Warped Tour left Vegas with a seven year gap between stops after 2004’s Independence Day show at Desert Breeze and last year’s date at The Plaza parking lot. Luckily, we aren’t being subjected to that kind of wait again. The Warped Tour is already back upon us, hitting the Luxor parking lot this time with a lineup that is overall much more impressive than last year’s (and from a glance at the years that passed us, better than them as well). With so many quality bands spanning ska, hardcore, punk and everything in between (as well as a brand new acoustic tent) it can be a bit overwhelming to narrow down what to check out. So we’ve pulled some staff together to bring you the ten can’t miss bands of the 2012 Warped Tour! Read More » ...

A week after the rest of the venues for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour were revealed, we finally have confirmation on where the Vegas show will be held. The Vegas stop, which will take place on June 20th, will be held at the Luxor Hotel Parking Lot. This year’s lineup includes New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Bayside, Anti Flag, Streetlight Manifesto, Into It. Over It, Koji, Man Overboard, Fireworks, Every Time I Die, Living With Lions, Make Do and Mend, Polar Bear Club, Senses Fail, Title Fight, I Am The Avalanche and more. You can check out Warpedtour.com for a full list of bands, dates and venues. ...

For those of you already thinking ahead toward warmer weather and the June 20^th Vegas date of the Vans Warped Tour, the first 5 bands were announced today. Expect to see Bayside, Chelsea Grin, Memphis May Fire, Sleeping With Sirens and The Silver Comet on the tour this coming summer and keep an eye on vanswarpedtour.com for more news. And while a venue has yet to be set, tickets can already be purchased through the Warped Tour's website for $45.00. Since the full lineup is likely a ways away we ask you, who are you hoping is added to Warped this year? ...

Vegas heat isn’t exactly forgiving, so the announcement that this year’s installment of the Warped Tour would take place June 30th on the sweltering blacktop parking lot of the Plaza Hotel was a bittersweet moment for fans of this year’s lineup, which includes Less Than Jake, Lucero, and Against Me!. Adding insult to injury, the price of water at the traveling festival is notoriously high. Many have been critical of the tour’s exorbitant water prices, which are often out of the price range for the tour’s primarily younger audience. This criticism has been ramped up after the death of an attendee at the Bonner Springs, Kansas date was rumored to be caused by dehydration. The Warped Tour and its founder Kevin Lyman offered their condolences after the incident, and have responded to the overall ...