Warped Tour

More Dallas Music on TV: Larry g(EE) to Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tonight

One night ahead of Sarah Jaffe's late-night debut, Dallas soul singer Larry g(EE) performs tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, thanks to OurStage.com, a social networking site that places emerging artists on the show, and also got him a handful of gigs on this summer's Warped Tour. He'll be performing th ... More >>

Warped Tour - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 7/3/12

Warped Tour Gexa Energy Pavilion Tuesday, July 3 See also: Talking to Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It See also: The fans and bands of Warped Tour Per usual, the gates to Warped Tour opened a few minutes after 11 a.m., and what was available to see was spotty.Though the folky jig of London's Skinny ... More >>

Into It. Over It's Evan Weiss Talks Being Fed Bullshit, Plus Five Warped Tour Recommendations

If you've seen No Room for Rock Stars, a recently-released documentary on the Warped Tour, it might be hard to imagine someone like Evan Weiss fitting in. Weiss, the mastermind behind Into It. Over It, isn't a tatted-up singer in a metalcore band who's missing his daughter back home. He isn't drivin ... More >>

The Fest Quest: How Many Festivals Are You Going To This Summer?

It's beginning to look at a lot like festival season. Has Dallas always had so many? And with such... random lineups? Here's a guide to some of the upcoming ones. And feel free to consult with Festy for more tips on how to maximize your summer festival experience, like the foolproof "Get backstage b ... More >>

After Warped Tour in Dallas, the Alternative Press' Pot-and-Kettle Moment

Mike Shea thinks we should be nicer to the festival he has a financial stake in.​Mike Shea, the founder and publisher of Alternative Press magazine, took to Twitter on Saturday to attempt some 140-character assassinating of this blog's Warped Tour coverage. Specifically, he had a problem with Darr ... More >>

Last Night All Day Yesterday: Warped Tour Kicks Off Its 17th Summer-Long Tour in Dallas

Warped Tour LaunchGexa Energy Pavilion June 24, 2011 Better than: spending all day on traffic control at the new In-N-Out Burger. Rachel ParkerThe crazy kids today and their crowd-surfing ways.​Let's address the elephant with the pink tutu standing in the corner: Sure, there were doubts about t ... More >>

The Five Best and Five Worst Bands at The 2011 Vans Warped Tour

Rachel ParkerNo one on the corner has swagger like Warped Tour.​In the sweltering summer sun yesterday, punk and metal fans both young and old headed to Gexa Energy Pavilion to catch the annual mass of humanity known as the Vans Warped Tour. Out of the bands that this reporter got to witness at t ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tix to Warped Tour

​Oh, and speaking of Warped Tour, which is kicking off right about now, actually: Quite the unexpected surprise this morning, courtesy of the folks at Gexa Energy Pavilion, who just passed our way three pairs of tickets to in turn pass your way for today's first-day-of-tour events down in Fair ... More >>

Five Bands Expected To Draw Big Crowds at Warped Tour

Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Recalls Attending Warped Tour as a Teen

Attack Attack!'s Andrew Wetzel: "Being Labeled Emo is Just Gay."

​Walking through the mall in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, Andrew Wetzel of the metal band Attack Attack! sounds a bit winded over the phone as he makes his way to a semi-quiet place to talk. After composing himself, though, the drummer was more than happy to discuss with us a variety of issues. ... More >>

Don't Be Stupid at Concerts: Before Heading To Warped Tour, Remember These Safety Tips.

​Fair Park has been the venue of choice for several youth-friendly summer music festivals of late, and gee whiz, those darn kids can certainly raise a ruckus. Two fans died at this past week's Electric Daisy Carnival in spite of seemingly some fairly intensive preparation on the part of the festiv ... More >>

Lucero's First Show Was Also Guitarist Brian Venable's First On-Stage Performance

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Lucero's Brian Venable​Lucero has played Dallas a few times in recent memory (including our DOMA showcase last year). But they've n ... More >>

Looking Back at The Best and Worst Lineups Seen In Warped Tour's 17 Years Of Existence

​The Warped Tour has always had a lot of bands and a lot of different bands. Sure, you're not going to see these bands end up on any Pitchfork best-of, but the tour doesn't exactly play to people who decree most things in life as "meh," either.Even in its first few years, you could see a hardcore ... More >>

Mike Herrera, Tom Gabel and Ben Nichols To Play Free Warped Tour Kickoff at Double Wide

​Well, we've known for a while now that the 2011 Vans Warped Tour will be kicking off right here in Dallas at the end of the month -- on Friday, June 24, to be exact -- at Gexa Energy Pavilion and its surrounding parking lots.We've known, too, that, the day before the kickoff, The Devil Wears Prad ... More >>

Mike Ziemer Started Promoting Bands At Age 14. Now He's Looking For The Next Big Thing.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Mike Ziemer​Mike Ziemer is a lot of things -- a promoter, a manager, a marketing whiz, an entrepre ... More >>

2011 Vans Warped Tour to Kick Off in Dallas

​This morning, we received a press release from the skateboarding folks at Vans Warped Tour headquarters. Turns out that this year, the 16th year of the tour's existence, The Vans Warped Tour will launch right here in Dallas on Friday, June 24 at Gexa Energy Pavilion. Tickets will go on sale via L ... More >>

