VANS WARPED TOUR® 2010
ANNOUNCES VARIOUS ACTIVITES AND ATTRACTIONS
DTOX SET TO PRESENT THE VANS WARPED TOUR IN CANADA
DATES LAUNCH JUNE 25 IN CARSON, CA AND
WRAP AUGUST 15 IN HILLSBORO, OR
VANS WARPED TOUR 2010®–the annual punk rock extravaganza that is North America’s longest-running touring festival–celebrates its 16th anniversary this year, kicking off June 25 in Carson, CA and wrapping August 15 in Hillsboro, OR. Below is a list of this year’s new and returning attractions, activities and tour sponsors. Please go to www.warpedtour.com for the full list of tour dates and bands performing in each city.
VANS SKATE RAMP “Amateur Mini-Ramp Skate Jam”:
A Vans Warped Tour without skating is like a deck without trucks. Whether you understand that analogy or not, you’ve gotta stop by to see local pre-qualified contestants shred during the Amateur Mini-Ramp Skate Jam. This contest will be featured at each stop on the Vans Warped Tour and awards $500.00 cash prizes daily as 20 to 25 local “hot” pre-qualified skaters shred the mini-ramp for fun and money. Skaters, don’t be left out! To find your area’s qualifying prelim, go to www.caslusf.com or call (909) 883-6176. The schedule of prelim contests will be updated weekly. Ollies aside, make sure you go to WarpedTour.com and get today’s daily code. Be one of the first 200 fans to bring it to the Main Vans booth and land rad prizes. You’ve also gotta sign up for the drawing at 5 p.m. so you can win shoes, shirts and a boatload of street cred.
KIA KEVIN SAYS STAGE POWERED BY KIA MOTORS:
For the third consecutive summer, Kia Motors America (KMA) heads out on tour, to more than 40 U.S. cities as “Official Vehicle Sponsor of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour®.” At each tour stop, festival fans have the opportunity to visit the Soul Lounge, an interactive tent featuring the Kia Soul, the Kia Forte Koup and the all-new Kia Sportage, launching in the U.S. market this summer. The Soul Lounge also features a live DJ, airbrush tattoo artists, a Soul “Confessional” and daily, exclusive autograph sessions with two of the biggest bands on tour, Hey Monday and Christopher Drew of NeverShoutNever. Fans can pick up their Kia VIP wristbands for exclusive access to a dedicated VIP riser near the main stage, providing shade and unobstructed views. To receive a VIP wristband, fans are given an opportunity to show their dedication to Kia Motors by participating in a variety of games and contests inside the Soul Lounge. As in previous years, Kia remains the “Presenting Sponsor” of the Kevin Says Stage, a solar-powered stage that provides local bands the opportunity to play their music for 2010 Vans Warped Tour concertgoers. Kia Motors’ interactive tour blog, “The Warped Word of Steve,” provides fans behind-the-scenes insights, videos and photos, and answers fans questions throughout the tour. Steve’s blog can be accessed at www.fuse.tv/kiawarped. For more information visit Kia.com and vanswarpedtour.com.
truth® TRUCK:
What does the truth do at the Vans Warped Tour? Each year we do some pretty cool stuff…
- We show up in a bright orange truth truck that is tricked out with a DJ booth, sound system, flat screen, and lounge area.
- We play random fun games with teens all day, giving them the opportunity to win some cool merchandise and high quality gear items including T-shirts, sunglasses, suspenders, bracelets, and gym Bags.
- Our Scratch academy DJ gives people DJ lessons in front of the truck at the show.
- Most importantly, we spread the truth about the dangers of tobacco, the deception of the industry, and tactics of Big Tobacco. We hope that by doing all of this teens will make their own informed decision.
MONSTER ENERGY:
Monster Energy supports the Vans Warped Tour scene, everyone from athletes and bands are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Enjoy the Monster Energy VIP Lounge for fans and bands all summer long with free ice-cold Monster inside. Try the new nitrous oxide injected “Nitrous Monster.”
