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21st Annual Vans Warped Tour Presented by Journey’s Hosted Kick-off, Previewing What to Expect for Summer 2015 Including 70 Artists, Plus Warped Comedy, Continued Efforts Towards Sustainability

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On April 7, 2015, at the downtown Los Angeles Club Nokia, America’s longest running music tour, the Vans Warped Tour presented by Journey’s, hosted its annual sponsorship summit followed by a kick-off party featuring the diversity of what to expect from this summer’s line-up. Amazing performances were showcased by Bebe Rexha, As It Is, Candy […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hosts World’s Hottest Rock Bands at Inaugural Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards

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There’s no doubt that the inaugural AP Music Awards last night, July 21, 2014, could have also been called the Vans Warped Tour Awards or even, the Kevin Lyman’s Bands Awards. Many of the amazing bands that were represented got their start with Lyman seeing their talent and putting them on Tour for hundreds of […]

Vans Warped Tour 2013 Rolls-out for the 19th Year Featuring Sleeping With Sirens, Black Veil Brides, We Came As Romans, Motion City Soundtrack, The Wonder Years; Plus Leading-Edge Sponsor Activation, Youth Culture DIY Fashion, More

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Photos by Tom Wallace Widely known as America’s youth culture rite-of-passage to music entertainment, the Vans Warped Tour is rolling across the country for the 19th year in a row, attracting more than 500,000 young people during the 40-event tour. Kevin Lyman, the founder and producer, and his team, along with icon Steve Van Doren, […]

Vans Warped Tour 2012 Kicks-off Its 18th Year Featuring 80 Bands on 10 Stages, Including Rise Against, All Time Low, Taking Back Sunday, Anti-Flag, The Used, Yellowcard; Plus Leading-Edge Sponsor Activation, Youth Fashion, More

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Story and Photos by Tom Wallace The Vans Warped Tour is arguably known as America’s youth culture right-of-passage to music entertainment as the longest running festival tour in the United States, attracting more than 500,000 young people now going into its 18th tour with more than 40 dates across the U.S. and Canada. The kick-off […]

Rockstar Taste of Chaos Kicks-off Igniting Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, and Synth-Punk Fans to Catch the First of Breaking Bands Like Thursday and Bring Me the Horizon

The first of the winter music tours heads out with a head-banger as fans flock to the “it” place, the refurbished Palladium in Los Angeles. Plus latest on new band merch styles.