It was wild because we’d never experienced that. That was when us and My Chemical Romance were both getting on TRL at the same time. Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy bassist: That was a surreal moment for us. The audiences weren’t huge at this point, but they were so engaged, so I said, “Gotta bring them on the main. The year before, I had Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance on the smaller stage. This was like the moon landing for this type of music. Kevin Lyman, Warped Tour founder & producer: The Warped Tour’s only made money on tickets once, and 2005 was the year. If we turn a profit, it’s from sponsorships and merchandise.īuddy Nielsen, Senses Fail vocalist: It had everything to do with the scene’s success. “This Was Like the Moon Landing For This Type of Music” On the first day of Warped’s final trek, we present the firsthand story of its watershed year. At summer’s end, the tour’s profits hit seven figures. But Warped’s summer-long slog paid another price across 48 shows in 59 days, musicians and personnel grappled with oversized egos, volatile - if not occasionally hostile - environments, and a sideshow’s worth of distractions far from home, with a massive mainstream audience suddenly watching. Bodyguards were needed for the first time. Individual bands regularly sold over $30,000 of merch per day. 700,000 kids came out that summer, more than any Warped before or since (for context, last year pulled 300,000). Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance played Warped in ‘04 and after drawing fervent crowds, were signed on for the next year early by the time June ‘05 rolled around, “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Helena” were MTV staples, improbably climbing the Hot 100. Its eventual poster kids spent the decade’s early years grinding it out in America’s VFW halls, the venerable ethos of Thursday, Saves the Day, and Jimmy Eat World their guiding light. Tickets for the events are on sale now here.Ĭheck out the full line-ups for each show below.In 2005, a more sensitive, precocious, fashion-focused brand of punk exploded into popular culture. So, dust off the old Vans and lace em’ up since you won’t want to miss a thing!” “The curated art experience will showcase our favorite moments over the last 25 years. “Through the years the Vans Warped tour has always tried to bring you something extra, this year we have gone through the past archives and dug up many of our old friends to join us for these special events,” producer Kevin Lyman said in a statement. Other acts slated to play the shows include: Andy Black, We the Kings, Thrice, Dirty Heads, CKY, Lagwagon, NOFX, Ozomatli, The Starting Line, Silent Planet, Ariana and the Rose, Go Betty Go, Juliet Simms, Quicksand and Silverstein. The line-ups for the large-scale special events in Cleveland, OH, on June 8 Atlantic City, NJ, on June 29 – 30 and Mountain View, CA, on July 20 – 21, are all toplined by Warped legends such as Blink-182, 311, Bad Religion, The All-American Rejects, Andrew W.K., Anti-Flag, Good Charlotte, Gym Class Heroes, The Offspring, Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, Taking Back Sunday, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and Good Charlotte. After weeks of anticipation, the lineups for the 25th anniversary editions of the Vans Warped Tour were finally unveiled on Friday (March 1) and they feature a who’s who of classic Warped tour veterans and current punk upstarts.
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