the audience.

Overnight pop sensation Katy Perry did most of her most well-known songs, including “I Kissed a Girl,” “Ur So Gay,” and “Hot and Cold,” Some of her songs show the influence of Alanis Morisette and Liz Phair, and the audience was really getting into the performance.

Some other bands also aquitted themselves well. The California based Randies lacked originality (sounding like a poppier L7 or more metal version of the Donnas) but partially made up for it in spunk. The Frantic did a unique and surprisingly effective punk cover of the Foundations’ standard “Fill Me Up Buttercup.” The Briggs perfectly captured the frustration of youth in “Bored Teenager.” The solo artist dubbed Charlotte Sometimes delivered haunting vocals in her songs with tough below the surface lyrics including “Cry Baby.” Her band (which included keyboards) helped recreate an 80s syth pop sound and provided fine support.

There were some bands that failed to ignite on stage. The metal/hip-hop band 3OH3 started promisingly, but its sonic barrage eventually grew tiresome. Classic Crime’s wailing and generic playing pleased the crowd, but to my ear, had no distinction. Like the original Lollapalooza, Warped Tour travels throughout the country and overseas. Unfortunately this can cause tour schedule conflicts, preventing some bands from playing at all shows. It’s the reason one of the most acclaimed Chicago based punk bands, Rise Against, were on the tour but unable to play Saturday.

Of all the music festivals I have attended, The Warped Tour was by far the most poorly organized. There were ten stages, but no maps or band schedules were distributed (I was told by a Warped Tour employee that people in charge were being eco friendly by saving paper). On top of this, many of the performance times kept changing, making it difficult to decide what to see.

Although the festival did not have as much variety as the Lollapalooza , Intonation, and Pitchfork festivals, Warped Tour did a great job in giving some lesser-known bands exposure. The median quality of the performances was high, and punk fans got a lot for their money.

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Warped Tour 2009: Portraits

13 bands, 10 bottles of water, 8 speedlights, one brother, and zero live shows later: Backstage portraits from Warped Tour 2009, featuring TAT, Escape the Fate, Forever The Sickest Kids, We the Kings, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and more.

Despite soaring temperatures into the afternoon and an unrelenting schedule of portrait shoots throughout the day, Warped Tour 2009 was an absolute blast.

I attacked Warped Tour with Chris to knock out a ton of new portrait work for you guys. All in a day's work!

Escape The Fate

We The Kings

There For Tomorrow

Single File

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Scary Kids Scaring TAT

Forever The Sickest Kids

Westbound Train

Alana Grace

After Midnight Project

Big D & The Kids Table

Sample Setup Shot:

You may ask, “Todd, can you please show me how the BrOwyoungs roll?” And to that I would answer, friend, this is how we roll:

In this shot are three Nikon SB-900s and three SB-600s. You can see the SB-900s in the two accents lights camera-right and camera-left, while the third SB-900 is fired into the softbox Chris is self-booming here. Three Nikon SB-600s are ganged up on the backlight stand just to the right of Chris.

I'll be posting a few more shots from the Warped Tour extravaganza, but in the meantime, a gigantic and thunderous thank you goes out to Bethany Watson, one of my favorite people in the entire world, for helping coordinate everything with Warped Tour. A huge thanks goes out to all the bands who took time out of their day to pose for a few minutes in front of the lens.

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You rule. These are all fantastic. And of course bonus points for more shots of TAT’s Tatiana. Haha. But seriously, good job doing a lot with a little. If someone didn’t know better, they’d probably think these shoots were done at several different locales, when in actuality, you just had the limited space provided backstage. So kudos. Especially with There For Tomorrow. Where even are you there?

Thanks for the kind words. I pulled out those shots of Tatiana just for you.

Yeah, we tried to mix up the locations as much as possible, though for the majority of these images, one could walk a circuit through all the locations in about 2 minutes.

For the There For Tomorrow shot, the band was shot inside a big shipping container that was filled with bags of bottles for recycling. Forever The Sickest Kids were shot in front of a similar sort of container.

This post friggin rocks… I hate you and your brother for being totally awesome…

Love the setup pic…

The shoots I love – TAT – and Alana Grace – pic #2 is awesome.. Can you share some info on the lighting on that – as I LOVE the wash across the lens, and she has an awesome expression in that pic.

Hey Nathan,

Thanks for the comment. On that second shot of Alana Grace, I setup an umbrella behind her for the blowout effect you see, which affected contrast and gives that feathered look. So, even on location with just the basics, it’s possible to create a little more of a “studio” look when needed. Thanks again!

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Man nice promo shots Todd ……. and a very cool light setup can’t wait to see the diagrams you even been talking about ….. you know I never would have thought of the 3 speedlights to back light subjects :)

Thanks for the comment. With the three speedlights on one stand, it’s one speedlight on a normal umbrella mount on a short backlighting stand. Two other speedlights are attached via Manfrotto Justin Spring Clamps. It looks like a little Christmas tree of speedlights; it’s glorious.

Great setup pic Todd…Oh yeah…and the portraits aren’t bad either ;)

Great work once again my friend.

Thanks for the kind words. I really should get in the habit of taking wide setup shots for each and every shoot. It’s the clearest way of showing how all the lights and modifiers come together.

I’m with Nathan, love the TAT and Alana Grace ones! All around great stuff and thanks for the lighting photo!

Hey Russell,

Thanks, TAT and Alana were both great to work with. They all brought a ton of personality and attitude.

