#warped-tour

#warped-tour

Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers. They built on the ethos of their arena show, stripping the NIN catalog like 'Closer,' 'Heresy,' 'The Warning' and 'Copy of A' for parts, rebuilding them for this strobe-licked club setting.

The first RBS show, back in 2021, was like nothing most of music fans had ever seen, attracting over 2000 people from all over the country.

After getting the crowd to clap along to an ominous beat, a sardonic version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' played over the loud speaker, setting the tone for their final song.

"I'm super excited to tell you that I'm coming over for a huge tour covering a bunch of places that I haven't been to in a long time and some entirely new places."

This is my first time on this stage, and it's the most forgiving audience. What a colorful, noisy bunch.

Chief among those additions are red hot, inescapable French Canadian microtonal mathrock duo Angine de Poitrine who have cited King Gizzard as an influence. One can only hope for a live microtonal collab during one of King Gizzard's three headline sets at the festival.

Vans Warped Tour has been rolling out the bands one at a time via social media posts, but is now unveiling the fill D.C. lineup (save for three mystery acts). While Warped doesn't delineate headliners, instead putting out alphabetical lineup posters, standout acts include Jimmy Eat World, Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, Underoath, and The Used.

Dwarves have announced their 17th studio album, titled J ENKEM, set to arrive June 6th via Greedy Records. In support of the upcoming record, the veteran punk band will embark on US tours in the spring and fall.

No Fun Fest returns to NYC for the first time since 2009 as No Fun New Perspectives, a three-day event featuring avant-garde and improvisational music.

Knumears is releasing their debut album Directions on April 3, showcasing their unique sound within the Los Angeles screamo scene. The album is available through Run for Cover and Summer Shade.

Y&T's classic era began after signing with A&M Records, leading to the release of five studio LPs and a live set between 1976 and '86.

In an era where concert tickets often rival the cost of a mortgage payment, Kevin Lyman stands as a defiant anomaly. Thirty-one years after founding the Vans Warped Tour, the pop-punk patriarch is looking at the modern music industry with a mixture of confusion and frustration. And he's excited that his Warped Tour, on the comeback trail for a second straight year, is staying true to its values.