311 - Weezer - Pennywise - Rancid - Rollins Band Less Than Jake - H2O - New Found Glory and Many More Confirmed for This Year`s Line-up
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Mar 28, 2001--LAUNCH Media Inc. announced that starting today, the Vans Warped Tour `01, presented by Target Stores, is rolling out an online discount ticket promotion exclusively on Warpedtour.com on a first-come, first-served basis before each market`s official on-sale date.
Tickets will be available at the unbeatable price of $19.99 by accessing a special password through www.warpedtour.com. Password holders will then navigate to ticketmaster.com to purchase their tickets. The online ticket promotion will begin with Los Angeles today, with additional pre-sale cities to be announced on a day-by-day basis only on Warpedtour.com.
Upon purchasing the pre-sale discount tickets, ticket buyers will automatically qualify to be entered into a flyaway sweepstakes and given access to exclusive Vans Warped Tour band downloads from New Found Glory and H20. Following the pre-sale, Warped fans will be able to purchase tickets at the regular ticket price online for the entire duration of the tour on Warpedtour.com, in conjunction with Ticketmaster.
''The kids have always been so loyal to Warped, and being able to offer this discount ticket rate is all about giving something back to them,'' said Kevin Lyman, founder and producer of the Vans Warped Tour. ''It`s a great value ticket -- still the same show they have come to expect with a few new loops thrown in.''
Heading into its seventh year and playing more markets than in previous years, the Vans Warped Tour `01 kicks off June 22 in Phoenix. Leading the charge for this summer`s festival are: 311, AFI, Alien Ant Farm, The Ataris, Dub Pistols, Fenix TX, H20, Kool Keith, Less Than Jake, The Living End, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, New Found Glory, Pennywise, Rancid, Rollins Band, The Vandals and Weezer.
Other bands that are part of this year`s indie punk line-up include: Flogging Molly, Distillers, Guttermouth, Fear, Bouncing Souls, Thrice, The Casualties, Apex Theory, Murder City Devils, Midtown, Big Wig, Morgan Heritage, Hesher, Slightly Stoopid, Black Halos, Switch, The Juliana Theory, Sugar Cult, No Motiv, Kill Your Idols, Good Charlotte, Liars Inc, Amen, Thrice, The Start, Lefty, River City High, Sum 41, Jimmy Eat World, The Explosion and Grand Theft Audio.
The Vans Warped Tour was conceived in 1995 as a summer camp on wheels, where extreme music, athletes and lifestyles could co-mingle and thrive. It has since become one of America`s longest-running festival tours, responsible for introducing music fans to such artists as No Doubt, Blink 182, Eminem, Papa Roach, Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit.
The Vans Warped Tour 2001 is presented by Target Stores. Additional sponsors include PlayStation(R)2, RGSX, Yoo-hoo, Norelco, Pontiac Vibe, Epitaph Records, Victory Records, Kung-Fu Records and Fearless Records.
