Warped Tour 2009 was the 15th installment of the annual Summer Warped Tour

Warped Tour

The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...

 festival. Vans Shoes was again the tour's primary sponsor. Tour founder/organizer Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman is creator of a touring music and extreme sports festival called the Warped Tour, the Taste of Chaos, and the Mayhem tours. He also is a partner at SideOneDummy Records. He owns 4FINI which annually produces the above-mentioned tours as well as produced past tours such as the Down From...

 announced that this year's tour would feature only one main stage with bands playing 40 minutes each instead of two main stages with 30 minute sets like previous years. The 46-date tour kicked off on June 26, 2009 in Pomona, California

Pomona, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...

 and ended August 23, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

.

On February 10, 2009 details for the annual "Warped Tour Kick Off Party" were announced. The show took place on April 2, 2009 at The Key Club in West Hollywood

West Hollywood, California

West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and featured Warped Tour 2009 bands TSOL

TSOL

TSOL is an American punk rock band which formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. TSOL is short for True Sounds of Liberty although they are rarely referred to by their full name....

, The Adolescents

The Adolescents

The Adolescents are an American punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. It is a punk supergroup, made up of early members of Agent Orange and Social Distortion. They are often credited as one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk scene....

, Sing it Loud

Sing it Loud

-History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....

, TAT

TAT

TAT is a rock/punk band hailing from London, England consisting of Tatiana DeMaria , Nick Kent and Jake Reed .-Early years :...

, and TV/TV on the bill. The tour won the Best Festival/Tour Award at the Rock on Request Awards.

Bands Who Participated in the Warped Tour

The following list of bands played at one point or another on the Warped Tour.

Main Stage

The following bands played on the Main stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• 3OH!3
  3OH!3
  3OH!3 is an American electro hop duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me" from their album Want, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
   (6/26-7/16, 7/18 and 7/21-8/23)
• After Midnight Project
  After Midnight Project
  After Midnight Project is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently signed to Universal Motown.-History:...
  
   (Played 7/14)
• Alexisonfire
  Alexisonfire
  Alexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...
  
   (Played 7/10-7/11 and 8/12-8/14)
• Alien Ant Farm
  Alien Ant Farm
  Alien Ant Farm is an American alternative rock band that formed in Riverside, California, in 1995. Their name comes from an idea original guitarist Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth: "I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, 'Wouldn't it be cool if...
  
   (Played "Smooth Criminal
  Smooth Criminal
  "Smooth Criminal" is the seventh single from Michael Jackson's 1987 Bad album. The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson's lyrics about a woman named Annie, who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth" assailant. It was released as a single on October 24, 1988 and peaked...
  
  " in honor of Michael Jackson
  Michael Jackson
  Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
  
   on 6/26)
• All Time Low
  All Time Low
  All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
  
   (Played 7/19-7/26, 7/29-8/12 and 8/15-8/23)
• Anti-Flag
  Anti-Flag
  Anti-Flag is a punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, formed in 1988. The band is well known for its outspoken political views. Much of the band's lyrics have focused on fervent anti-war activism, criticism of United States foreign policy, corporatism, U.S. wealth...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/9 and 7/11-8/2)
• The Ataris
  The Ataris
  The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/7)
• Bad Religion
  Bad Religion
  Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
  
   (Played 6/26-8/16)
• Bayside
  Bayside (band)
  Bayside is an American punk rock band from Queens which formed in the winter of 2000. The band has released five full length albums since signing to Victory Records...
  
   (Played "Linoleum" at the beginning of NOFX's set on 8/15)
• The Bouncing Souls
  The Bouncing Souls
  The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local...
  
   (Played 7/22-8/9)

• Chiodos
  Chiodos
  Chiodos is an American post hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formed in 2001, the group was originally known as "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the film Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Chiodos released their...
  
   (Played 7/2-8/9 and 8/15-8/23)
• The Devil Wears Prada
  The Devil Wears Prada (band)
  The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Warner Music Group...
  
  
• Flogging Molly
  Flogging Molly
  Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
  
   (Played 7/7-7/19)
• Less Than Jake
  Less Than Jake
  Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...
  
  
• NOFX
  NOFX
  NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/1, 7/7-7/22 and 8/7-8/23)
• Paramore
  Paramore
  Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
  
   (Played 7/9)
• Silverstein
  Silverstein (band)
  Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...
  
   (Played 7/10-7/11, 8/12-8/14 and 8/16-8/23)
• Thrice
  Thrice
  Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
  
   (Played 6/26-7/5 and 8/19-8/23)
• Underoath
  Underoath
  Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
  
  
• We the Kings
  We the Kings
  We the Kings is an American powerpop band formed in 2005 from Bradenton, Florida, currently signed to record label S-Curve Records. The group released their self-titled full-length debut album in 2007, which peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200. Their second full-length album, Smile Kid, was...
  
   (Playing 8/3-8/23)

Hurley Stage

The following bands played on the Hurley

Hurley International

Hurley International is a clothing company located in Costa Mesa, California founded by Bob Hurley. The company puts emphasis on skateboarding, surfing, music, and "fun"...

 stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• A Day To Remember
  A Day to Remember
  A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos...
  
  
• Alexisonfire
  Alexisonfire
  Alexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...
  
   (6/26-7/9, 7/12-8/9 and 8/15-8/23 except 7/17 cancelled due to weather)
• Anti-Flag
  Anti-Flag
  Anti-Flag is a punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, formed in 1988. The band is well known for its outspoken political views. Much of the band's lyrics have focused on fervent anti-war activism, criticism of United States foreign policy, corporatism, U.S. wealth...
  
   (Played 7/10-7/11)
• Bayside
  Bayside (band)
  Bayside is an American punk rock band from Queens which formed in the winter of 2000. The band has released five full length albums since signing to Victory Records...
  
  
• Cobra Starship
  Cobra Starship
  Cobra Starship is an American synthpop band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta in 2003 in New York City, New York...
  
   (Played 8/8)
• Escape the Fate
  Escape the Fate
  Escape the Fate is an American post-hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They have released three EPs and three full-length studio albums. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion was the band's debut album and only album to feature vocalist Ronnie Radke...
  
  
• Gallows
  Gallows (band)
  Gallows are a hardcore punk band from Watford, England. The band was formed in 2005 after the disbandment of founding member Laurent Barnard's previous band, My Dad Joe. Gallows' debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records, and they were subsequently...
  
  
• The Maine
  The Maine (band)
  The Maine is an American rock band from Tempe, Arizona. They were formed in January 21st, 2007, they released EP Stay Up, Get Down in the same year. On December 11 2007, The Maine made their debut with a five song EP called The Way We Talk produced by Matt Grabe...
  
  
• P.O.S.
  P.O.S.
  Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name P.O.S, is an American rapper, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is a founding member of the label/collective Doomtree...
  
   (Played 8/15)
• Saosin
  Saosin
  Saosin is an American rock band originally hailing from Newport Beach, California. The band was formed in 2003 and recorded its first EP, Translating the Name, that same year with original singer Anthony Green. Green left Saosin following the band's decision to sign with a commercial label,...
  
   (except 8/7-8/9)
• Scary Kids Scaring Kids
  Scary Kids Scaring Kids
  Scary Kids Scaring Kids was an American post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert, Arizona in 2002. The band's name comes from the Cap'n Jazz song of the same name...
  
  
• Sing it Loud
  Sing it Loud
  -History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....
  
  
• TAT
  TAT
  TAT is a rock/punk band hailing from London, England consisting of Tatiana DeMaria , Nick Kent and Jake Reed .-Early years :...
  
  

Hurley.com Stage

The following bands played on the Hurley

Hurley International

Hurley International is a clothing company located in Costa Mesa, California founded by Bob Hurley. The company puts emphasis on skateboarding, surfing, music, and "fun"...

.com stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• 3OH!3
  3OH!3
  3OH!3 is an American electro hop duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me" from their album Want, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
   (Played 7/17 due to inclement weather)
• All Time Low
  All Time Low
  All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
  
   (Played 7/28 due to inclement weather)
• Attack Attack!
  Attack Attack!
  Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, formed in 2005. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?, was released in 2008, which lead to the signing of the band to Rise Records the same year...
  
