Black Veil Brides, the Used and Bowling for Soup to Play Warped Tour

2013-04-01

Story by Anne Erickson

The 2013 Vans Warped Tour will offer performances from 100 bands, including Black Veil Brides, the Used and Bowling for Soup

The Vans Warped Tour is always one of the biggest, most dramatic tours of the year, and this year will be no exception. The lineup for the 19th annual edition of the trek has been revealed, and over 100 bands will be a part of this year’s festivities.

The Used, Black Veil Brides and Bowling for Soup are some of the big players this year, while the tour will also feature Chiodos, Story of the Year, Motion City Soundtrack, Hawthorne Heights and Oh, Sleeper, to name a few. The 40-date tour offers shifting lineups, so visit the tour’s official website for details about your local stop.

The 2013 Vans Warped Tour will set off on June 15 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Wash., and run through an August 4 gig at Reliant Park in Houston. Check out the full roster of dates below.

Hawthorne Heights, Motion City Soundtrack and Black Veil Brides will play the entire tour. Meanwhile, the Used will be on the lineup July 5-17 and July 25-31, and Bowling for Soup will join up with the gang for its final stops, August 2-4. Tickets are available now via the festival’s website.

2013 Vans Warped Tour Dates:

6/15 — Auburn, Wash., White River Amphitheatre
6/16 — Portland, Ore., Portland Expo Center Parking Lot
6/19 — Chula Vista, Calif., Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
6/20 — Pomona, Calif., Pomona Fairplex
6/21 — Pomona, Calif., Pomona Fairplex
6/22 — San Francisco, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
6/23 — Ventura, Calif., Seaside Park
6/26 — Las Cruces, N.M., N.M.S.U. Practice Field
6/27 — Phoenix, Ariz., Salt River Fields
6/28 — Las Vegas, Nev., Silverton Casino Parking Lot
6/29 — Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah State Fairplex
6/30 — Denver, Colo., Sports Authority Field at Mile High
7/3 — Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
7/5 — Toronto, ON, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/6 — Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Center PNC
7/7 — Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
7/9 — Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live
7/10 — Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/11 — Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
7/12 — Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
7/13 — Uniondale/ Wantagh, N.Y., Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7/14 — Hartford, Conn., The Comcast Theatre
7/16 — Scranton, Pa., Toyota Pavilion
7/17 — Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
7/18 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
7/19 — Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace of Auburn Hills
7/20 — Tinley Park, Ill., First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
7/21 — Shakopee, Minn., Canterbury Park
7/23 — Bonner Springs, Kan., Sandstone Amphitheater
7/24 — Maryland Heights, Mo., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/25 — Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7/26 — St. Petersburg, Fla., Vinoy Park
7/27 — West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre
7/28 — Orlando, Fla., Central Florida Fairgrounds
7/29 — Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/30 — Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center
7/31 — Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheatre
8/2 — Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
8/3 — San Antonio, Texas, AT&T Center
8/4 — Houston, Texas, Reliant Park – Main St. Lot

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