Warped Tour 2009 Band List

Warped Tour is regularly the a showcase for the biggest names in punk rock. VANS, the skateboarding shoe company, has been sponsoring the event since its first year, and this year they will be bringing you the latest and greatest in rock and roll. Below is a list of the bands that will be on most stops on the tour. Band names link to TruePunk content on the band. The bands are listed by what stage they will be playing on.

For a complete list of the tour dates click here: Warped Tour 2009 Dates

Main Stage

The main stage has always been the center of the talent showcase
3OH!3
Alien Ant Farm
All Time Low
Anti-Flag
The Ataris
Bad Religion
The Bouncing Souls
Chiodos
Cobra Starship
The Devil Wears Prada
Flogging Molly
Less Than Jake
NOFX
Paramore
Silverstein
Thrice
Underoath
We the Kings

Hurley Stage

A Day To Remember
Alexisonfire
Bayside
Escape the Fate
Gallows
The Maine
Saosin
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Sing it Loud
TAT

Hurley.com Stage

Big D and the Kids Table
Black Tide
I Set My Friends on Fire
LIGHTS
Meg & Dia
Millionaires
Outernational
P.O.S.
Streetlight Manifesto
Westbound Train

Smartpunk.com Stage

A Rocket To The Moon
A Skylit Drive
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Electric
Cash Cash
Dance Gavin Dance
Dear and the Headlights
Every Avenue
Forever the Sickest Kids
The Goodnight Anthem
Hit the Lights

NOFX

One of the most prolific names in punk rock today, NOFX is one of the most successful independently-managed bands in the business. Over six million of NOFX’s records were sold by the band themselves, showing true DIY spirit. They’ve told MTV along with other major media outlets to leave them “the fuck alone”. When Green Day, Rancid, and the Offspring began their rapid ascent into the mainstream in the mid-90s, NOFX was right behind them. Unlike the other bands, however, NOFX has resisted the mainstream. They turned down most offers to do an interview, and released only a handful of music videos, claiming that people were just trying to take advantage of the band for their own gain.

Also, keeping with punk’s political origins, NOFX has been at the cutting edge of left-wing rage since before Bush was president. But once the Republican party retook the White House in 2000 NOFX had made their hatred of the Bush Administration part of their public image. With other top-selling rock artists NOFX spearheaded the “Rock Against Bush” campaign in which artists from across the rock spectrum compiled politically-driven songs into several volumes of CDs.

More than 25 years and still going, NOFX recently released a new album, “Coaster”, and will be playing the 2009 Vans Warped Tour.