The Vans Warped Tour is officially returning this year, but one question remains: Who is on the lineup?
The traveling rock festival said goodbye to fans in 2018, and now, seven years later, Warped Tour is returning to three cities. The festival will host two-day events at Washington, D.C.,’s RFK Stadium Festival Grounds on June 14 and 15, the Shoreline Waterfront in Long Beach, California from June 26 to 27, and Orlando, Florida’s Camper World Stadium Campus on November 15 and 16.
While tickets already went on sale — with two-day presale passes start at $149.98 — no lineup has been confirmed at this time.
The festival has officially begun a countdown on its website. On January 27, the festival will reveal which artists will play in each city.
Warped tour, which launched in 1995, helped punk and rock bands rise to stardom like Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, and Sleeping With Sirens, while also bringing-in big-name acts like Less Than Jake, Green Day, Blink-182, and Reel Big Fish. Additionally, hip-hop and pop stars graced the stage periodically, bringing-in stars like Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Riff Raff, and more.
In 2018, the festival celebrated its final full-scale year, featuring Warped veterans like Falling In Reverse, The Amity Affliction, Four Year Strong, The Maine, Taking Back Sunday, We The Kings, Sum 41, Mayday Parade, and All Time Low. At the time, Lyman shared he was “happy to get the chance to travel around the country one more time” and “bring you another best day ever.”
Then, to celebrate Warped Tour’s 25th anniversary, three celebratory events were held in Cleveland, Atlantic City, and Mountain View. The shows also marked the return of the All-American Rejects, who hadn’t released a record since 2012, and fans had the chance to experience motocross sports as “an exhibit of art that has come out of the tour’s history.”
While several traveling rock festivals have popped-up over the years, including the DISRUPT Festival, Sad Summer Fest, Summer School, and Is For Lovers Fest — as well as the two-day emo revival festival When We Were Young in Las Vegas — nothing has been able to replicate the true nostalgic nature of Warped Tour.
Original founder Kevin Lyman told Rolling Stone that “I’ve always felt we need to pay homage to the past; but we’re looking to the future of the artists and the community.” He said that the lineup will feature between 70 and 100 acts at each stop and they’re “getting very, very selective in trying to find some unique twists to the lineup.”
Who do you think will be on this year’s lineup? Find some fans’ predictions below:
Bands that are probably playing Warped Tour 2025 pic.twitter.com/pasGaEKReD
— Trailer Band (@bandtrailer) November 4, 2024
What if blink are actually playing warped tour omg i am going to throw up (and then book flights) pic.twitter.com/QzzXd5zjYn
— Claire Rollins (@Claireyyyy) October 25, 2024
Repost if you think Real Friends should play Warped Tour.
— Real Friends (@realfriendsband) October 18, 2024
Black Veil Brides, Set It Off, Asking Alexandria, Motionless In White, My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Point North, From Ashes To New, The Faim, Yungblud, Palaye Royale, Bad Omens, Atreyu, The Rose
— BELLE ⧖ 🐺🖤 (@jetblackbelle) October 31, 2024
Give us plenty of Ska
Less Than Jake
Goldfinger
Reel Big Fish
The Bouncing Souls
The AquabatsHeadliner: Sublime. would be dope
Two Bands I want at all 3 Stops are @cliffdiverOK & @goalkeeperband
The crowds would fall in love with them if they don’t know them. For Real.— I AM Jeff Brugger Jr (@IAMJeffBrugger) October 31, 2024
THROWBACK SETS MANDATORY!!!!!! 🥹
pierce the veil, all time low, mayday parade, the maine, sleeping with sirens, 3oh!3, breathe carolina, boys like girls, cash cash, cobra starship, a day to remember, and a ton more!!!
you know what!? just replicate the 2008 + 2009 lineups! 😂
— 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖓 🔜 𝕥𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕤𝕤𝕪 ⚡️ (@shiba_shan) October 31, 2024