SKATERA GIRLZ GARAGE:
- Skatera is the proud sponsor of the Girlz Garage on this year’s Vans Warped Tour. When the tour rolls into a town near you, the Girlz Garage will be easy to spot. Look for the giant pink and black Skatera tent.
- Visit us and and be hands on in our “Demolition & Patch Station.” Come meet some of our team riders and just hang out with us for a great time.
If you don’t know much about Skatera, check us out at www.skatera.com. In a nut shell we are a skateboarding brand dedicated to providing great gear for girls. Girls who skate need clothes that can stand up to the punishment of skating, provide the room needed to move comfortably and still look great. Our jeans in particular, with the original “Skate Tuff” features, were designed specifically with this in mind. Skatera is not just another pretty face. Our clothes are designed for girls who skate by girls who skate. In addition to our amazing line of apparel, you will find an assortment of boards to feed any girls’ quiver. Be sure and visit our website at www.skatera.com. There you will find our blogs, calendar of events, and more info on our products. For up to the minute information, promotions and secret giveaways sign up for our Twitter! Receive tweets for “tweet-up’s” in your local area, contests, giveaways and more.
MUSICARES® TENT:
Again this year, MusiCares® is joining the Vans Warped Tour. In our booth, we’ll have a representative available to answer questions about how we can help musicians and music people through some of life’s most troubling challenges by providing a safety net of services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies. In addition, MusiCares will offer daily Safe Harbor Rooms to provide a sober support network for artists, managers, production crew and all those associated with the tour. In the Safe Harbor Room(r), we’ll host 12-step meetings twice daily (3 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) that are open to anyone involved or interested in the 12-step recovery process. Visit www.musicares.com for more information on our services.
VANS WARPED TOUR NON-PROFIT AREA:
The Vans Warped Tour has once again committed to creating space at each show for local, regional and national nonprofit organizations to educate and motivate concertgoers to become involved in their local and national communities. The 2010 Nonprofit Area will be bigger than ever, averaging 20+ organizations per date, see a partial list below. Other highlights include: “Warped Photo Booth”, where fans can get a free, downloadable photo taken of themselves with their favorite Warped Tour bands, Weekly online charity auctions featuring rare, autographed Warped Tour memorabilia, plus new ways to get involved from local charities to national efforts. We invite you to help us make a difference. So come join the outspoken bands, petitioners, and fellow activists in registering new voters, getting a skin-cancer screening, joining our recycling team, contributing to a book drive or signing up to help feed the homeless. Please support the nonprofit organizations that will be joining the 2010 Vans Warped Tour: Unite the United, Incredibly Green, Warped Eco, Vans Warped Tour Passport Program, Action for Animals, Amnesty International, Boarding for Breast Cancer, DAD (Drums and Disabilities), Feed Our Children Now, Greenpeace. Hollywood Heart, Invisible Children, The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, Keep A Breast, Music Saves Lives, Musicares, My Friend’s Place, Natural High, Peta2, Rainforest Action Network, TJ Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research, truth plus the many local organizations joining the tour daily. Visit www.unitetheunited.org, and the Vans Warped Tour website for more info on how you can get involved. Check out: http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/warpedtour/nonprofit.asp.
PASSPORT PROGRAM:
Concrete Wave Magazine has teamed up with a number of sponsors to entice you into their passport program in support of non-profit organizations. The total value of prizes to be won is over $100,000! To start your travels, simply visit their booth located near the Take Action area and pick up your official Vans Warped Tour/Concrete Wave Passport. Then head out and visit a number of non-profit booths and get your passport stamped. Once you’ve travelled to the required number of booths, return to the Concrete Wave booth for a chance to win some amazing prizes. These include extremely rare tour t-shirts and patches. Grand prizes include complete skateboards from Goldcoast Longboards and a Contiki Vacation to London and Paris with all expenses paid.
ALTEC STAGE:
Altec Lansing is hitting the road with the Vans Warped Tour this year. Bands rocking their stage include Breathe Carolina, Set Your Goals and Hey Monday (to name a few). Make sure to stop by the Altec Live tent where there’ll be band autograph signings, special surprise acoustic sets and fan vs. band Rock Band video game competitions with prizes like limited edition Vans Warped Tour Orbit mp3 speakers as well as the Stage Gig gaming speakers. There will also be lots of opportunities to win Warped tickets throughout the summer so make sure to follow Altec Lansing at www.twitter.com/alteclansing and www.facebook.com/alteclansing for chances to win. Get ready for it to get loud!!
