Warped Tour Founder Gets Pissy 2007-02-28 by Jom | 15 Comments | As we've been closely documenting here at Sputnikmusic, the Vans Warped Tour is starting to gain steam - see supplemental links below.
However, this does not mean that the tour is free from controversy, especially from the tour's founder, Kevin Lyman, who is pleading with fans to be "open-minded" about this year's version of the tour.
This year's lineup will feature a wide variety of styles, from the typical punk and emo to hip-hop and a whole lotta ska. If you're not receptive to forking over a whopping $40 for a ticket, Lyman doesn't want to hear about it, writing this on the tour's official website:
If [you're] open-minded, this will be a great show; if you're not, this might be the year to stay home and go do something constructive with your lives instead of complaining about the line-up on the message boards.
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Warped Tour line-up plus dates:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=2777
Warped Tour gets poppy:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=2789
Warped Tour gets metal:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=2813
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I'm actually really, really looking forward to this year. More so than last year. The variety will be a welcome change than walking from one stage to the other and getting more of the same.
edit: Plus, it'll give me a chance to see genres that I usually don't give chances in person and learn to like it.This Message Edited On 02.28.07
| | | 40$? I just bought tickets to two Locust/Daughters show, Beirut show, Jonah Matranga (onelinedrawing, FAR, Gratitude), and Do Make Say Think for that price. screw that.
| | | It's better with more metal bands and less ska and punk. I'd go if I could. Actually... I can... hmm...
| | | I think that's good if he wants to add more variety. And he's right. Don't complain, you don't HAVE TO go to Warped Tour.
| | | Warped Tour....kinda lame.
| | | Well crud, if more bands were more innovative these days, we wouldn't have this kind of problem of genre-hopping at tours... I think.
| | | ^ I just don't think punk is as popular as it was years ago when Warped was at its best. Thats why were seeing so many more genres now.
| | | This year is shaping up to be pretty good so far I think.
| | | Warped Tour sucks so bad..
| | | Yea, If you don't like the bands playing, don't go. No one is forcing you.
| | | Its really lame that everyone is making such a big deal about the line up. This is pretty much back to how it was like 2002-2004.
| | | What's funny is that all these people complaining about the line-up on the message board will be going.
| | | My sis works at a vans so tix are free!BUT Warped tour doesn't come anymore due to the drive by at the extreme thing.=(
| | | I'm not really big on this years line-up. My sister said the warped tour sucked last year. I noticed when she came home, she was sun burned...badly. The burns weren't red...they were purple!
| | | 40$ for Warped Tour is insane. The tour has officially lost any punk quality it used to have.
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