WARPED TOUR HAS ANNOUNCED ITS END AFTER 23 YEARS!

The Vans Warped Tour, the annual traveling, punk-rooted music festival started in 1995, will come to an end after next summer, according to a statement released today by founder Kevin Lyman.The statement read in part:

"Today, with many mixed feelings, I am here to announce that next year will be the final, full cross-country run of the Vans Warped Tour. I sit here reflecting on the tour’s incredible history, what the final run means for our community, and look forward to what’s to come as we commemorate the tour’s historic 25th anniversary in 2019."