FUSE TV’s “WARPED WEDNESDAYS”:
Airing Wednesdays from 11am to 4pm ET– June 23rd through August 11th.
Tune-in to Fuse, Madison Square Garden’s national music television network, for Warped Wednesdays, your weekly dose of all the latest music and news from the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. An all-access pass to exclusive interviews with this year’s Vans Warped Tour bands and music videos from Warped artists from past and present, the Vans Warped Tour takes over Fuse this summer. For full Warped coverage and info, visit www.fuse.tv/warped.
GLAMOUR KILLS STAGE:
That’s right ladies and gents, this year we get to bring you music from the bands we love! Check out the raddest bands all summer long on the Glamour Kills Stage and of course, we’ll be running signings at our tent with your favorite GK bands and some new members of our family. We’ve got exclusive items available and we’ll be running contests through out the entire tour! Support new music at GK.
AP/ADVENT STAGE:
ALTERNATIVE PRESS began 25 years ago with the goal of being the definitive source for the underground music scene. This summer, AP is extremely excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Advent Clothing Company for our 25 Anniversary to bring you the first-ever AP/Advent stage on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. Bands playing the stage include AP Tour alumni Never Shout Never, the Cab and the Rocket Summer, along with Anarbor, Polar Bear Club, Fake Problems and many more. Don’t forget to stop by the AP tent to pick up the official Vans Warped Tour program guide, check out sweet subscription deals, exclusive signings with your favorite Warped bands, exclusive AP/Advent t-shirt, giveaways and more. Check out: www.altpress.com/warped10.
ADVENT CLOTHING COMPANY/AURAL FIX NATION:
Advent Clothing Company is teaming up with Alterative Press Magazine to celebrate AP’s 25th anniversary by having some of your favorite bands rock out on the AP/Advent stage at Warped Tour this summer! After you check out the fun on stage–be sure to check out the Advent/Aural Fix Nation Family of brands tent where you’ll be able to pick up some rad threads from Advent, Choonimals and After Eleven Apparel; play games, meet your favorite bands, win free stuff and more! If you don’t own any of Advent threads yet you are missing out–head over to www.adventclothingcompany.com for more information…
AMETHYST JEAN MACHINE (onsite for 26 dates, 7/1 (San Antonio) through 8/1 (Minneapolis):
- Amethyst Jeans has your daily fix!!! The Jean Machine is giving away 600 paris of Amethyst Jeans each day. Follow Amethyst Jeans and The Jean Machine on Facebook and Twitter daily for band signings and giveaways.
SKULLCANDY TENT:
- This year on tour Skullcandy has all kinds of things for you to do when you’re not checking out bands at the Skullcandy Stage, like the new photo tent! Choose your favorite Warped back drop, whether it’s rocking out onstage with your favorite band or in a mosh pit!
- Get your professional photo taken and enter the Skullcandy/AP search for the new “Candy Girl”!
- You can also play plinko for your chance to win cool Skullcandy schwagg or even headphones! On top of all this, the Skullcandy tent is one of your destinations for the AP scavenger hunt. So make sure you come by to see everything we’ve got going on and swoop your favorite Skullcandy headphones at the Skullcandy tent for a discounted Warped price!!!
WONKA TENT:
You are about to enter into the world of Wonka and experience a place of pure imagination! Step inside and you are immediately transformed into a rock star: Personalize your own Warped Tour Concert Poster and take it home to post on your wall. Move on to your very own photo shoot inside the Wonka photo booth. Feel like dancing? Head on over and listen to the jams of DJ Kid Cedek. Show off your awesome dance moves and get a chance to win fabulous prizes. Need a break to check your Facebook page or email? Send a message to your friends and let them know that you are in the world of Wonka. On top of all this, we’ve got loads of your favorite Wonka candies to hit your sweet spot and feed your imagination!
