Vans Warped Tour: Pre-sale Begins; Full 2012 Tour Line-Up Revealed

LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ MSO PR) The full VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 multi-stage line-up has now been revealed including Rise Against, who will join other previously announced main stage artists All Time Low, Taking Back Sunday, Anti-Flag, Yellowcard, The Used, Four Year Strong, New Found Glory, Pierce The Veil, Falling In Reverse, Breathe Carolina and more. The VANS WARPED TOUR-a mix of hotly-tipped and established artists-continues to be the most eclectic traveling festival tour on the planet featuring rock, punk, pop, hip-hop and rap,metal,indie rock,electronic, alt-country, folk-punk, dubstep, reggae and rockabilly. See all 2012 acts and listen to music in the grid below. For the full list of confirmed artists, visit: www.vanswarpedtour.com/bands.

Last night (Thursday, March 29), the VANS WARPED TOUR kick-off party and press conference was held at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. VANS WARPED TOUR artists and friends joined tour founder Kevin Lyman and Steve Van Doren of Vans to celebrate. Fans were treated to a screening of the new tour documentary film No Room For Rockstars (from Stacy Peralta and the producers of Dogtown & Z-boys, www.noroomforrockstars.com) and enjoyed live performances from Forever Came Calling (the group featured in the film), Falling In Reverse, Matt Toka, Dead Sara as well as special performances from tour veterans Yellowcard (acoustic) and The Used. "The energy at the 18th annual Vans Warped Tour Kick-Off Party was amazing," said founder Kevin Lyman. "All signs point to a great summer to come in 2012."

Above the VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 Kick-Off party. Pictured clockwise: The Used, Falling In Reverse, Yellowcard and Ronnie Radke (Falling In Reverse), Bert McCracken (The Used) and Ryan Seaman (Falling In Reverse).

Beginning today, Friday, March 30 (10:00am PT) festival goers can purchase tickets via the exclusive, lower-priced pre-sale: https://media.musictoday.com/ticketing/WarpedTour/splash.html. To keep the festival at a great value, pre-sale package prices are $21.99 and include commemorative 3D ticket-which also serves as a jump-the-line early entry pass-a Vans Warped Tour 2012 compilation CD and a 25-cent donation to the Unite the United charity and all service fees. Only a limited number of pre-sale tickets are available per city and once they sell-out, they're gone.The general on-sale will begin April 7. Go towww.vanswarpedtour.com.

The 41-date VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 commences June 16 in Salt Lake City, UT and finishes August 5 in Portland, OR. The tour will hit a handful of new venues this year. See the full itinerary with dates and venues announced now, listed below.

VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 full itinerary:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Sat	6/16	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah State Fairpark
Sun	6/17	Denver, CO	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Wed	6/20	Las Vegas, NV	Plaza Hotel & Casino
Thu	6/21	Irvine, CA	Orange County Great Park
Fri	6/22	Pomona, CA	Pomona Fairplex
Sat	6/23	San Francisco, CA	AT&T Park Lot A
Sun	6/24	Ventura, CA	Seaside Park
Wed	6/27	Chula Vista, CA	Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu	6/28	Scottsdale, AZ	Camelback Park
Fri	6/29	Las Cruces, NM	New Mexico State University
Sat	6/30	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Sun	7/1	Houston, TX	Reliant Center Parking Lot
Tue	7/3	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion
Thu	7/5	Maryland Heights, MO	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri	7/6	Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Sat	7/7	Tinley Park, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun	7/8	Shakopee, MN	Canterbury Park
Mon	7/9	Bonner Springs, KS	Sandstone Amphitheatre
Tue	7/10	Noblesville, IN	Klipsch Music Center
Wed	7/11	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center
Thu	7/12	Burgettstown, PA	First Niagara Pavilion
Fri	7/13	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat	7/14	Montreal, QC	Parc Jean Drapeau
Sun	7/15	Toronto, ON	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Tue	7/17	Darien Center, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Wed	7/18	Scranton, PA	Toyota Pavilion
Thu	7/19	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
Fri	7/20	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat	7/21	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun	7/22	Hartford, CT	The Comcast Theatre
Tue	7/24	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed	7/25	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Thu	7/26	Atlanta, GA	Aaron's Amphitheatre
Fri	7/27	Orlando, FL	Central Florida Fairgrounds
Sat	7/28	Miami, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun	7/29	St. Petersburg, FL	Vinoy Park
Mon	7/30	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue	7/31	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
Wed	8/1	Milwaukee, WI	Marcus Amphitheater
Sat	8/4	Redmond, WA	Marymoor Park
Sun	8/5	Portland, OR	Rose Quarter Riverfront

