Six years after saying goodbye, Warped Tour is returning to three US cities in 2025.
The iconic punk and emo festival will stage two-day events in Washington, D.C., Long Beach, California, and Orlando, Florida.
Related Video Founder Kevin Lyman told Rolling Stone that he was motivated to re-launch Warped Tour after not seeing any other festivals top it.
Lyman insisted he doesn’t want to make Warped Tour a nostalgia fest, adding.
Stay tuned as the lineups are announced for the three Warped Tour events happening in 2025.
In 2025, six years after bidding farewell, the Warped Tour will return to three US cities. In Washington, D.C., the renowned punk and emo festival will take place over two days. Florida’s Orlando and California’s Long Beach.
The Warped Tour will specifically be held on June 14 and 15 at the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds in Washington, D.C; on June 26 and 27, at the Shoreline Waterfront (Marina Green Park) in Long Beach; and on November 15 and 16, at the Camper World Stadium Campus (Tinker Field) in Orlando.
Next Thursday, October 24th, at noon ET/9 a.m., is the pre-sale time for tickets. A. PT, with two-day passes starting at $149.98 (fees included). Obtain tickets to Orlando, Long Beach, Washington, and DC.
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Kevin Lyman, the founder, told Rolling Stone that he was inspired to bring Warped Tour back after observing that no other festivals could compare. Since 1997, I’ve expressed my hope that some day a kid in a garage will show up and kick Kevin Lyman’s ass and throw a better festival. I hope to relive a lot of that because once something is gone, people begin to remember that it was significant and enjoyable. “”.
Lyman is not ruling out adding more cities in the future, even though the Warped Tour won’t travel across the United States as a nationwide tour as it did for the majority of its original run. He acknowledged, “Riding around on a tour bus for forty cities is too much for my body.”. “We’ll look to the future to do more if it works.”. “.”.
Although there are currently no bands announced, Lyman assured fans that each stop will feature between 70 and 100 acts. He said, “In an effort to find some original twists to the lineup, we’re getting very, very selective.”.
“I don’t want to turn Warped Tour into a nostalgia fest,” Lyman said. “I’ve always believed that while we must honor the past, we also have an eye toward the artists’ and the community’s future. “.”.
The original Warped Tour ran from 1995 to 2019. Bands like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Sum 41, and blink-182 have all had significant runs on the traveling festival over the years.
As the lineups for the three 2025 Warped Tour events are revealed, keep an eye out.