Those portraits are all so good, it’s impossible to choose a favorite. Great work, and thanks for the setup shot at the end. Very cool.

Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it! Glad to hear everyone likes the inclusion of the setup shot, I’ll have to do that more often now.

congratulations for your AMAZING work at Warped Tour. You know, i’m the #1 fan of your shoots

regards from Argentina!!

Hey, thanks for the kind words, glad to hear you enjoyed this one!

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Wow, great collection – and all in a day’s work! I love the TAT shot opening this blog piece! The lighting, the setting, the composition, and the cool look of the band members. It all comes together.

Hey Thomas – if one ever needs a new portrait portfolio, all that is required is a full day of backstage shooting at a festival!

Thanks for the kind words, it was a lot of fun to shoot and light all of these portraits. Amazing what can be crammed into one day, right? I’m tired just thinking about this Warped Date.

Good thing I have a vacation coming up!

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Woah! Who is Alana Grace?! She is a total babe.

Excellent work, Broyoungs. I always admire your crystal clear and razor sharp portraits. I like that you brought back the between the tour bus shots a la Academy Is from last year. It’s a good look with the flash coming from behind.

Haha… Alana was great to work with, you can check out her Myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/alanagrace

I had to do a re-do of the The Academy Is… shot. Last time it was done with an SB-600 on the ground and an SB-800 on-camera. But now that I’ve done it again, I think that now it has to be a Warped Tour tradition for me to recreate that setup from now on.

thank you for the setup,it’s really help to understand lighting I like the first photo – wide variant, really touch me

Hey Victor, thanks for the comment, glad the setup shot was helpful for you. The first photo of TAT was my favorite, too.

Whoa! Thank you so much for sharing these photos and some behind the scenes info in the comments, Todd. I’m trying to study as much as I can this week – my first promo/CD cover shoot is coming up this Saturday and I’m incredibly nervous. Available light shooting has been my specialization and forte for a long, long time and now the bands I shoot are starting to come to me for promo style shots and, frankly, it’s all a bit intimidating. Seeing how the Brothers Owyoung roll is great education and incredibly inspiring.

All I have to do now is figure out the business side of it! Something tells me that’ll be tougher for me than painting with light…

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Hi Todd, fantastic photos! I was curious if you remembered what city you shot Escape the Fate on Warped Tour?

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• 1.1 Main Stage
• 1.2 Hurley Stage
• 1.3 Hurley.com Stage
• 1.4 Smartpunk Stage
• 1.5 Skullcandy Stage
• 1.6 Ernie Ball Stage
• 1.7 Kevin Says Stage

Main Stage [ ]

• 11:55 - The Ataris
• 12:55 - Underoath
• 1:55 - Anti-Flag
• 2:55 - Less Than Jake
• 3:55 - The Devil Wears Prada
• 4:55 - 3OH!3
• 5:55 - Chiodos
• 6:55 - Thrice
• 7:55 - Bad Religion

Hurley Stage [ ]

• 11:30 - TAT
• 12:25 - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
• 1:20 - Sing it Loud
• 2:15 - Bayside
• 3:10 - The Maine
• 4:05 - Alexisonfire
• 5:00 - Gallows
• 5:55 - A Day to Remember
• 6:50 - Saosin
• 7:45 - Escape the Fate

Hurley.com Stage [ ]

• 11:45 - Meg & Dia
• 12:45 - I Set My Friends on Fire
• 1:45 - Streetlight Manifesto
• 2:45 - Outernational
• 3:45 - Black Tide
• 4:45 - P.O.S.
• 5:45 - Millionaires
• 6:45 - Lights
• 7:45 - Big D and the Kids Table

Smartpunk Stage [ ]

• 11:15 - There for Tomorrow
• 12:15 - A Rocket to the Moon
• 1:15 - Dance Gavin Dance
• 2:15 - Senses Fail
• 3:15 - The White Tie Affair
• 4:15 - Hit the Lights
• 5:15 - A Skylit Drive
• 6:15 - Dear and the Headlights
• 7:15 - Breathe Carolina
• 8:15 - Jeffree Star

Skullcandy Stage [ ]

• 11:15 - TV/TV
• 12:15 - Ivy League
• 1:15 - Shad
• 2:15 - The Architects
• 3:15 - The A.K.A.'s
• 4:15 - Innerpartysystem
• 5:15 - brokeNCYDE
• 6:15 - Therefore I Am
• 7:15 - Attack Attack!
• 8:15 - Shooter Jennings

Ernie Ball Stage [ ]

• 11:15 - Skyscrapers Walk Among Us
• 11:55 - Everyone Dies in Utah
• 12:35 - Disco Curtis
• 1:15 - Broadmoore
• 1:55 - Longway
• 2:35 - VersaEmerge
• 3:15 - Red Car Wire
• 3:55 - In This Moment
• 4:40 - Aiden
• 5:25 - Madina Lake
• 6:10 - The Heroine

Kevin Says Stage [ ]

• 11:30 - RAE
• 12:05 - Dommin
• 12:40 - The Blackout!
• 1:15 - Emmure
• 1:50 - Alana Grace
• 2:25 - After Midnight Project
• 3:00 - The Designer Drugs
• 3:35 - Superman is Dead
• 4:10 - Civet
• 4:45 - Nothing More
• 5:25 - Yussef Black
• 5:55 - Furthest From the Star
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