 

VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 an eclectic mix of hotly-tipped and established artists, listen here:

ARTIST:	GENRE	LINK
A Loss For Words	Pop Punk, Post Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/a-loss-for-words
After The Burial	Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/after-the-burial
All Time Low	Pop Punk, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/all-time-low
Amyst	Post Hardcore/Electronic	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/amyst
Anthony Raneri	Alternative, Singer/Songwriter	http://vanswarpedtour.com/band/anthony-raneri
Anti-Flag	Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/anti-flag
Ballyhoo!	Raggae, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/ballyhoo
Bangups	Rock & Roll, Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/bangups
Bayside	Punk Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/bayside
Blessthefall	Metal, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/bless-the-fall
Born Of Osiris	Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/born-of-osiris
Breathe Carolina	Electronic, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/breathe-carolina
Brian Marquis	Acoustic Folk	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/brian-marquis
Captain Capa	Electro	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/captain-capa
Catchingyourclouds	Pop, Acoustic	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/catchingyourclouds
Champagne Champagne	Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/champagne-champagne
Chelsea Grin	Deathcore, Metalcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/chelsea-grin
Chunk! No Captain Chunk!	Pop Punk, Screamo	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/chunk-no-captain-chunk
Cold Forty Three	Pop Punk, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/cold-forty-three
Danielle Barbe	Rock, Pop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/danielle-barbe
Dead Sara	Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/dead-sara
Divided By Friday	Pop, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/divided-by-friday
Dustin Jones & The Rising Tide	Rockabilly, Pop-Punk	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/dustin-jones-and-the-rising-tide
Echo Movement	Rock, Reggae	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/echo-movement
Emily's Army	Punk	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/emilys-army
Every Time I Die	Rock, Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/every-time-i-die
Falling In Reverse	Hardcore, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/falling-in-reverse
Fireworks	Pop, Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/fireworks
For Today	Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/for-today
Four Year Strong	Punk Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/four-year-strong
Funeral Party	Indie, Goth	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/funeral-party
G-Eazy	Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/g-eazy
Hostage Calm	Punk Rock, Soul	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/hostage-calm
Hyro Da Hero	Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/hyro-da-hero
I Am The Avalanche	Punk Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/i-am-the-avalanche
I Call Fives	Pop Punk	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/i-call-fives
I Fight Dragons	Rock & Roll, Chiptune/8-bit	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/i-fight-dragons
Impending Doom	Metal, Metalcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/impending-doom
Into It. Over It.	Acoustic, Indie	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/into-it-over-it
It Boys!	Rock, Pop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/it-boys
Iwrestledabearonce	Metal, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/iwrestledabearonce
June Divided	Rock, Post Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/june-divided
Justina	Rap/Hip-Hop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/justina
Koji	Punk Rock, Acoustic	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/koji
Living With Lions	Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/living-with-lions
Lost In Society	Punk Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/lost-in-society
Lostprophets	Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/lostprophets
Machine Gun Kelly	Rap/Hip-Hop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/machine-gun-kelly
Make Do And Mend	Rock, Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/make-do-and-mend
Man Overboard	Pop Punk, Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/man-overboard
Matt Toka	Pop Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/matt-toka
Mayday Parade	Alternative Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/mayday-parade
Memphis May Fire	Post Hardcore, Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/memphis-may-fire
Mighty Mongo	Rock, Ska	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/mighty-mongo
Miss May I	Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/miss-may-i
Mod Sun	Rap/Hip-Hop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/mod-sun
Motionless In White	Metalcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/motionless-in-white
Neo Geo	Rock, Electro	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/neo-geo
New Empire	Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/new-empire
New Found Glory	Pop Punk, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/new-found-glory
Of Mice And Men	Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/of-mice-and-men
Oh No Fiasco	Alternative, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/oh-no-fiasco
Owen Plant	Singer/Songwriter, Raggae	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/owen-plant
Pierce The Veil	Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/pierce-the-veil
Polar Bear Club	Punk Rock, Hardcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/polar-bear-club
Rise Against	Punk Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/rise-against
Rise To Remain	Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/rise-to-remain
Senses Fail	Punk Rock, Screamo	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/senses-fail
Sick Of Sarah	Rock, Indie	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/sick-of-sarah
Skip The Foreplay	Metalcore, Dubstep	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/skip-the-foreplay
Sleeping With Sirens	Chiptune/8-bit, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/sleeping-with-sirens
Sleepwalker	Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/sleepwalker
Stepdad	Eceltro-Pop, Indie-Pop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/stepdad
Streetlight Manifesto	Punk Rock, Ska	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/streetlight-manifesto
Super Water Sympathy	Alternative, Indie	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/super-water-sympathy
T. Mills	Rap/Hip-Hop, Pop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/t-mills
Taking Back Sunday	Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/taking-back-sunday
Taylor Thrash	Pop, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/taylor-thrash
Ten Second Epic	Rock, Pop Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/ten-second-epic
The Constellations	Indie, Rap/Hip-Hop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-constellations
The Darlings	Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-darlings
The Ghost Inside	Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-ghost-inside
The Green	Raggae, Pop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-green
The Jukebox Romantics	Punk Rock, Ska	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-jukebox-romantics
The Scissors	Punk Rock, Pop Punk	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-scissors
The Silver Comet	Alternative, Pop Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-silver-comet
The Used	Alternative, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/the-used
They All Float	Post Hardcore, Hardcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/they-all-float
Title Fight	Punk Rock, Hardcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/title-fight
Tomorrows Bad Seeds	Rock, Raggae	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/tomorrows-bad-seeds
Tonight Alive	Pop Punk, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/tonight-alive
Tony D'angelo	Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/tony-dangelo
Transit	Post Hardcore, Indie	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/transit
Twin Atlantic	Alternative, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/twin-atlantic
Vampires Everywhere!	Rock, Metal	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/vampires-everywhere
Vanna	Post Hardcore	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/vanna
Vinnie Caruana	Acoustic	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/vinnie-caruana
Wax	Rap/Hip-Hop	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/wax
We Are The In Crowd	Pop Punk, Pop Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/we-are-the-in-crowd
We Are The Ocean	Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/we-are-the-ocean
We The Kings	Rock, Alternative	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/we-the-kings
Wick-It The Instigator	Electronic, DJ	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/wick-it-the-instigator
Yellowcard	Alternative, Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/yellowcard
You Me At Six	Rock	https://vanswarpedtour.com/band/you-me-at-six