Spend A Day (Or, Actually, Just A Slideshow) In The Rocket Summer's Shoes

​If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to walk a day in rock star shoes, the folks at Alternative Press have you covered. As part of their "Warped Speed" Vans Warped Tour coverage, the magazine gave us less-famous folk a look at just that, following around Grapevine's Own hook-heavy alt-rock h ... More >>

Picture Show: The Fans of Vans Warped Tour

Alexander FloresWearing this shirt's an easy way to pick a fight with the guy standing behind you.​On Saturday, at the Superpages.com Center in Dallas, Warped Tour brought its particular brand of headbang rock to rain-soaked Dallas. Bands included Andrew W.K., Motion City Soundtrack, Sum 41, Maxwe ... More >>

Over the Weekend: The Vans Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center

Van's Warped TourSuperpages.com CenterJuly 3rd, 2010Better than: last year's Warped date. Alexander FloresWe already showed you the fans. Now check Alex's slideshow of Andrew WK and the rest of Warped's bands.​Thank you, Hurricane Alex. Were it not for your rain and wind, the thousands of folks at ... More >>

After Warped Tour, It's Off To The Double Wide.

Riverboat Gamblers To Play Double Wide's Warped Tour After-Party on Saturday. Also: They're Running a Remix Contest. And They Played Daytrotter. And They Have An App.

G-A-M-B-L-E-R!​In this week's paper, which is almost out (but not quite), Eric Grubbs talks to the Double Wide's Chelsea Callahan and Kim Finch about their venue's annual post-Warped Tour party, which, this year, will celebrate its fourth year of existence and second as an open-to-the-public affai ... More >>

The Bamboozle Roadshow

Saturday, May 29, at Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington

Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival Features Hellyeah!, Hits Dallas In September

​I realize this festival is a ways off, but seeing that Vinnie Paul's Hellyeah! is on board, I figured it prudent to call your attention to the upcoming Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. The touring show makes a stop in Dallas on Friday, September 10, at the Superpages.com Center.And actually ... More >>

Picture Show: The Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center

Caity Colvard If Eric's review and Darryl's list of Top 10 lessons learned at the Warped Tour didn't quite get you there, we direct you this afternoon to our photo set from Sunday afternoon's show, which confirms our suspicions: it was indeed a tight-packed, sweaty scrum of the half-dressed, bandann ... More >>

Last Night: The Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center

Vans Warped TourSuperpages.com CenterJuly 5, 2009 Better Than: falling asleep on the beach and getting a funny-looking tan. The weather could have been way worse for Sunday's Warped Tour date. It could have rained all day. Or it could have been sunny and extremely hot. Luckily, the weather fl ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Less Than Jake, Beyonce, Demi Lovato, Rhett Butler

Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center on Sunday, July 5Anti-Flag, Bad Religion and Less Than Jake headlined the 15th annual Warped Tour. For $40, it offered something for all types of Hot Topic-clad teenage rockers, from the roots of punk to the MySpace man of glamour, Jeffree Star. That's fierce... ... More >>

Mind Warp

After Sunday's Warped Tour, How 'Bout A Moons Over My Hammy?

After the Warped Tour stops through town on Sunday, a handful of the bands on the tour--Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive and Hit The Lights--will be stopping by Denny's, because, hey, why not?According to the press release announcing the after-party, "These select bands will hang out with fans whi ... More >>

Distant Gig Alerts: Air Guitar Tournament and Vans Warped Tour Lineup

Dallas' own Forever the Sickest Kids are headlining this year's Warped Tour.Oh my, what a summer it's going to be. Last year, Pete and I got ferociously booed at US Air Guitar Regional Tournament at the House of Blues because we didn't buy into some of the acts' hype. Oh well. Even so, I must admit ... More >>

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Weekend Roundup: Vans Warped Tour, Much?

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Warped Tour Passes

Corporate Affairs

With so many major company-sponsored shows stopping in town this month, we're starting to wonder just how far this trend might go

The Secret Handshake, The Vanished to Play Grapevine Mills

Tiger Army: Dallas "Has No [Effing] Place to Play," Nothing Personal

In Flames, Cannibal Corpse

Monday, July 24, at the Ridglea Theater

Dillinger Escape Plan, Dysrhythmia

Wednesday, July 19, at the Gypsy Tea Room

Vans Warped Tour

Saturday, July 1, at Smirnoff Music Centre

Close to You

The music blared, the bodies fell. Our intrepid reporter braves Vans Warped Tour.

On the Warped Path

Music, mud wrestling and middle fingers at the Vans Warped Tour

Descendents

Cool to be You (Fat Wreck Chords)

Blink-182, Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday

May 3

Slowride

Building a Building (Deep Elm Records)

The Girlz Garage Tour

November 2

Reggie and the Full Effect, Midtown, A Static Lullaby and Motion City Soundtrack

July 25

Brand New and Moneen

July 18

Warped Tour

June 28

Listen Here, Punk

The mother of all-ages shows takes to the stage

Warped Tour '99

Artist Square