   (Played 8/7)
• Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
  
  
• Black Tide
  Black Tide
  Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Interscope Records and is composed of Gabriel Garcia , Austin Diaz , Zachary Sandler , and Steven Spence...
  
  
• Every Avenue
  Every Avenue
  -History:Every Avenue formed in Marysville, Michigan in 2003. Early on, they changed lead singers, and the former lead singer James Beesley later became the group's tour manager, and is currently working with former drummer Mike Govaere. They self-released two EPs in 2004 and 2006 before signing to...
  
   (Played 7/25-7/26)
• Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids is an American pop punk band from Dallas, Texas, who have yet to be signed to a new label after the closure of Universal Motown Records. In issue 228 of Alternative Press, the group was named the number one underground band in the "22 Best Underground Bands". Their first...
  
   (Played 7/28-8/23)
• I Set My Friends on Fire
  I Set My Friends On Fire
  I Set My Friends on Fire is an American Experimental group from Miami, Florida. The band was formed in 2007 by Matt Mehana and former member Nabil Moo. The group signed with Epitaph Records before releasing their debut album, You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter, in 2008...
  
   (except 8/14)
• Innerpartysystem
  InnerPartySystem
  Innerpartysystem is an American electronic rock band. The group consists of Patrick Nissley, Jared Piccone and Kris Barman. The band is also well known for their live performance lighting largely by Andrew Nissley and videos directed by Stephen Penta....
  
   (Played 7/28-8/23)
• Lights
  Lights (singer)
  Lights Valerie Poxleitner is a Canadian electronic musician, signed to her own personal label, Lights Music. Her most notable singles include "Ice", "Second Go" and "Toes". In 2009, she was awarded the Juno Award for "Best New Artist".-Early life:Lights was born in Timmins, Ontario. Her parents...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/26)
• Meg & Dia
  Meg & Dia
  Meg & Dia is an American rock band formed in 2004. It was founded by sisters Meg and Dia Frampton, and is now a five-piece act with additional members Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder and Carlo Gimenez....
  
   (except 8/9)
• Millionaires
  Millionaires (band)
  Millionaires is a group consisting of two sisters, Melissa Marie and Allison Green, from Orange County, California. The group, formed in August 2007, was widely known for mixing heavily explicit lyrics with a bubbly electropop sound. Their image and lyrics have generated considerable controversy,...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/24)
• Outernational (Played 6/26-7/5)
• P.O.S.
  P.O.S.
  Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name P.O.S, is an American rapper, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is a founding member of the label/collective Doomtree...
  
   (Played 6/26-8/14 and 8/16-8/23)
• Silverstein
  Silverstein (band)
  Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...
  
   (Played 8/15)
• Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
  
  
• Westbound Train
  Westbound Train
  Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. Their name originates from the Dennis Brown hit song by the same name....
  
   (Played 7/7-8/4 and 8/8-8/23)

Smartpunk.com Stage

The following bands played on the Smartpunk.com stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• A Rocket To The Moon
  A Rocket to the Moon
  A Rocket to the Moon is an American rock band. The band was founded during 2006 in Braintree, Massachusetts by Nick Santino, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/16)
• A Skylit Drive
  A Skylit Drive
  A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band released one DVD, one EP and three studio albums: Wires...and the Concept of Breathing on May 20, 2008, Adelphia on June 9, 2009, and most recently Identity On Fire on February 15, 2011. Michael Jagmin has provided...
  
  
• Breathe Carolina
  Breathe Carolina
  Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
  
  
• Breathe Electric (Played 7/30 on Smartpunk Stage and 8/1 on Kevin Says Stage)
• Cash Cash
  Cash Cash
  Cash Cash is an American band from Roseland, New Jersey.Cash Cash consists of Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Luke Makhlouf, Sam Frisch, and Anthony Villacari.-History:...
  
   (Played 7/24-8/23)
• Dance Gavin Dance
  Dance Gavin Dance
  Dance Gavin Dance was an American post-hardcore band formed in Sacramento, California in 2005. They released four full length studio albums and one EP...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/23)
• Dear and the Headlights
  Dear and the Headlights
  Dear and the Headlights was an indie rock band from Phoenix, Arizona. They released two widely known demos, recorded by future bassist Chuckie Duff, before their debut album was released. These demos included five songs re-recorded for the album. The most notable change to the songs upon...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/26)
• Every Avenue
  Every Avenue
  -History:Every Avenue formed in Marysville, Michigan in 2003. Early on, they changed lead singers, and the former lead singer James Beesley later became the group's tour manager, and is currently working with former drummer Mike Govaere. They self-released two EPs in 2004 and 2006 before signing to...
  
   (Played 7/28-8/23)
• Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids
  Forever the Sickest Kids is an American pop punk band from Dallas, Texas, who have yet to be signed to a new label after the closure of Universal Motown Records. In issue 228 of Alternative Press, the group was named the number one underground band in the "22 Best Underground Bands". Their first...
  
   (Played 7/22-7/26)
• The Goodnight Anthem (Played 7/17)
• Hit the Lights

• Jeffree Star
  Jeffree Star
  Jeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/23)
• LoveHateHero
  LoveHateHero
  LoveHateHero is a post-hardcore band from Burbank, California. They are signed to Ferret Records and have released three albums, Just Breathe in May 2005, White Lies in February 2007 and America Underwater in November 2009....
  
   (Played 8/15-8/22)
• NeverShoutNever!
  NeverShoutNever!
  Never Shout Never is an American pop rock band, formed in Joplin, Missouri in 2007. The band has released three albums and six extended plays. Their third album, Time Travel, was released on September 20, 2011.-Career:...
  
   (Played 7/31-8/4)
• Ocean Is Theory (Played 7/28-7/29)
• Runner Runner (Playing 8/23)
• Senses Fail
  Senses Fail
  Senses Fail is an American post-hardcore band from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Formed in 2002, the line up initially consisted of vocalist Buddy Nielsen, drummer Dan Trapp, guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki and being completed by bassist Mike Glita. The band quickly issued their debut EP, From...
  
  
• There for Tomorrow
  There For Tomorrow
  There for Tomorrow is a band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2003. The group is influenced by bands such as Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, Third Eye Blind, and The Hives.-Early years :...
  
  
• Valencia
  Valencia (band)
  Valencia is an alternative rock/punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are currently on hiatus.-History:Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands. George Ciukurescu and JD Perry grew up together; attending elementary school, high school, and...
  
   (Played 7/24-8/23)
• Vanna
  Vanna (band)
  Vanna is an American post-hardcore band from Boston, MA. Their first full length album, Curses, was released on April 24, 2007.-Early years :...
  
   (Played 7/18-7/21)
• The White Tie Affair
  The White Tie Affair
  The White Tie Affair is a pop rock/electronica band from Chicago, Illinois. The members consist of: Sean-P , Chris Wallace , Tim McLaughlin and Ryan McLain . In early 2007, the band signed with Epic Records/Slightly Dangerous and released their debut album, Walk This Way in April 2008...
  
  

Skullcandy Stage

The following bands played on the Skullcandy

Skullcandy

Skullcandy is a Park City, Utah-based company that markets headphones, earphones, hands free devices, audio backpacks, MP3 players and other products. The company was founded in 2003....

 stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• The A.K.A's (Except 7/28 cancelled due to weather)
• The Architects
  Architects (American band)
  The Architects are an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. They are a reincarnation of the punk and ska band The Gadjits.-The Gadjits:...
  
  
• Attack Attack!
  Attack Attack!
  Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, formed in 2005. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?, was released in 2008, which lead to the signing of the band to Rise Records the same year...
  
   (Played 6/26, 6/28-7/16, 7/18-8/4 and 8/8-8/23)
• brokeNCYDE
  Brokencyde
  Brokencyde is an American crunkcore musical group from Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2006.-History:Brokencyde was founded by singers Se7en and Mikl. The name of the band supposedly originated from the idea that their music was "broken inside" due to personal problems. After the band began...
  
