Vans Warped Tour 2026 Lineup
Vans Warped Tour 2026 unveiled its Washington D.C. lineup -- a sign that North America’s summer festival schedule is rapidly taking shape. Who are the headliners?
The Vans Warped Tour, conceived by Kevin Lyman, began in 1995 as a punk rock-centric festival, later incorporating diverse genres. Vans became the title sponsor in 1996. Warped Tour, known as "punk rock summer camp," ran each summer in the United States and Canada until 2019, becoming the largest traveling music festival and the longest-running touring festival in North America. It returned in 2025 for its 30th anniversary. International stops included Australia and the UK. The tour helped launch the careers of artists like Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Blink 182, No Doubt, Paramore, and Katy Perry. Black Veil Brides founder Andy Biersack met his wife, musician Lilith Czar, on the Warped Tour. At its peak, the Warped Tour drew roughly 750,000 fans each summer. In 2018, the tour grossed $21.3 million with 540,688 tickets sold across 38 cities. The Long Beach stop in 2025 drew 85,000 attendees, marking it as the biggest concert in the city's history. Tickets in 2025 were priced at $149.99 per two-day event. The tour also featured the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands, giving local acts a chance to perform. Lyman started teaching at USC Thornton School of Music in 2018. In 2025, Lyman partnered with Insomniac, the largest producer of EDM shows, to bring back Warped Tour. In addition to the D.C. date, Warped Tour will return to Long Beach, California, and Orlando, Florida, in 2026. Dates in Mexico City and Montreal will be added in 2026.
