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Kevin Lyman created the Warped Tour in 1994, quickly partnering with Vans Shoe Company. The event combined music with skateboarding and is held outside with multiple stages. Starting in 1995, the event grew rapidly and went international by 1998. Warped had many different events that attracted fans from all over.  Professional skateboarders and bikers are present every year and half pipes and small street courses were common to see at Warped. Booths to buy merchandise and meet vendors are always present and many bands will do signings at a booth. The music mainly targeted the rock crowd and host a variety or punk bands. Warped also has had other genres preform to attract different music lovers. 

Be sure to look for Subliminal Wear on May 18 at Vans Warped Tour in Mesa, Arizona. 

The rock scene of Vans Warped Tour has changed drastically since the first tour in 1995. The first year of the tour Sublime, a Ska-punk rock band was at its prime as well as No Doubt. During this year, there were professional skaters and bikers that attended the events, even a street course and half pipe. In 1997, pop punk band, Blink-182 made their debut appearance. The Vandals and Social Distortion gave the punk scene a harder sound and more to talk about. The 1998 Vans Warped Tour came through cities, storming with the most punk rock bands in history. Bad Religion, Rancid, Save Ferris, and Less Than Jake all played at the events and made a change to the Warped Tour lineups for the future. In 2000, Green Day gave their share of “Garage Punk”, while Flogging Molly changed the sound of rock with their Irish lead singer and the Celtic style music.  In 2008, pop bands such as Cobra Starship and pop singer Jeffree Star preformed but a different style came into the scene. Post-hardcore rock started at its rise. More post-hardcore bands joined the lineup and changed the Warped Tour crowd.

 Subliminal encourages our readers to support and listen to a variety of Warped Tour bands, not only present day lineup members but as well as bands that helped start the Warped Tour.

“Good Music is good music and that should be enough for anybody” –Brad Nowell (Sublime)