Warped Tour Announces Lineup For Its Final Run

Vans Warped Tour is calling it quits in 2018, but not before the long-running touring festival showcases some of the most popular acts on the emo and pop-punk scenes during a final run this summer. Among them are Simple Plan, Reel Big Fish, The Used, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, and Less Than Jake.

Founded by Kevin Lyman in 1995, Warped Tour quickly grew to become the largest touring music festival in the United States. The traveling event has taken place in some form every year since then, though Lyman recently confirmed that 2018 will mark its final incarnation as a cross-country touring event. However, Lyman has kept the door open for possible one-off events, including a potential 25th-year celebration in 2019.

In a heartfelt post on the festival website, Lyman recalled the festival’s humble beginnings and wrote:

It will be bittersweet each morning when I see the sun rise and then watch it set knowing that this will be the last time I get to witness it from that exact spot. Though the tour and the world have changed since ’95, the same feeling of having the ‘best summer ever’ will live on through the bands, the production teams, and the fans that come through at every stop. The enduring spirit of the Vans Warped Tour remains as bright as ever, continuing to inspire creativity and ambition in new and exciting ways as we prepare for a 25th anniversary celebration in 2019.

Tickets for most of the 2018 Vans Warped Tour stops will go on sale on March 8th. Fans can check out city-specific lineups via the tour’s website, but the full tour lineup and list of dates can be found below.

Vans Warped Tour Dates:

June 21 – Pomona, CA
June 22 – San Diego, CA
June 23 – Mountain View, CA
June 24 – Ventura, CA
June 26 – Phoenix, AZ
June 29 – Las Vegas, NV
June 30 – Salt Lake City, UT
July 1 – Denver, CO
July 3 – St. Louis, MO
July 5 – Bonner Springs, KS
July 6 – Dallas, TX
July 7 – San Antonio, TX
July 8 – Houston, TX
July 10 – Nashville, TN
July 12 – Virginia Beach, VA
July 13 – Camden, NJ
July 14 – Holmdel, NJ
July 15 – Hartford, CT
July 16 – Pittsburgh, PA
July 17 – Toronto, ON
July 18 – Cincinnati, OH
July 19 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
July 20 – Detroit, MI
July 21 – Chicago, IL
July 22 – Minneapolis, MN
July 23 – Milwaukee, WI
July 24 – Indianapolis, IN
July 25 – Darien Center, NY
July 26 – Scranton, PA
July 27 – Mansfield, MA
July 28 – Wantagh, NY
July 29 – Columbia, MD
July 31 – Charlotte, NC
August 1 – Atlanta, GA
August 3 – Orlando, FL
August 4 – Tampa, FL
August 5 – West Palm Beach, FL