   (Played 6/26-8/19)
• The Dirty Heads
  The Dirty Heads
  The Dirty Heads are a Reggae rock band from Southern California with a melodic style that includes hip hop and punk genres. Their debut album, Any Port in a Storm, was released on September 23, 2008, by Executive Music Group .-History:...
  
   (Played 7/19-8/23)
• The Dr. Madd Vibe Experiment
  Angelo Moore
  Angelo Christoper Moore is an American musician, best known for his work as the founding member, lead singer and saxophonist for the Los Angeles alternative rock band Fishbone. Moore also performs and records spoken word poetry under the stage name of Dr. Madd Vibe.-Biography:In 1993 he released a...
  
   (Played 7/12-8/4 and 8/20-8/23)
• Every Avenue
  Every Avenue
  -History:Every Avenue formed in Marysville, Michigan in 2003. Early on, they changed lead singers, and the former lead singer James Beesley later became the group's tour manager, and is currently working with former drummer Mike Govaere. They self-released two EPs in 2004 and 2006 before signing to...
  
   (Played 7/24)
• Innerpartysystem
  InnerPartySystem
  Innerpartysystem is an American electronic rock band. The group consists of Patrick Nissley, Jared Piccone and Kris Barman. The band is also well known for their live performance lighting largely by Andrew Nissley and videos directed by Stephen Penta....
  
   (Played 6/26-7/26)
• Ivy League (Played 6/26-7/18, 8/7-8/9 and 8/15-8/16)
• Millionaires
  Millionaires (band)
  Millionaires is a group consisting of two sisters, Melissa Marie and Allison Green, from Orange County, California. The group, formed in August 2007, was widely known for mixing heavily explicit lyrics with a bubbly electropop sound. Their image and lyrics have generated considerable controversy,...
  
   (Played 7/25-8/23)
• No Bragging Rights (Played 8/9-8/14)
• Pour Habit
  Pour Habit
  Pour Habit is a punk rock band from Long Beach, California, USA. Their first demo CD, "WTF!?" is long out of print. In 2007, the band released its breakthrough album, Suiticide. After signing to Fat Wreck Chords in 2009, the album was re-released on the label that same year...
  
   (Played 8/19-8/23)
• Shad
  Shad (rapper)
  Shadrach Kabango , credited as Shad or Shad K., is a Canadian hip hop artist.-Early life:Born in Kenya, of Rwandan parents, Shad was raised in London, Ontario. His mother worked in London as a hospital lab technician; his father, as a machinist...
  
  
• Shooter Jennings
  Shooter Jennings
  Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings is an American singer-songwriter active in the country music and Southern rock genres as well as making his first foray into psychedelic rock in 2009...
  
   (Played 6/27-7/5, 7/14-7/23, 7/28-8/4 and 8/23)
• Therefore I Am
  Therefore I Am
  Therefore I Am was a post-hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts signed to Equal Vision Records that disbanded on November 20, 2010.-History:...
  
  
• Trulio Disgracias (Played 8/20-8/23)
• TV/TV (except 7/21)

Ernie Ball Stage

Ernie Ball

Ernie Ball

Ernie Ball was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that...

 returned in 2009 to sponsor the Ernie Ball Stage consisting of headlining artists and 5 bands chosen for each date from the 13th annual Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition for the Vans Warped Tour.

The following bands played on the Ernie Ball

Ernie Ball

Ernie Ball was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that...

 Stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• 7th Strain (Played 6/26)
• Abriel
  Abriel
  Abriel is an American deathcore band based out of San Francisco, California that was formed in 2008. Best known for their female vocals, mixing deathcore with pop, and their "DIY" approach to the industry funding their own tours, album releases, and marketing....
  
   (Played 8/20)
• Aiden
  Aiden
  Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/9, 7/12-8/9 and 8/15-8/23)
• Allura (Played 8/4-8/9)
• Amplify This (Played 7/23)
• Averice (Played 8/14-8/16)
• Between Two Skies (Played 8/2)
• Blessed by a Broken Heart
  Blessed by a Broken Heart
  Blessed by a Broken Heart, stylized as BBABH, is a post-hardcore and glam metal band, originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was formed in 2003. They are currently signed to Tooth & Nail records.-History:...
  
   (Played 8/16)
• The Blue Pages (Played 7/12)
• Conditions (Played 7/29-8/3)
• Confused as Ever (Played 7/26)
• Dopiate (Played 8/15-816)
• Exit She Calls (Played 7/17)
• The Exposed (Played 7/16, 7/23, and 7/25)
• Eyes Set To Kill
  Eyes Set to Kill
  Eyes Set to Kill is an American metalcore band from Tempe, Arizona. Sisters Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez, along with former vocalist Lindsey Vogt started the band in 2003. Lindsey Vogt departed the band in mid-2007 due to issues with management...
  
   (Played 6/28 and 8/8-8/9 and 8/23)
• The Fall of Troy
  The Fall of Troy
  The Fall of Troy was an American progressive math rock trio from Mukilteo, Washington. The trio consisted of Thomas Erak , Andrew Forsman and Frank Ene...
  
   (Played 8/15-8/16)
• Faretheewell (Played 7/28)
• From The Top (Played 6/28)
• Gain Band (Played 6/30)
• The Glorious Veins (Played 7/18)
• Green Means Go (Played 7/30)
• Hawkzilla (Played 8/4)
• The Heroine (Played 7/1-7/2)

• Ionia (Played 7/18)
• In This Moment
  In This Moment
  In This Moment is an American metalcore band from North Hollywood , California. Formed in 2005, the group has released three albums to date, all through Century Media Records.-Founding:...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/9, 7/12-8/9 and 8/15-8/23)
• It's All Over (Played 6/28)
• J-King & Brodii Split (Played 6/26)
• Longway
• Love You Maid The Butcher (Played 7/19)
• Madina Lake
  Madina Lake
  Madina Lake an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A in 2005.Madina Lake released their debut album From Them, Through Us, to You through Roadrunner Records on March 27, 2007...
  
  
• Monty Are I
  Monty Are I
  Monty Are I is an American rock band from Cranston, Rhode Island. Monty Are I is titled after the band instructor, Arthur Montanaro. The "Are I" portion of the name is a pun on "RI", Rhode Island's postal abbreviation.-History and Achievements:Monty Are I won Takeover Records' "Sign My Band"...
  
   (Played 7/9-7/21)
• Paper Tongues (Played 7/22)
• Philosofist (Played 8/8)
• The Pilots (Played 8/15)
• Raging Apathy (Played 7/3)
• Red Car Wire (Played 6/30-7/8)
• Roslyn (Played 7/22)
• Set Phasers to Stun (Played 7/22)
• Settings (Played 7/12-7/28)
• Shut Up and Deal (Played 7/8, 7/12-7/14, 7/25 and 8/3)
• Silence the Messenger (Played 7/5)
• The Silent Years
  The Silent Years
  The Silent Years are an experimental Pop/Rock project from the Detroit Metropolitan Area. The band is known for combining atmospheric layers of sound and poetic lyrics with popular songwriting sensibilities...
  
   (Played 7/31)
• Take Notice (Played 7/30)
• VersaEmerge
  VersaEmerge
  VersaEmerge is an American rock band consisting of Sierra Kusterbeck and Blake Harnage, originating from Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA, currently signed to the label Fueled by Ramen. They have three EPs - Cities Built on Sand, Perceptions, and the self-titled release. Their debut album, Fixed at...
  
  
• Vices I Admire (Played 8/9)
• With Haste (Played 7/21)

Alternative Press AP&R Battle of the Bands Winning Bands

The following bands were chosen to play the Ernie Ball stage through voting that took place on Alternative Press's website for six select dates.

• Admiral's Arms
  Admiral's Arms
  Admiral's Arms is a five piece band from Paris, France composed of Hendrick Gorecki, Matthew Rigg, James Ryan, Gary Royant and Mus Bennacer.The band is now managed by Jake Schultz, bass player for Norma Jean...
  
   (Played 7/24)
• The Disappeared (Played 8/3)
• Honor Bright
  Honor Bright
  Honor Bright was a 5-member Pop punk/rock band from Syracuse, New York. Their musical style has drawn comparisons to bands like Taking Back Sunday, Cartel, Mayday Parade and early Fall Out Boy.-History:...
  
