“But it’s actually been a very eclectic tour.” “We were categorized as a punk-rock tour because Pennywise and NOFX legitimized us in front of a certain group of people,” Lyman said. Those memories include Blink 182, Black Eyed Peas, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, My Chemical Romance and Katy Perry’s first-ever national tour. … There’s some good memories that come back.” We’ve been to 20 countries, we’ve got to play a lot of great places in this world. It’s fluctuated right around the 40 mark, so if you add up the years, we’ve done quite a few Warped Tours. “We expanded at one point to 46 cities, then this last run we’re doing 38 cities. That became the first ever Warped Tour, featuring Sublime, No Doubt and Quicksand. Maybe I’ll go on the road for one summer and bring my friends!'” … I was sitting in the snow, I’d heard about the X-Games being created, and I said, ‘This whole lifestyle … is going to become much more popular. We were also doing charity events in the mountains with Jane’s Addiction. “I paid the Red Hot Chili Peppers $250 to play atop a skate ramp. “We were doing a lot of events in Southern California combining skateboarding and music,” Lyman said. It all started back in 1995, when Lyman decided to launch the very first Warped Tour. ![]() Smiling on the outside, crying on the inside □ bye forever Warped Tour □ thanks again to all of the bands on this last one □□ #foreverwarped #warpedtour2018 #warpedtour XFINITY Theatre Then you throw in new bands like With Confidence and Palaye Royale, they’ll be the headliners of the future that we’ve had a good run with.” It’s kind of a time capsule of what’s happened through the years. ![]() “Then you throw in Less Than Jake and Real Big Fish - those bands were playing very early on in this tour. “This lineup is basically in tribute to a certain time in history of this tour with bands like The Maine, Mayday Parade and Simple Plan,” Lyman said. The swan song lineup includes 3OH!3, Less Than Jake, Mayday Parade and Simple Plan. I’m 57-years-old, I’ve been doing this a long time, and after 27 years of Lollapalooza and Warped Tour, I owe my wife a summer vacation.” I’ve done everything I can with this project. It’s definitely harder to put a touring festival on the road. “I created a list of about 21 reasons,” tour founder Kevin Lyman told WTOP. WASHINGTON - It’s been a rite of passage for an entire generation of punk-rock fans.īut on July 29, the Vans Warped Tour makes its final stop at Merriweather Post Pavilion. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the final Warped Tour ( Jason Fraley)
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