ERNIE BALL BATTLE OF THE BANDS STAGE:
In its 14th year, The Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands is the world’s largest unsigned band competition. Featuring over 15,000 bands, the Ernie Ball Battle offers bands from across the country an opportunity to compete for various prizes such as, performance spots on the Vans Warped Tour, a $15,000 Guitar Center shopping spree, recording a 3 song EP with multi-platinum producer Matt Squire, tons of gear from Electro-Voice, a custom apparel package from Atticus Clothing and much more from Tune Core, Reverb Nation and MySpace Music. This summer fans can expect to see Mayday Parade, Eyes Set to Kill, Emarosa, Closure in Moscow, Automatic Loveletter, The Riverboat Gamblers and more headlining the Ernie Ball Stage. Please visit www.battleofthebands.com for more information.
LIONSGATE’s “THE EXPENDABLES”:
This summer bad asses unite when “The Expendables,” featuring the world’s greatest action legends, join the Vans Warped Tour, America’s biggest concert event.
Writer, director and star Sylvester Stallone brings together a powerhouse cast of action superstars never before seen together in one film including: Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, and Steve Austin with Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke, in Lionsgate’s hard-hitting action thriller, “The Expendables.” The only loyalty they have is to each other. But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their soul, or destroy their brotherhood forever.
“The Expendables,” is in theaters everywhere August 13th and will be invading the Vans Vans Warped Tour with a 360 degree media assault including:
- A semi- truck featuring the faces of the all-star action cast will be powering the Warp Tour across the Nation.
- Partnering with top rock radio stations in 18 markets where listeners can win free passes to the Warped Tour and the opportunity to meet Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds and Dillinger Escape Plan at “The Expendables” booth at the Warped Tour.
- “The Expendables” booth is your one stop bad ass spot to learn about this summer’s biggest action movie. Sign up at the booth to win autographed posters from the cast and memorabilia from our partnered bands. Show off your muscles in our push-up competitions for prize packs that include custom t-shirts, bandanas and posters. Become branded with “The Expendables” tattoos from our Sexy Sentries. This summer “The Expendables” booth is the place to be!
- Online: Join the fight on Facebook: Facebook.com/expendablesmovie and check out the latest Vans Warped Tour news, photos and sweeps. Visit the movie’s website at: http://www.expendablesthemovie.com/.
VANS WARPED TOUR IN CANADA, PRESENTED BY D-TOX:
AUX: AUX is Real. Music. Television. Featuring the latest videos, interviews and performances from new music’s breaking and brightest stars, AUX is all killer music with no filler, served up fast and fresh on AUX – channel 107 on Rogers and on FREEVIEW on Shaw Cable channel 138. Want to bring the metal and punk home? Check out HARD, Canada’s only metal, punk and thrash magazine show. Wednesdays 10:30 p.m. ET and followed by HARD Music Videos, an hour and a half of the most brutal metal videos you won’t see anywhere else (commercial free even!). It’s hair whipping, horn throwing television at it’s finest. Look for the AUX street teams at the Canadian Vans Warped Tour dates for news, info and prizes from Canada’s hottest new music channel. www.AUX.tv
D-TOX: D-Tox is proudly presenting the Vans Warped Tour 2010 in Canada. Part of the tour for the 5th consecutive year D-Tox is extremely excited to present the main stage for the 3 Canadian dates and give away tons of surprises and the chance for the fans to meet their idols at the D-Tox tent. There will be videos and interviews posted on the D-Tox website regularly. Find us on facebook and twitter for updates, surprise signings and more! Make sure you pass by the D-Tox tent and say hi!
The Vans Warped Tour® is made possible through the support of Vans® and sponsors such as: Kia Motors, truth.com, Monster Energy, Trojan, Skullcandy, Ernie Ball, Alternative Press, NAMM, Wonka, American Rag, Altec Lansing, Glamour Kills, Skatera, Sabian, Dickies, FUSE TV, Zildjian, PETA2, Shirts for a Cure Project, Amnesty International and many others. Canadian Sponsors include West 49, Amnesia, AUX TV and Canadian presenting sponsors D-TOX and more!.
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