   (Played 7/9)
• Lights Resolve
  Lights Resolve
  Lights Resolve is an American alternative rock band that formed in New York in 2006. The band consists of Matthew Reich , Neal Saini and Luke Daniels...
  
   (Played 7/21)
• Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (Formerly Self Made Soul) (Played 7/14)
• She Screams Remedy (Played 6/27 and 8/23)

Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 13 Winning Bands

The following bands were chosen to play the Ernie Ball stage in their hometown for the Warped Tour.

• 25 Ft. Phantoms (Played 8/1)
• 31Goings (Played 7/16)
• A Clear Blurr (Played 7/15 on Ernie Ball Stage and 7/19 on Jersey Stage)
• A Hard Day's Night (Played 7/11)
• A Light Divided (Played 7/22)
• A Night in Hollywood (Played 6/27)
• Above Nothing (Played 7/21)
• Abrupt Edge (Played 8/7)
• Adalie (Played 7/14)
• Again and Again (Played 8/15)
• Air Dubai
  Air Dubai
  Air Dubai is a seven-piece hip hop band from Denver, Colorado. The band is composed of vocalists Julian Thomas and Jon Shockness, with Lawrence Grivich , Michael Ray , Taylor Tait , Wesley Watkins and Nick Spreigl...
  
   (Played 8/9)
• Aivar (Played 8/20)
• All Else Fails (Played 8/14)
• All the Right Moves (Played 7/30)
• Amely (Played 7/25)
• ANGELFELT (Played 8/8)
• Applecore (Played 7/29)
• AutoVaughn (Played 7/28)
• Ava, Wait (Played 8/3)
• Avenida (Played 7/19)
• Avenue of Embers (Played 8/8)
• Ayleron (Played 7/5)
• The B Movie Monsters (Played 7/29)
• The Back Row Kings (Played 8/7)
• BAMF! (Played 8/4)
• The Banana Convention (Played 7/31)
• The Barcait Couture (Played 8/1)
• Batten Down Your Heart (Played 8/20)
• Beards and Bats (Played 7/22)
• Behold the Flood (Played 7/14)
• BELLADONNA (Played 7/15)
• Beyond City Lights (Played 7/21)
• The Boy and His Machine (Played 7/16)
• The Boys After (Played 8/21)
• Brandenburg (Played 7/9)
• The Breakpoint Method (Played 8/3)
• Broadmoore (Played 7/2)
• Camisado (Played 7/8)
• Chilled Monkey Brains (Played 7/26)
• Classic in the Making (Played 8/4)
• Covendetta (Played 8/8)
• The Cost of Salvation (Played 6/26)
• The Courtship (Played 7/10)
• Creatures! (Played 7/7 and 7/29)
• Crookedhook (Played 7/11)
• Danger is My Middle Name (Played 8/1)
• The Darlings (Played 6/28)
• Deadset (Played 7/28)
• Disco Curtis (Played 7/2)
• Dinner and a Suit (Played 7/17)
• Dislodic (Playing 8/19)
• The Divine Process (Played 7/26)
• Dodge City Guns (Played 8/3)
• Dodging Catherine (Played 7/26)
• Down Word (Played 8/19)
• DREAMKILLER (Played 7/22)
• The Drownout
  The Drownout
  The Drownout is an American electropunk band from Atlanta, Georgia that was founded in 2005 by guitarist/vocalist Jason Jones. A part of the newest wave of New Wave-inspired bands, the group distinguishes itself within that genre by combining an unapologetic musicality with a high-energy...
  
   (Played 7/23)
• Dropout Year
  Dropout Year
  Dropout Year is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in June 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Steve Reter and guitarists Adam Goodman and Brandon Reter....
  
   (Played 7/14)
• Eldridge (Played 7/3)
• The Epilogues (Played 8/9)
• Escapes (Played 7/10)
• Escaping Gravity (Played 7/5)
• Eudora (Played 6/26)
• Everyone Dies in Utah (Played 7/2)
• Excuse the Blood (Played 8/21)
• Exit Four (Played 7/19)
• Fairway Drive (Played 7/19)
• Fallstar (Played 8/16)
• Farwell (Played 7/31)
• Fatal Affiliation (Played 7/1)
• Fatback Circus (Played 7/3)
• Fear of None (Played 7/16)
• Fighting for Ithaca (Played 8/14)
• Fishhawk (Played 7/24)
• Five Characters in Search of an Exit (Played 8/20)
• Floorbound (Played 7/3)
• From Dark (Played 6/30)
• From Tomorrow (Played 7/23)
• Gear Down Big Rig! (Played 7/9)
• Get Down! (Played 8/2 and 8/4)
• Get Scared (Played 8/8)
• Girl on Fire (Playing 8/16)
• Gonna Get Got (Played 7/17)
• Gone IV Good (Played 6/27)
• The Greenlight District (Played 8/21)

• Hail Archer (Played 7/30)
• The Hand Me Down Kids (Played 8/2)
• Hello, Astronaut (Played 8/19)
• Hello Control (Played 7/12)
• Hiding in Thailand (Played 7/31)
• The Hit (Played 7/5)
• The Hope Fallacy (Played 7/8)
• Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (Played 7/31)
• The Hype (Played 7/3)
• Idol's End (Played 7/26)
• In Lights (Played 7/11)
• ...in Transformation (Played 8/12)
• inLike (Played 8/4)
• Junior Doctor (Played 7/25)
• Jupiter Crash (Played 8/15)
• The Kiera Plan (Played 7/17)
• Kills and Thrills (Played 7/18)
• The Lakeside is for Killers (Played 7/10)
• Lannen Fall (Played 7/21)
• Lauren Louvre (Played 6/30)
• Light the City (Played 7/12)
• Limo Wreck (Played 7/23))
• Love, Robot (Played 7/21)
• The Make Believe (Played 6/28)
• The Matt Lloyd Project (Played 7/7)
• Margate
  Margate (band)
  Margate is a 3-piece melodic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2003, the band performs in the Southern California area. Members Alex Helbig , Doug Mitchell , and Steve Weil are schooled musicians and songwriters whose unique sound includes layered harmonies and complex time...
  
   (Played 8/22)
• My Body Sings Electric (Played 8/9)
• Nausicaa (Played 7/1)
• Needless to Say (Played 7/24)
• The New Affair (Played 8/15)
• The New Translation (Played 8/3)
• New Montgomery (Played 6/27)
• Ninjaspy (Played 8/14)
• Non Sufficient Funds (Played 7/11)
• Now You Have Audio (Played 7/30)
• Octaves (Played 7/16)
• October Drive (Played 6/26)
• Oh, The Story!
  Oh, The Story!
  Oh, The Story! is an indie pop-rock band based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Oh, The Story! is currently on indefinite hiatus.-Biography:Oh, The Story! formed after lead vocalist James Larson left the Baltimore-based band, The Late Night, in 2006....
  
   (Played 7/14)
• One False Move (Played 7/17)
• OneStarCity (Played 8/14)
• Our Finest Hour (Played 7/12)
• Pacific Lights (formerly Sleepwell)(Played 8/20)
• PARTLYCLOUDY (Played 7/29)
• PoeNA (Played 7/1)
• Portrait of the Artist (Played 6/27)
• Project Sign (Played 8/16)
• Prom Night In Black And White (Played 8/12)
• Reluctant Hero (Played 6/28)
• Remember Paris (Played 7/7)
• Remember Thy Name (Played 7/8)
• Renae (Played 8/1)
• RIFKIN (Played 7/10)
• The Right Coast (Played 7/15)
• The Riot (Played 7/15)
• Royal Family (Played 7/23)
• Sajak (Played 7/30)
• Saving Arcadia (Played 8/7)
• Saving One (Played 8/2)
• Say When (Played 7/12)
• Set In Color (Played 7/18)
• Shake It (Played 7/9)
• The Shoreline (Played 7/24)
• Shutup and Dance (Played 7/25)
• Silvergun & Spleen (Played 8/12)
• Skyscrapers Walk Among Us (Played 7/2)
• Skywire (Played 7/22)
• Social Jet Lag (Played 7/28)
• Something About Airplanes (Played 8/16)
• Spinlight City (Played 7/25)
• Stellate (Played 7/28)
• Stereo Addiction (Played 7/7)
• The Style Biters (Played 8/2)
• The Sweet Kings (Played 7/24)
• The Syncope Threshold (Played 6/28)
• Ten Count Fall (Played 7/8)
• Then Falls Caesar (Played 7/19)
• They Say I Say (Playing 8/19)
• Valentine (Played 6/26)
• Versus the Ocean (Played 7/9)
• Waitress (Played 6/30)
• We Move Mountains (Played 8/7)
• We're Not Friends Anymore (Played 8/21)
• You Apart (Played 6/30)
• Young and Divine (Played 7/18)
• Zeroscape (Playing 8/12)

Kia

Kia Motors

Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...

