Now that the Warped Tour has been returned to the care of its original owners, sports shoe manufacturers and retailers Vans Inc, the annual summer festival is also returning to its original punk roots according to tour organizer Kevin Lyman.

For this the 8th year of the annual music festival tour, organizers have booked a cavalcade of punk, ska and emo groups to perform. "When putting the bill together, I started looking at it like comfort food," tour organizer Kevin Lyman told Pollstar. "It's like comfort Warped; it's all the bands that you've really grown to love on the Warped Tour.  They're all part of it this year and you know they're going to put on a great live show. At the same time, we've added some great new groups."

This year�s roster includes Bad Religion, NOFX, Lagwagon, Newfound Glory, No Use For A Name, Thursday, Alkaline Trio, Ozma, Something Corporate, The Damned, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, MXPX, Reel Big Fish, Good Charlotte, Flogging Molly, The Casualties, Morgan Heritage, Anti Flag, Hot Water Music and Quarashi 

As usual the tour will include more than music. Extreme sports stunt demonstrations will be provided by professional skaters, BMXers, mountain bikers, and Motocross cyclists. Patrons will also be able to cool off at the �Pirate Zone� which is reported to include a large slip-n-slide and will offer concertgoers the opportunity to dunk musicians. Other sideshow features include an extreme drumming tent and a Reverse Day Care center where kids can drop their parents off while they go out and enjoy the festivities at Warped. Patrons will get all of this and more for about $25 bucks a ticket. 

Warped Dates according to Pollstar.
  03/29 - Gold Coast, AUS - Parklands
03/30 - Coffs Harbour, AUS - Coffs Harbour Showground
04/01 - Ulladulla, AUS - Milton Showgrounds
04/03 - Mornington Peninsula, AUS - Mornington Race Club
04/05 - Adelaide, AUS - Memorial Drive
04/06 - Melbourne, AUS - Flemington Racecourse
04/07 - Sydney, AUS - Dee Why Beach ( James Meehan Res.)
06/21 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheatre
06/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fairgrounds
06/23 - Brighton, CO - Adams Co. Fairgrounds
06/25 - Council Bluffs, IA - Westfair Amphitheatre
06/26 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
06/27 - Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre
06/28 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
06/29 - Houston, TX - Reliant Center
06/30 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/02 - Peoria, AZ - Peoria Sports Complex
07/03 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
07/05 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center Parking Lot
07/06 - Lake Tahoe, CA - Boreal Ridge Resort
07/07 - Tulare, CA - Tulare County Fairgrounds
07/10 - Pomona, CA - Los Angeles County Fairgrounds
07/11 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Mem. Coliseum
07/12 - Ventura, CA - Seaside Park
07/13 - San Francisco, CA - Pac Bell Park Parking Lot
07/14 - San Francisco, CA - Pac Bell Park Parking Lot
07/17 - Calgary, AB - Race City Speedway
07/19 - Vancouver, BC - Thunderbird Stadium
07/20 - George, WA - The Gorge
07/22 - Billings, MT - Oscar's Park
07/23 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
07/24 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
07/25 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
07/26 - Cleveland, OH - Nautica Stage
07/27 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
07/28 - Minneapolis, MN - HHH Metrodome Parking Lot
07/31 - Cincinnati, OH - Firstar Center
08/01 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
08/02 - Orlando, FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds
08/03 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Field
08/04 - Tampa, FL - USF Soccer Field
08/05 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Raceways
08/06 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte
08/07 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp.
08/08 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
08/09 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
08/10 - New York, NY - Randalls Island
08/11 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Park Lot
08/13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Amphitheatre At Station Square
08/14 - Buffalo, NY - La Salle Park
08/15 - Boston, MA - Suffolk Downs
08/16 - Montreal, QC - Parc Des Illes
08/17 - Barrie, ON - Molson Park
08/18 - Pontiac, MI - Pontiac Silverdome Parking Lot

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