The longest running punk rock super tour, The Warped Tour is in its 15th year. The tour started back in 1995 with only about 15 bands and has grown into an enormous summer event. In 1995 some of the bands who played the tour were No Doubt, Sublime, L7, Face to Face and The Deftones and it was created to combine the skating scene with the music scene by Kevin Lyman. My first Warped Tour was 1997 when a strange mix of bands played. On the main stage some of the heavy hitters were Blink 182, Social Distortion, Reel Big Fish and Limp Bizkit, yes, strange as it may sound Limp Bizkit was actually on the tour. However, other tours also included Eminem, Billy Idol, Weezer, Green Day and Ice-T. The tour kicks off June 26, 2009 in Pomona and has punk champs NOFX and Bad Religion leading the show along with Anti-Flag, Less Than Jake, TSOL, The Adolescents, Guttermouth, Gallows and Senses Fail. So, this year should be another great Warped. The tour concludes August 23, 2009 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Be sure to check out more about the tour at http://www.warpedtour.com/.
Warped Tour Kicks Off It’s 15th Year Friday 06/26 in Pomona!
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