/Kevin Says Stage

Kia Motors

Kia Motors

Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...

 returned in 2009 to sponsor the Kevin Says Stage for a second year. The lineup of the stage changed from being mostly local and/or unsigned bands to now feature newly-signed and "up-and-coming" artists. The stage was booked by Warped Tour

Warped Tour

The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...

 organizers along with Earn It Yourself, Sonicbids, and East Coast Independent, who sponsored their own "East Coast Indie Stage" on previous Warped Tours. East Coast Independent also held "Battle of the Bands" competitions to select bands to play on select East Coast Warped Tour dates.

The following bands played on the Kevin Says Stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.

• After Midnight Project
  After Midnight Project
  After Midnight Project is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently signed to Universal Motown.-History:...
  
   (Played 6/28-7/12 and 7/15-8/9)
• Alana Grace
  Alana Grace
  Alana Grace is an American actress and singer-songwriter who is best known for her song "Black Roses Red" featured on the soundtrack of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...
  
  
• Allura (Played 6/27 and 7/5)
• Anarbor
  Anarbor
  Anarbor is an American alternative rock band from Phoenix, Arizona that was formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist and bassist Slade Echeverria, guitarists Adam Juwig and Mike Kitlas, and drummer Greg Garrity. Initially known as "Troop 101", the band later changed their name to...
  
   (Played 7/15-7/18)
• Blackbox (Played 7/29-8/1)
• The Blackout
  The Blackout (band)
  The Blackout is a post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After some time backing Lostprophets on their Liberation Transmission Tour, along with Dopamine, Covergirl, Kids In Glass Houses, The Guns and Men, Women and Children, they released their first mini-album The Blackout!...
  
   (Played 6/26-7/19)
• Black Saints Cartel (Played 8/2-8/3 and 8/7)
• Blacklist Royals (Played 7/23-7/28)
• Born to Lose (Played 7/3-7/5)
• Broadway Calls
  Broadway Calls
  Broadway Calls is a punk rock band from Rainier, Oregon. The band has released two records and toured the United States and Canada extensively and often. More recently the band has completed tours in Europe...
  
   (Played 8/12-8/19)
• Cheap Girls (Played 7/30-8/1)
• Civet
  Civet (band)
  Civet is a punk rock band from Long Beach, California.-History:The self-described “femme fatale punk rock” band made a breakthrough after signing with Hellcat Records and releasing their first album under this label with the title Hell Hath No Fury....
  
   (Played 6/26-7/3)
• The City Sunrise (Played 8/1)
• Death Punch (Played 6/26-6/28)
• The Designer Drugs (Played 6/28-7/2)
• Disalto (Played 6/26-6/28)
• Dommin (Played 6/26-7/2)
• Early States (Played 8/19-8/23)
• The Early Strike (Played 6/26, 6/28 and 8/23)
• Echo Movement
  Echo Movement
  Echo Movement is an American alternative-reggae band based in New Jersey. As of summer, 2011, they are a seven-piece band.- History :The band was originally formed in 2004 by brothers Stephen and David Fowler. They recorded and released a self-titled album in June 2005. The album generated...
  
   (Played 8/2-8/19)
• Emmure
  Emmure
  Emmure is an American band formed in 2003, originally based in Connecticut, but now residing in Queens, New York. The group has a total of seven releases...
  
   (Played 7/2-7/9)
• The Exposed (Played 8/4 and 8/9)
• Fake Problems
  Fake Problems
  Fake Problems is a four-piece American rock band from Naples, Florida. They released their first album Spurs and Spokes. They released their second album, How Far Our Bodies Go, on Sabot Productions on April 27, 2007. Their third record, It's Great to Be Alive, was released through Side One Dummy...
  
   (Played 7/9)
• The Flatliners
  The Flatliners
  The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
  
   (Played 7/10-7/11)
• Foundation (Played 7/22-7/23)
• The Friday Night Boys
  The Friday Night Boys
  The Friday Night Boys were a pop punk band from Fairfax, that formed in 2006. The band consists of Andrew Goldstein, Mike Toohey, Robby Reidera, and Chris Barrett....
  
   (Played 8/8)
• Garrett Kato (Played 8/14)
• The Good Times (Played 7/10 and 8/12-8/14)
• Gross Misconduct (Played 8/14)
• HDR (Playing 8/20-8/23)
• Hello Beautiful
  Hello Beautiful
  Hello Beautiful is an alternative/hip hop/rock fusion band from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. They are known primarily for their hybrid sound of punk, rock, hip hop and jazz. They were formed in 2004 by vocalist/guitarist Cole Martin and drummer Kevin Walsh, who were later joined by bass guitarist Dan...
  
   (Played 7/10-7/11)
• Hello Danger (Played 7/24)
• Ice Nine Kills (Played 7/19-7/22 and 7/24-7/25)
• illScarlett
  IllScarlett
  IllScarlett is a Canadian rock and reggae band.Their sound can be defined as pop infused rock reggae. They have made a name for themselves in the Canadian music scene and are making their name known throughout the United States and around the world...
  
   (Played 6/26)
• Ionia (Played 7/17 and 7/19-7/21)
• Inward Eye (Played 7/28-8/9)
• Ivoryline
  Ivoryline
  Ivoryline is an American rock band from Tyler, Texas, currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records.-History:Ivoryline formed in 2003 under the name Dead End Driveway, releasing an EP and an album under this name before changing the name to Ivoryline in 2005. Soon after the name change, the band was...
  
   (Played 7/30-8/9)
• Jet Lag Gemini
  Jet Lag Gemini
  Jet Lag Gemini is a rock band from the United States. Formed in 2004, they released their debut EP, Business, in the summer of 2006. Their first full-length album, "Fire the Cannons" was released on January 22, 2008...
  
   (Played 6/30-7/1, 7/5-7/14, and 7/21-7/22)

• Landmines (Played 7/12-7/16)
• Left Alone
  Left Alone
  Left Alone is a punk rock band from Wilmington, California. They were formed in May 1996 by lead vocalist and guitarist Elvis Cortez. Cortez formed his own label, Smelvis Records, to release Left Alone's records, and has since expanded the label to include numerous other underground bands. Cortez...
  
   (Played 8/15-8/23)
• Mercy Mercedes (Played 7/12-7/28)
• Middle Finger Salute (Played 7/17-7/29)
• New Medicine
  New Medicine
  New Medicine is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2009. They signed to Photo Finish Records after forming the new Band . Their debut album, Race You to the Bottom was released September 18, 2010.-Studio albums:-Singles:...
  
   (Played 8/2-8/9)
• The Night Brigade (Played 8/2)
• Orange (Played 6/26-6/27)
• Paper Tongues (Played 7/23)
• Passenger Action (Played 8/12-8/14)
• RAE (Played 6/30-7/9)
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
  The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
  The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band is a three-piece American country blues band from Brown County, Indiana. They play more than 250 dates per year at venues ranging from bars to festivals. To date, they have released seven albums, the most recent is Peyton on Patton a tribute to blues pioneer...
  
   (Played 8/7-8/23)
• Scarlet Grey (Played 6/28)
• The Scenic (Played 7/12-7/17)
• The Scurvies (Played 7/30-8/2)
• The Season Premiere (Played 6/30)
• Second Floor Escape (Played 7/10)
• The Sentence of Adam (Played 6/26 and 8/23)
• Theset
  Theset
  Theset is a rock band hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 2004.-Overview:The band originally formed with the intention of playing only one set, so they wrote a full set of songs. They adopted the name 'Theset' for this reason. The band members originally included Kyle Dark ,...
  
