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A touring music and extreme sports festival known as Warped Tour is held in various types of venues (generally parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected). The festival is often referred to as the Vans Warped Tour as the skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans has sponsored the tour among others every year since 1995. Over 100 bands per show are featured in the Warped Tour in the recent years. The bands play for up to 30 minutes on approximately 10 different stages. However, the biggest bands generally play on the two "Main" stages.

With several bands playing at once, the timing of performance of the bands is from 11:00am to 9:00 p.m. in a typical day. The individual band times and stages where each band play is marked on a large board usually placed in the middle of the venue. In order to prevent music from one stage disrupting other active stages, the full area is set up in an organized way. One band is also allowed to play ten extra minutes at each show only by fan vote."BBQ Band," prepares food for the bands and crew for the barbecue which is held most evenings in exchange for the privilege of playing on the tour every year. Similarly, one band, DORK (now named Animo) has been allowed to play on the tour in exchange for work on the setup crew for the past four years.At its beginning, the Warped Tour was as a skate punk, and third wave skate tour, but in recent years mostly post-hardcore, pop punk, and metal core acts are featured in the tour.

History:

Kevin Lyman was the person who successfully created The Warped Tour in 1995. He got the idea while working on skateboarding shows such as the Vision Skate Escape and Holiday Havoc. These shows combine music with skateboarding contests. Published by Transworld, the short-lived Warp Magazine tried to combine surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and music into one glossy package. The Warped name comes from this Warp Magazine.The tour gained international popularity in 1998. Its leading venues were in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States. The tour started off in New Zealand and Australia in the New Year in 1999.

In addition to music, many other attractions highlight this tour. These include a half pipe for skaters and bikers. The tour also features many booths creating a flea market like atmosphere, having tents for each of the bands. These bands are able to sell merchandise and independent record labels here. Also the magazine publishers, non-profit organizations, and sponsors can target the tour's audience for marketing their products.After their performance, many of the bands retreat to their tents in order to meet up with the fans and sign autographs.The Warped Tour is a great event for earning recognition for the new struggling bands. A direct market is provided to them by the tour. By talking with audience of the tour and selling their merchandise as well as give away promotional freebies, these bands are successful in increasing their fan base.

The role of the Sponsors is very important in the Vans Warped Tour. Many of the tour's expenses are subsidized by the revenue provided by these sponsors. It also helps in keeping the ticket prices quite low. A fair number of fans are successful in gaining backstage access at the Warped Tour. On eBay, Several VIP passes are placed for auction. A number of "Sponsor" laminate passes are also issued to the sponsors.The Vans Warped Tour has become one of the most successful North American concert tours. Selling over 500,000 tickets a year, It continues to prosper.

In popular culture:

The Warped Tour has been selected as the site of many important events in popular culture.Punk Rock Holocaust, a comedy slasher picture, was filmed principally at the 2003 Warped Tour. Wake Up Screaming was created after the 2005 tour. It was a A DVD about the experiences of a PETA representative while advocating for his organization on the Warped Tour.The Warped Tour has the honor of being mentioned in blink-182's song, "The Rock Show", in "So Sick of You" from The Unseen, in "Rock for Sustainable Capitalism" by Propagandhi, and in "Timmy Yo" by MDC. In Guitar Hero 2, the Warped Tour is featured as a playable location.

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