Vans Warped tour '04 kicks Off 10th year

NEW YORK (Vans Warped Official Website) - The Nans Warped Tour presented by Samsung and Cingular Wireless - America's longest-running touring festival - kicks off its 10th year June 25 in Houston. The tour wraps August 19 in Boston and will be followed by a special 10th Anniversary show August 20 featuring an all-star line-up of artists from the tour's 10-year history.

Some of the dozens of bands that will appear on this year's trek include: Bad Religion, Good Charlotte, NOFX, Thursday, New Found Glory, Simple Plan, The Vandals, Taking Back Sunday, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Story Of The Year, International Noise Conspiracy, Coheed and Cambria, Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly, Atmosphere, Anti-Flag, Rise Against, The Casualties and Yellowcard.

In addition, this year's prominent athletes from the action sports world will be skaters Steve Caballero, Neal Hendrix, Ruda Lopez, Mike Frazier, Jon Comer, Dan Ehara, Renton Miller, Darin Jenkins, Anthony Furlong and Paul Zitzer, along with BMX riders and tour veterans Rick Thorne and Mike Mancuso. With cutting-edge musical artists, top athletes in the action sports world and a wide range of attractions, the VANS WARPED TOUR has been instrumental in taking the punk-rock/skate/action sports subculture from the underground to the forefront of American youth culture.
By teaming with corporate sponsors in the tour's grassroots fashion, the VANS WARPED TOUR has continued not only to be successful, but it gives back to the community by donating to charities worldwide.