   (Played 8/12-8/14)
• Shut Up and Deal (Played 8/4 and 8/9)
• Single File
  Single File (band)
  Single File is a band from Westminster, Colorado. After achieving local success, the band was signed to Reprise Records in 2006.- History :The group started out originally as a swing jazz trio when its members were in high school, though members Sloan Anderson and Chris Depew had been playing...
  
   (Played 8/2-8/23)
• So Long Davey! (Played 8/22)
• Staylefish (Played 7/7-7/12)
• Superman is Dead
  Superman Is Dead
  Superman is Dead is a punk rock pioneers of Bali, were born and bred in Kuta Rock City. The band is three chord attitude-heavy young men, by name : Bobby Kool , Eka Rock Superman is Dead (sometimes referred to simply as S.I.D) is a punk rock pioneers of Bali, were born and bred in Kuta Rock City....
  
   (Played 6/26-7/9)
• Tess Dunn (Played 6/27)
• These Green Eyes (Played 7/29-7/31)
• This Providence
  This Providence
  This Providence is a four-piece Alternative Rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Dan Young , David Blaise , Gavin Phillips , and Andy Horst .-Formation and early history:...
  
   (Played 8/15-8/23)
• Tina Parol
  Tina Parol
  Tina Parol is a singer/songwriter from New York signed to Universal Motown Records. Her first single "Who's Got Your Money" was released on April 7, 2009, on iTunes...
  
   (Played 7/16)
• The Truth (Played 8/20-8/23)
• Tumbledown (Played 8/15)
• Ultimate Power Duo (Played 8/12-8/14)
• VAMPS
  Vamps
  Vamps is a Japanese rock band formed in 2008 by Hyde and K.A.Z, and signed to Hyde's record label Vamprose.- History :...
  
   (Played 7/12-7/14)
• Villains and Victims (Played 7/5)
• Virgin Pancakes (Played 8/19-8/23)
• Walk Off the Earth (Played 7/10-7/12 and 7/18-7/21)
• We Are The Union (Played 7/30-8/1)
• Yoon Do Hyun Band
  Yoon Do Hyun Band
  Yoon Do Hyun Band, also called Yoonband or YB, is one of the most famous rock bands in South Korea. It consists of Yoon Do Hyun , Huh Joon , Kim Jin Won, and Park Tae Hee...
  
   (Played 8/15-8/23)
• You, Me, and Everyone We Know
  You, Me, and Everyone We Know
  You, Me, and Everyone We Know was a pop rock band from Washington, D.C., fronted by singer-songwriter Ben Liebsch. They released their debut EP Party for the Grown and Sexy in 2006...
  
   (Played 7/23-8/1)
• You Me At Six
  You Me At Six
  You Me at Six is a British rock band from Weybridge, Surrey. Formed in 2004, the group rose to fame in 2008 with the success of their debut album, Take Off Your Colours, which included the singles "Save It for the Bedroom", "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell", with the latter two peaking at #33...
  
   (Played 8/1-8/23)

Earn It Yourself Winners

• 2 Tone Runts (Played 8/2)
• A Cassandra Utterance (Played 8/8)
• A Current Affair (Played 8/19)
• A Night Well Spent (Played 8/3)
• Aberdeen (Played 7/10)
• Awkward Silence (Played 7/15)
• Call To Attraction (Played 7/8)
• Fate Kills The Hero (Played 7/12)
• Fiasco! (Played 6/26)
• For Glory and Empire (Played 7/7)
• Furthest From The Star (Played 7/2)
• Just Left (Played 8/1)
• Karrigan (Played 7/24)
• Kinch
  Kinch
  Kinch is an indie pop band from Phoenix, Arizona. Their sound has been described as "an alt-rock pop style reminiscent of a few Brit bands, hearkening back to the sensibilities of '60s garage rock." The band's debut album, Advances, was honored as the Best Arizona Album of 2008 by the Phoenix New...
  
   (Played 6/30)
• Lost Deliveries (Played 7/11)
• Me Talk Pretty (Played 7/18)
• Miranda Burning (Played 7/1)
• Mohr Ave. (Played 7/30)
• New Liberty (Playing 7/19)
• On My Honor (Played 7/23)
• One Hot Minute (Playing 8/22)
• Otenki (Played 7/3)

• The Perfect Trend (Played 8/14)
• Picture Me Broken (Played 6/27)
• Plugin Stereo (Played 8/16)
• Push Push Pull (Played 8/21)
• Regret Night (Played 8/9)
• Rosy Likes Red (Played 7/14)
• Run Doris Run (Played 8/23)
• Sam's The Hero (Played 7/22)
• Saturday Night Shakedown (Played 7/31)
• Say When (Played 7/10-7/11 and 7/21)
• Select Start (Played 7/26)
• Seven Story Fall (Played 7/28)
• Sight vs. Sound (Played 8/15)
• Starlight Platoon (Played 8/4)
• Surprise Surprise (Played 7/16)
• The Thrifters (Played 7/9)
• Undergone (Played 8/20)
• Vanity Theft (Played 7/29)
• The Victory Drive (Played 7/17)
• With These Words (Played 7/5)
• Zombie At Heart (Played 8/7)

Sonicbids Winners

• A Dull Science (Played 8/22)
• A Love Like Pi (Played 7/19)
• Alister M (Played 7/1)
• Amely (Played 7/24)
• And I've Landed (Played 8/16)
• Another Option (Played 7/21)
• Banderas (Played 7/29)
• Call Me Doctor (Played 7/11)
• Caesura (Played 8/4)
• Chelsea Automatic (Played 7/9)
• Chrysalis (Played 6/26)
• Comic Book Heroes (Played 7/15)
• Detox Retox (Played 7/14)
• Dreams of University (Played 7/7)
• Drop Dead Julio (Played 8/8)
• Falling Into Place (Played 7/16)
• The Fast Track (Played 8/2)
• Glimpse (Played 8/15)
• Heroes on Parade (Played 7/31)
• Honey Claws (Played 7/3)
• The Hours (Played 8/12)
• I Fight Dragons
  I Fight Dragons
  I Fight Dragons is a rock band from Chicago. Their music combines pop/rock songs with original electronic sounds made using Nintendo Game Boys and Nintendo Entertainment Systems. They have released 2 EPs, 2009's Cool Is Just a Number and 2010's Welcome to the Breakdown, and they released their...
  
   (Played 8/1)
• Indosurf (Played 8/19)

• Instrument (Played 7/12)
• Jezibelle (Played 8/12)
• K Será (Played 8/21)
• La Guerrilla (Played 7/3)
• Letters Make Words (Played 6/27)
• Love You Long Time (Played 8/23)
• Low-fi (Played 8/7)
• Midori/Audioclique (Played 8/20)
• The Mission Veo (Played 7/25)
• My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure (Played 7/8)
• Nothing More (Played 7/2)
• Nylon Pink (Played 6/28)
• The Ocean Buried (Played 7/10)
• Peachcake
  Peachcake
  Peachcake is an American indie pop group from Carefree, Arizona, formed in December 2003. Peachcake are known for their high energy live shows along with their heavy interaction and crowd participation with their audiences...
  
   (Played 6/30)
• Play The Angel (Played 7/11)
• POSTCARD (Played 8/3)
• Random Hero (Played 8/9)
• Sarah's Redemption (Played 7/18)
• Saving Glory (Played 7/10)
• Set It Off (Played 7/26)
• Status Green (Played 7/17)
• Yussef Black (Played 7/2)

East Coast Indie Bands

• Adalie (Played 7/17)
• Down With Webster (Played 7/7-7/9, 7/12-7/18 and 7/21-8/1)
• Feety Pajamas (Played 7/19)
• Kelsey and the Chaos (Played 7/7-7/9, 7/12-7/14, 7/16-7/18, and 7/21-7/22)
• Knockout Theory (Played 7/14)
• Missiles and Markers (Played 7/16, 7/18 and 7/29-8/1)
• Pull the Pin (Played 7/7-7/9 and 7/19-7/22)
• Reflective Insight (Played 7/8-7/9, 7/14, 7/17 and 7/24-7/26)
• Say Vandelay (Played 7/23-7/28)
• Score 24 (Played 7/18)
• Set Phasers to Stun (Played 7/15 and 7/23)
• The Status (Played 7/24 and 7/29-8/1)
• Switchblade Killers (Played 7/7, 7/12, 7/15, 7/19-7/21, 7/23, 7/25-7/29, 7/31-8/1)
• Terror on the Screen (Played 7/15)
• To Speak of Wolves (Played 7/28)

Old Skool Stage

The following bands played on the Old Skool Stage, during seven of the California dates (6/26-6/28 and 8/20-8/23).