Playing more markets than in previous years, the Vans Warped Tour `01 current dates include (additional venues to be announced exclusively on www.warpedtour.com):
Date / City / Venue ---- / ---- / ----- 06/22/01 / Phoenix / Peoria Sports Complex 06/23/01 / Las Vegas / TBA 06/24/01 / Fresno / Fresno State Amphitheatre 06/27/01 / Chula Vista (San Diego) / TBA 06/29/01 / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Coliseum 06/30/01 / San Francisco / Oakland Coliseum Lot 07/01/01 / Soda Springs (Lake Tahoe) / TBA 07/02/01 / Nampa (Boise) / TBA 07/03/01 / Quincy (Seattle) / TBA 07/05/01 / Calgary / TBA 07/06/01 / Bozeman / TBA 07/07/01 / Salt Lake City / TBA 07/08/01 / Brighton (Denver) / TBA 07/10/01 / Kansas City / TBA 07/11/01 / St. Louis / TBA 07/12/01 / Indianapolis / TBA 07/13/01 / Milwaukee / TBA 07/14/01 / Minneapolis / TBA 07/15/01 / Tinley Park (Chicago) / The World Music Theatre 07/17/01 / Cincinnati (Sparta, Ky.) / TBA 07/18/01 / Nashville / TBA 07/19/01 / Little Rock / TBA 07/20/01 / Dallas / TBA 07/21/01 / San Antonio / TBA 07/22/01 / Houston / TBA 07/25/01 / Atlanta / TBA 07/26/01 / Panama City Beach / TBA 07/27/01 / Orlando / TBA 07/28/01 / Miami / TBA 07/29/01 / Jacksonville/Tampa / TBA 07/31/01 / Virginia Beach/Norfolk / TBA 08/01/01 / Bristow, Va. (Washington, D.C.) / TBA 08/02/01 / Pittsburgh / IC Light Amphitheatre 08/03/01 / Camden, N.J. (Philadelphia) / TBA 08/04/01 / New York City / Randall`s Island 08/05/01 / Asbury Park / TBA 08/07/01 / Cleveland / Nautica Stage 08/08/01 / Buffalo / La Salle Park 08/09/01 / Boston / TBA 08/10/01 / Montreal / TBA 08/11/01 / Barrie (Toronto) / TBA 08/12/01 / Pontiac (Detroit) / Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre
The Vans Warped Tour `01 Attractions:
Incredibly Strange Wrestling (ISW)
One of this year`s new attractions will be the antics of Incredibly Strange Wrestling. A combination of music and professional sports, it is high-flying, bone-breaking, spine-busting pro-wrestling action combined with hot punk rock. These unique wrestlers will entertain and delight the crowds with their mayhem between bands.
''I was turned onto Incredibly Strange Wrestling by my friends in San Francisco,'' said Kevin Lyman, founder and producer of the Vans Warped Tour. ''I thought it was unfair for them to keep ISW to themselves, since it is the craziest thing I`ve seen in a long time. So we invited them to come along to be part of the Warped Tour family.''
Extreme Sports Line-up
As in the past, The Vans Warped Tour `01 will feature extreme sports athletes such as pro-skaters Mike Frazier, Jesse Fritsch, Steve Caballero and Phil Hajal. In addition, roller skater Brian Wainwright and in-liner Scott Crawford will join the mix. BMXers Jon Comer and Rick Thorne and Moto X riders Beau Manley and Colin Morrison return once again along with newcomers to the tour Twitch and Tyler Evans.
Warped Are They Now?
A new attraction for 2001, ''Warped Are They Now?,'' is a true Warped Tour museum celebrating seven years of Warped madness. On site at all shows, ''Warped Are They Now?'' will encompass all elements of the Warped experience, such as photo galleries from past years, a signed skateboard exhibit, computer terminals where attendees can record their past and present Warped memories and the opportunity to purchase vintage Warped T-shirts. In addition, all artist signing sessions will take place at the museum this year, giving fans the chance to meet their favorite bands.
Reverse Day Care
A new element to the tour this year is ''Reverse Day Care,'' presented by Target Stores. ''Reverse Day Care'' is a tented, air-conditioned area where kids can drop off their parents while they cruise the action of the festival. Parents will be able to get away from the heat and noise, enjoy cold drinks and discuss the triumphs of parenthood as their kids rock out to the music and activities.
Breakfast at the Warped Tour
Another addition to the tour this year is ''Breakfast at the Warped Tour,'' presented by PlayStation(R)2. In several markets across the country, radio stations will invite contest winners and their guests to chow down with some of the bands for breakfast and compete in the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system ''Challenge,'' giving fans the opportunity to interact with their favorite bands and athletes, while playing their favorite video games.
Ladies Lounge
Returning to the tour for its fifth year is the ever-popular Ladies Lounge, a hangout for girls to socialize, listen to mixes from emerging female DJ Add-verse, win cool prizes and find out more about new product lines.
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