As we get closer to spring and summer,that means we also get closer to the huge summer tours. The likes od Ozzfest,Warped,ect. So for the next few days i'll share with you the raw,punk history of these rock n roll tours.

Today's is all about the warped tour:

It started in 1994,by a man named Kevin Lyman. He got the idea of it by working at skate shows. Though it never was officially said to be only punk or ska tour(or all men),they have 98% all male punk or ska band on tour. Though in the past few years,female fronted bands have been included more offen.

2008 warped tour info:

Bands confirmed by warpedtour.com
All bands confirmed for the entire tour unless otherwise noted.

3Oh!3
A Day To Remember (Playing 6/20-7/20)
The Academy Is...
Against Me!
Alesana
August Burns Red (Playing 6/20-7/6)
Automatic Loveletter (Playing 7/17-7/26)
Beat Union
The Bouncing Souls
The Briggs
Bring Me The Horizon (Playing 7/22-8/17)
Broadway Calls
The Bronx
Charlotte Sometimes
Cinematic Sunrise
The Classic Crime (Playing 7/27-8/17)
The Color Fred
Confide (Playing 7/22-8/17)
Danger Radio (Playing 8/8-8/17)
The Devil Wears Prada
Dr. Manhattan
Every Avenue (Playing 7/9-7/26)
Every Time I Die
Forever The Sickest Kids (Playing 6/20-7/6)
Four Year Strong (Playing 7/27-8/17)
From First To Last
GBH
Gym Class Heroes
The Higher (Playing 6/20-7/20)
HorrorPops
The Human Abstract (Playing 7/22-8/17)
Just Surrender (Playing 7/9-7/26)
Katy Perry
The Lordz
Madina Lake (Playing 7/9-7/26)
The Maine (Playing 6/20-7/20)
The Morning Light (Playing 7/29-8/6)
Norma Jean
Pennywise
Pierce the Veil
Reel Big Fish
Relient K
The Saint Alvia Cartel
The Secret Handshake (Playing 7/1-7/9)
Set Your Goals
Shwayze
Sky Eats Airplane (Playing 7/27-8/17)
Stick To Your Guns (Playing 6/20-7/6)
Street Dogs
The Vandals
We The Kings

[edit] Bands confirmed by Kevin Lyman[1]
All That Remains
The Aggrolites
All Time Low
Anberlin
Angels and Airwaves
Cobra Starship
Dillinger Escape Plan
The Fabulous Rudies
Family Force 5
Jack's Mannequin
Mayday Parade
Murs
Ore Ska Band
Paramore
Permanent Holiday
The Pinker Tones (Playing 6/25-8/17)
Protest The Hero
Say Anything
Street Drum Corps
Story of the Year
Valencia

[edit] Bands not yet officially confirmed, but sourced to other websites
The Audition[2]
Cobra Starship[3]
Entice[4]
Farewell (Playing 6/20-7/20)[5]
Jet Lag Gemini[6]
Ludo[7]
mc chris[8]
Motion City Soundtrack[9]
Victim Effect[10]

[edit] Tour Dates
06/20 Pomona, CA
06/21 San Francisco, CA
06/22 Ventura, CA
06/25 Phoenix, AZ
06/26 Las Cruces, NM
06/28 Salt Lake City, UT
06/29 Denver, CO
07/01 St Louis, MO
07/02 Kansas City, KS
07/03 Dallas, TX
07/05 San Antonio, TX
07/06 Houston, TX
07/09 Atlanta, GA
07/10 Orlando, FL
07/11 Tampa, FL
07/12 Miami, FL
07/13 Jacksonville, FL
07/14 Charlotte, NC
07/15 Virginia Beach, VA
07/16 Washington, DC
07/17 Cleveland, OH
07/18 Detroit, MI
07/19 Toronto, ON
07/20 Montreal, QC
07/22 Buffalo, NY
07/23 Boston, MA
07/24 Englishtown, NJ
07/25 Philadelphia, PA
07/26 New York, NY
07/27 Scranton, PA
07/29 Pittsburgh, PA
07/30 Cincinnati, OH
07/31 Indianapolis, IN
08/01 Milwaukee, WI
08/02 Chicago, IL
08/03 Minneapolis, MN
08/05 Saskatoon, SK at Credit Union Centre
08/06 Calgary, AB
08/08 Boise, ID
08/09 George, WA
08/10 Portland, OR
08/13 Fresno, CA
08/14 San Diego, CA
08/15 San Francisco, CA
08/16 Sacramento, CA
08/17 Los Angeles, CA