• The Adicts
  The Adicts
  The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
  
   (Played 8/20-8/23)
• The Adolescents
  The Adolescents
  The Adolescents are an American punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. It is a punk supergroup, made up of early members of Agent Orange and Social Distortion. They are often credited as one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk scene....
  
   (Played 6/26-6/28)
• Attack Attack!
  Attack Attack!
  Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, formed in 2005. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?, was released in 2008, which lead to the signing of the band to Rise Records the same year...
  
   (Played 6/27)
• Channel 3
  Channel 3 (band)
  Channel 3, also known as CH3, is a punk rock band from Cerritos, California. Part of the Southern California punk scene of the early 1980s, the band had a sound that was more melodic than many of their hardcore contemporaries, and lyrics which ranged from thoughtful and satirical to bratty and...
  
   (Played 8/20-8/23)
• D.I.
  D.I.
  D.I. is a Southern California punk band featuring ex-Adolescents and Social Distortion drummer Casey Royer on vocals. Royer formed the group after he and former Social Distortion original member Rikk Agnew , left the original Mike Ness crew.Since forming in 1982, D.I. has had many line-up changes...
  
   (Played 6/26-6/28)
• The Dickies
  The Dickies
  The Dickies are an American punk rock group formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. in 1977.-History:The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles...
  
   (Played 6/26-6/28)
• D.O.A.
  D.O.A. (band)
  D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are often referred to as the "founders" of hardcore punk, along with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to...
  
   (Played 8/20-8/23)
• Duane Peters Gunfight
  Duane Peters
  Duane Peters , nicknamed "The Master of Disaster", is a punk rock singer/songwriter and professional skateboarder. Active since 1977, he is probably best known as the singer in the California punk rock band U.S...
  
   (Played 6/26-6/28)
• Fear
  Fear (band)
  Fear is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of American hardcore punk, the group started out as part of the early California punk rock scene, and gained national prominence after an infamous 1981...
  
   (Played 6/28 and 8/23)
• Fishbone
  Fishbone
  Fishbone is a U.S. alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul. Critics have noted of the band: "Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s...
  
   (Played 8/20-8/23)
• Flipper
  Flipper (band)
  Flipper is a punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge,, punk rock and noise rock bands...
  
   (Played 6/26-6/28)
• Guttermouth
  Guttermouth
  Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
  
   (Played 6/26 and 6/28)
• Punk Rock Karaoke (Played 6/26-6/28)
• Thelonious Monster
  Thelonious Monster
  Thelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...
  
   (Playing 8/20-8/23)
• Total Chaos
  Total Chaos (band)
  Total Chaos is an American street punk band from Pomona Valley, California, formed in 1989. Lead vocalist Rob Chaos is also co-owner of SOS Records with Ezzat Soliman, owner of the Showcase Theater, having released albums by classic Punk and Oi! bands like The Exploited, Vice Squad, Sham 69,...
  
   (Played 8/20-8/23)
• TSOL
  TSOL
  TSOL is an American punk rock band which formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. TSOL is short for True Sounds of Liberty although they are rarely referred to by their full name....
  
   (Played 6/26-6/28)
• U.K. Subs (Played 8/20-8/23)

Glasshouse/Tilly's Stage

The following bands played on June 26 at the Pomona stop of the Warped Tour.

• A Cursive Memory
  A Cursive Memory
  A Cursive Memory is an American rock band, from Rancho Palos Verdes, California.- Sincerely Me :A Cursive Memory is a Pop Rock band from Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The band originally formed as Sincerely Me in 2003 after members Colin Baylen and Shaun Profeta had met at a birthday party....
  
  
• The Color of Violence
  The Color of Violence
  The Color of Violence is an American experimental side project of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. It features From First to Last's drummer Derek Bloom and former guitarist/backup vocalist Travis Richter. The Color of Violence is a way for the members to experiment and have fun with music...
  
  
• The Days The Nights
• DJ Paparazzi
• Endless Hallway
• Janu and the Whalesharks
• Nations Afire
• Run Doris Run
• The Sequence
• Trouble Andrew

New Mexico Local Stage

The following bands played on July 1 at the Las Cruces stop of the Warped Tour.

• Buckeye
• Dynamite Kegs
• The Lusitania
• The Royalty
• The Skuids
• Tolidos

Union Stage

The following bands played on July 11 at the Montreal, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 stop of the Warped Tour.

• Abacabb
• The Creepshow
  The Creepshow
  The Creepshow is a band from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The band formed in 2005 when the four original members got together with the purpose of starting a psychobilly band. The Creepshow writes the majority of their songs about horror films....
  
  
• Exterio
• The Johnstones
  The Johnstones
  The Johnstones are a ska punk band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada formed in 2002 and signed to the Union Label Group. In 2006, they signed to Stomp Records of Montreal, released the full length album Word is Bond and began touring Canada and the U.S. Their video 'Gone for a Long Time' received...
  
  
• The Real Deal
• The Snips
• Subb
  Subb
  Subb is a Canadian ska punk band formed in November 1992 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Since their beginning in the early 90's, the band released four full-length albums, one EP and one split CD on the labels Stomp Records and Underworld Records. Though they experienced several lineup...
  
  
• The Video Dead

STO Sidestage

The following bands played on July 19th at the Oceanport

Oceanport, New Jersey

Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 stop of the Warped Tour.

• The Animus
• Beatrix Kiddo
• No Bragging Rights
• Same Mistake Twice
• Sparks Will Fly
• This Condition

Jersey Stage

The following bands played on July 19 at the Oceanport

Oceanport, New Jersey

Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 stop of the Warped Tour. Bands for this stage were chosen through Starland Ballroom

Starland Ballroom

The Starland Ballroom is a concert venue located in Sayreville, New Jersey, USA. Opening night was December 7, 2003 and featured a performance by former Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth...

's yearly "War For The Warped Tour" Battle of the Bands competitions.

• A Clever Con
• Burning Jersey
• Dream Beneath the Weak
• East Coast Addiction
• Milan
• Reverse Order
• Scarlet Carson
• SKSC

Detroit Local Stage

The following bands played on July 31, at the Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 stop of the Warped Tour.

• AJAX
• Anchors
• Child Bite
  Child Bite
  Child Bite is an art rock/post-punk band based out of Ferndale, Michigan. Their instruments range from traditional to unconventional . Child bite was formed by Shawn Knight along with Danny Sperry and Zach Norton in the fall of 2005...
  
  
• Detroit CYDI
• Lies Unknown
• Lights Out
• STRA
• This Last Breath
• What Happened in Vegas
• Your Best Friend

Dates

Warped Tour 2009 had 42 tour stops in the United States and four dates in Canada.

