MUSIC NEWS - Despite the winter weather, the organizers of the Vans Warped Tour version '09 have announced the dates and acts for next summer's punk-rock extravaganza. The Warped Tour's 15th anniversary run currently boasts a diverse, 52-act lineup that includes NOFX, Chiodos, Bad Religion, Flogging Molly, Less Than Jake, Big D & the Kids Table, The Devil Wears Prada, Saosin and The Ataris. The complete roster and itinerary is listed below. "Of course, I always like to announce special guests along the way, but I think this is a great start!" Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman said in a posting at the event's website warpedtour.com . The mulit-city run will kick off on June 26, 2009 in Pomona, CA, and visit 46 locations accross North America through late August. The actual venues have yet to be announced (other than New Jersey's at Monmouth Park racetrack), but dates and cities have been determined and are listed below.
The '09 Warped Tour will downsize from its past two main stages to one, but all the side stages will remain in action, according to Lyman. He explained that hosting only one main stage makes sense for a couple of reasons. "Many of these bands have been around for a long time and have many songs to choose from so, this year, instead of limiting them to five or six songs, they will have 40 minutes to play all your favorite songs from the past and a couple new ones too," Lyman explained to fans. He added, "I know times are tough so it was important to me to figure out how to keep the ticket price low this year--this way, we can accomplish that and still put on an awesome show!"
Confirmed acts for the Van's Warped Tour '09:
3OH!3
A Day to Remember
A Skylit Drive
Alexisonfire
Anti-Flag
Bad Religion
Bayside
Big D and the Kids Table
Black Tide
Bouncing Souls
Breathe Carolina
Brokencyde
Cash Cash
Chiodos
Dance Gavin Dance
Dear and the Headlights
Dirty Heads
Escape the Fate
Every Avenue
Flogging Molly
Gallows
Hit the Lights
I Set My Friends on Fire
Jeffree Star
Less Than Jake
Lights
Meg & Dia
Millionaires
NOFX
Outernational
P.O.S.
Saosin
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Senses Fail
Shad
Silverstein
Sing it Loud
Streetlight Manifesto
Tat
The A.K.A.s
The Architects
The Ataris
The Devil Wears Prada
The Maine
The White Tie Affair
There For Tomorrow
Therefore I Am
Thrice
TV/TV
Underoath
Valencia
Westbound Train
2009 Tour Itinerary
26 - Pomona, CA
27 - San Francisco, CA
28 - Ventura, CA
30 - Phoenix, AZ
July 2009
1 - Las Cruces, NM
2 - San Antonio, TX
3 - Houston, TX
5 - Dallas, TX
7 - Indianapolis, IN
8 - Pittsburgh, PA
9 - Cleveland, OH
10 - Toronto, Ontario
11 - Montreal, Quebec
12 - Hartford, CT
14 - Washington, DC
15 - Buffalo, NY
16 - Scranton, PA
17 - Camden, NJ
18 - Uniondale, NY
19 - Oceanport, NJ - Monmouth Park Racetrack
21 - Boston, MA
22 - Virginia Beach, VA
23 - Charlotte, NC
24 - Orlando, FL
25 - Miami, FL
26 - Tampa, FL
28 - Atlanta, GA
29 - Cincinnati, OH
30 - Milwaukee, WI
31 - Detroit, MI
August 2009
1 - Chicago, IL
2 - Minneapolis, MN
3 - St. Louis, MO
4 - Kansas City, MO
7 - Boise, ID
8 - Salt Lake City, UT
9 - Denver, CO
12 - Calgary, Alberta
14 - Vancouver, British Columbia
15 - Seattle, WA
16 - Portland, OR
19 - Fresno, CA
20 - San Francisco, CA
21 - Sacramento, CA
22 - San Diego, CA
23 - Los Angeles, CA
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