About the VANS WARPED TOUR:
The VANS WARPED TOUR® is well established as America's premiere music and lifestyle festival of the summer, breaking up-and-coming indie talent as well as both creating and showcasing major established artists since 1995. The nationally-renowned festival is the most eclectic traveling tour and features a diverse array of artists-with hotly tipped acts in every genre from punk, metal and indie to rock, hip-hop, rap,electronic, reggae and pop; as well as a variety of lifestyle attractions for its traditionally low ticket price. The tour has cemented its place in history by bringing punkrock/skate/action sports culture from the underground to the forefront of global youth culture, while at the same time helping those in need and being the first tour to consistently use groundbreaking environmental concepts every year on the road. The Warped Eco Initiatives (WEI) range from biodiesel fuel for touring trucks and buses, to environmentally friendly catering for the artists and crew courtesy of Tada! Catering. There's even a solar-powered sound system on the Kevin Says Stage and www.vanswarpedtour.com showcases public transportation options for every tour date and carpool social media apps as well as exotic eco travel contests. For more information on the tour that Alternative Press readers voted the "Best Tour/Festival" of 2009/2010 and Rolling Stone called "America's most successful festival" (2005) go to: www.vanswarpedtour.com.

*About the Unite The United Foundation:
Unite The United Foundation is a public 501 (c) (3) non-profit, fundraising organization founded by the producers of the Vans Warped Tour Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour and Mayhem Festival. It is our mission to encourage fans, artists and industry leaders from the music, touring and action sports worlds to work toward positive change, by supporting local charities and participating in community volunteerism events across the United States. Unite the United Foundation is committed to raising funds to be donated directly to grass roots organizations that are making a difference in our national community. www.unitetheunited.org.