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 26, 2009	Pomona, California Pomona, California -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Pomona Fairplex
June 27, 2009	San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...		Pier 30/32
June 28, 2009	Ventura, California Ventura, California Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...		Seaside Park Seaside Park (Ventura) Seaside Park is a park located in Ventura, California. It has served as the home of the Ventura County Fair since 1874. Babe Ruth Field, located in Seaside Park, served as the home of the Ventura Braves, Ventura Yankees and Ventura Oilers professional baseball teams. It also serves as the home of...
June 30, 2009	Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 1, 2009	Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....		NMSU Practice Field
July 2, 2009	San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...		AT&T Center AT&T Center AT&T Center is an indoor arena, located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It seats 18,581, for basketball , 13,800, for ice hockey and 19,000, for concerts or religious gatherings and contains 2,018 club seats, 50 luxury suites and 32 bathrooms .It was completed in 2002, as the SBC...
July 3, 2009	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...		The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park Sam Houston Race Park Sam Houston Race Park is a horse racing track located in unincorporated northwest Houston, Texas, United States. The park hosts both Thoroughbred horse racing and American Quarter Horse each year along with Country Music, Rock music, and Classic rock concerts....
July 5, 2009	Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...		SuperPages.com Center
July 7, 2009	Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007...		Verizon Wireless Music Center Verizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana) The Klipsch Music Center is an outdoor amphitheater, owned by Live Nation, located in Noblesville, Indiana. The center is the largest outdoor music venue in the Indianapolis metropolitan area of central Indiana, with 6,000 seats under a pavilion and 18,000 general admission lawn seats...
July 8, 2009	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Burgettstown is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,576 according to the 2000 census.-History:...		Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 9, 2009	Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...		Time Warner Cable Amphitheater Time Warner Cable Amphitheater Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City is a former outdoor concert venue and part of the mixed-use Tower City Center development in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The approximately 5,000-seat venue, opened in 2001, closed in March 2011 as part of a casino construction project. The structure's...
July 10, 2009	Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	Arrow Hall
July 11, 2009	Montreal, Quebec		Parc Jean-Drapeau Parc Jean-Drapeau Parc Jean-Drapeau is situated to the east of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Saint Lawrence River. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Île Notre-Dame....
July 12, 2009	Hartford, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...	United States	Meadows Music Theater
July 14, 2009	Columbia, Maryland Columbia, Maryland Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...		Merriweather Post Pavilion Merriweather Post Pavilion Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located within Symphony Woods, a 40-acre lot of preserved land in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. It was named for the American Post Foods heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post...
July 15, 2009	Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...		Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain is an amphitheatre, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.-History:It started as a temporary facility, located behind the ski lodge on Montage Mountain. In 1999, Lackawanna County built a permanent amphitheater further down the mountain...
July 16, 2009	Corfu, New York Corfu, New York Corfu is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 795 at the 2000 census. It is named after the Island of Corfu....		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 17, 2009	Camden, New Jersey Camden, New Jersey The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...		Susquehanna Bank Center
July 18, 2009	Uniondale, New York Uniondale, New York Uniondale is a hamlet as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:...		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, United States. Home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, the Coliseum is located approximately east of New York City on Long Island...
July 19, 2009	Oceanport, New Jersey Oceanport, New Jersey Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...		Monmouth Park Racetrack Monmouth Park Racetrack Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...
July 21, 2009	Mansfield, Massachusetts Mansfield, Massachusetts Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island....		Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
July 22, 2009	Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach is a 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-History:The amphitheater opened in 1996, and since then, due to its size and target audience, has hosted concerts by large names in the music industry...
July 23, 2009	Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 24, 2009	Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...		Central Florida Fairgrounds
July 25, 2009	West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...		Cruzan Amphitheatre Cruzan Amphitheatre Cruzan Amphitheatre is a 19,000-seat open-air music venue in West Palm Beach, Florida. The facility, owned by the South Florida Fairgrounds, is a modern amphitheatre used primarily for concerts and other performances...
July 26, 2009	St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...		Vinoy Park
July 28, 2009	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...		Lakewood Amphitheatre Lakewood Amphitheatre Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, located in Atlanta, Georgia, has been one of the premier concert venues in the Southeast since its debut season in 1989. The amphitheatre seats 19,000....
July 29, 2009	Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...		Riverbend Music Center Riverbend Music Center Riverbend Music Center is an outdoor amphitheater, with a capacity of 20,500, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, along the banks of the Ohio River. Riverbend was built for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, to allow them to play in an outdoor venue during the summer months. Famed architect...
July 30, 2009	Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...		Marcus Amphitheater Marcus Amphitheater The Marcus Amphitheater is an amphitheater on the south end of the Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The amphitheater was built after an extremely overcrowded concert in 1984 to carry crowds of 25,000 fans during concerts...
July 31, 2009	Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...		Comerica Park Comerica Park Comerica Park is an open-air ballpark located in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It serves as the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball's American League, replacing historic Tiger Stadium in 2000....
August 1, 2009	Tinley Park, Illinois Tinley Park, Illinois Tinley Park is a village located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, United States with a small portion in Will County. The population was 48,401 at the 2000 census, and 58,322 in the 2007 census. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago...		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre is an outdoor music venue, in Chicago's southwest suburb of Tinley Park, Illinois, that opened in 1990. It is one of the largest music venues in the Chicago area, with capacities of up to 28,000 spectators...
August 2, 2009	Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Scott County. Located on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the thirteenth largest...		Canterbury Park Canterbury Park Canterbury Park is a horse racing track located in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA.It runs a meet that consists of 62 racing days from early May to Labor Day, generally holding scheduled races Thursday through Sunday, with racing added on several holidays throughout the meet. The track itself features a...
August 3, 2009	Maryland Heights, Missouri Maryland Heights, Missouri Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was elected the city's first mayor. Mark M. Levin has been City Administrator...		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 4, 2009	Bonner Springs, Kansas Bonner Springs, Kansas Bonner Springs is a river city in Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a suburb in the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. The vast majority of the city, which lies in Wyandotte County, is part of the "Unified Government" which contains Kansas City,...		Sandstone Amphitheater Sandstone Amphitheater Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone is an open-air amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas, near the Village West development...
August 7, 2009	Nampa, Idaho Nampa, Idaho Nampa is the largest and the fastest growing city in Canyon County, Idaho, USA. The population of Nampa was 81,557 at the 2010 census. Nampa is located about west of Boise along Interstate 84, and six miles west of Meridian. Nampa is part of the Boise metropolitan area...		Idaho Center Amphitheater Idaho Center The Idaho Center is a complex of sports and entertainment venues in Nampa, Idaho, approximately west of Boise.Venues include an indoor arena opened in 1997 with a seating capacity of 12,279 and of floor space and a 10,500-seat outdoor amphitheater opened in 1998 with a 60-by-40-foot stage...
August 8, 2009	Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...		Utah State Fairgrounds
August 9, 2009	Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...		Invesco Field
August 12, 2009	Calgary, Alberta	Canada	Race City Motorsport Park Race City Motorsport Park Race City Motorsport Park, also known as Race City, is a multi-track auto racing facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The facility features a ¼ mile AHRA-sanctioned drag strip, a 11-turn road course, and a ½ mile paved short oval....
August 14, 2009	Vancouver, British Columbia		Thunderbird Stadium Thunderbird Stadium Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the University Endowment Lands of British Columbia, west of Vancouver's city limits. It is used primarily for soccer and football by the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. It seats 3,500 in the main grandstand...
August 15, 2009	George, Washington George, Washington George is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census. Its name is a play on the name of George Washington.The city is known for being near the Gorge Amphitheatre, sometimes being called, "The Gorge at George"....	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre The Gorge Amphitheatre The Gorge Amphitheatre is a 20,000+ seat concert venue, located above the Columbia River in George, Washington. It offers lawn-terrace seating and concert-friendly weather....
August 16, 2009	Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...		Washington County Fairgrounds
August 19, 2009	Fresno, California Fresno, California Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...		Save Mart Center at Fresno State
August 20, 2009	Mountain View, California Mountain View, California -Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...		Shoreline Amphitheatre Shoreline Amphitheatre Shoreline Amphitheatre is an outdoor amphitheater, in Mountain View, California, USA, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Inside the venue it has a capacity of 22,500, with 6,500 reserved seats and 16,000 general admission on the lawn...
August 21, 2009	Wheatland, California Wheatland, California Wheatland is a city in Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2010 census, up from 2,275 at the 2000 census. Wheatland is located southeast of Marysville...		Sleep Train Amphitheatre Sleep Train Amphitheatre Sleep Train Amphitheatre is an outdoor amphitheater, located in Wheatland, California. It has a capacity of 18,500, with 8,000 reserved seats and 10,500 unreserved lawn seats.It is used for concerts, stage shows and other special events....
August 22, 2009	Chula Vista, California Chula Vista, California Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 23, 2009	Carson, California Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....		The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was...