If you enjoy music and want to get your tan on while rocking out then perhaps you should go online and order yourself a couple of tickets to the Vans Warped Tour right now.

Of course, I don’t expect you to just up and buy your tickets on that statement alone, I’m sure you’d like to know more about what this Warped Tour really is. The Warped Tour is none other than the largest music festival in the United States. It is most commonly held outdoors in many different states. Locally, our festival is held in Mountain View, California. Artists (usually about 100 of them) of many diverse genres congregate here to give one bad ass show upon 10 different stages, the most famous of artists usually alter between the two main stages.

This tour also allows up and coming artists to be exposed to a huge crowd while also showcasing some famous bands. Artists such as My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Blink 182 owe some of their fame to their exposure at the Warped Tour concert. This year’s lineup for the June 20 Mountain View show includes bands such as Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides, and Pierce the Veil. Along with many other bands like Attila, I Killed the Prom Queen, and Memphis may fire.

In order to acquire your tickets you could wait for the day of or buying them online. You’re better off paying for it online than waiting until you’re there since there is likely to be a huge line. General Admission starts $49.50, but prices go as high as $375 for VIP tickets. Also, the Warped Tour website warns you not to buy tickets from the parking lot, they are fake and will be a waste of your money! Buying online from the Warped Tour website itself is much better than trying to get a bargain off some random people.

It’s not a very far drive either, it’s only about 72 miles from Salinas which amounts to about an hour of a drive (according to google directions). It’s a short drive compared to how much time you’ll be able to spend there. Generally the Warped Tour opens at 11:00 am and closes down at 9:00 pm. That’s a total of 10 hours of non-stop rock.

Although you’ll be having tons of fun throughout the festival, it is crucial that you remember you will be under the blazing sun! Pack some sunscreen to protect your skin and a snack to keep yourself energized. Water will be given out throughout the festival along with water bottle sales. However, the food and water will be extremely overpriced so be smart and go prepared.

• 68 (Full Tour)
• A+ Dropouts (6/19-7/3)
• Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties (Full Tour)
• Alive Like Me (6/19-7/12)
• Alvarez Kings (Full Tour)
• American Opera (Full Tour)
• The Amity Affliction (Full Tour)
• As It Is (Full Tour)
• Ascot Royals (7/1-7/8)
• Attila (Full Tour)
• August Burns Red (Full Tour)
• Baby Baby (Full Tour)
• Beartooth (Full Tour)
• Beautiful Bodies (Full Tour)
• Bebe Rexha (Full Tour)
• Being As An Ocean (Full Tour)
• Beth Stelling (6/19-6/26) [[Comedy Tent]]
• Black Boots (Full Tour)
• Black Veil Brides (Full Tour)
• blessthefall (Full Tour)
• Born Cages (Full Tour)
• BoyMeetsWorld (Full Tour)
• Brian Marquis (Full Tour)
• The Bunny The Bear (7/26-8/8)
• Buttons (Full Tour)
• Candy Hearts (Full Tour)
• Carousel Kings (7/14-8/8)
• Chase Bernstein (6/27-7/12) [[Comedy Tent]]
• ChrisB (Full Tour)
• Citizen (Full Tour)
• Crossfaith (Full Tour)
• Dave Ross (7/1-7/12) [[Comedy Tent]]
• The Dirty Nil (Full Tour)
• Drama Club (Full Tour)
• Eli Olsberg [[Comedy Tent]]
• Emarosa (6/19-7/12)
• Eric Swartz (7/26-8/8) [[Comedy Tent]]
• Escape The Fate (Full Tour)
• False Puppet (7/23-8/8)
• Family Force Five (6/19-8/5, 8/8)
• Fit For A King (Full Tour)
• Grant Cotter [[Comedy Tent]]
• Grey Gordon (Full Tour)
• H2O (8/7-8/8)
• Handguns (Full Tour)
• Hands Like Houses (Full Tour)
• Have Mercy (Full Tour)
• HO99O9 (Full Tour)
• Hundredth (Full Tour)
• I Killed The Prom Queen (Full Tour)
• Icon For Hire (Full Tour)
• Jule Vera (Full Tour)
• Juliet Simms (Full Tour)
• The Karma Killers (Full Tour)
• Kaya Stewart (7/15-8/8)
• The Kenneths (Full Tour)
• Knuckle Puck (Full Tour)
• Koji (Full Tour)
• Koo Koo Kanga Roo (Full Tour)
• Kosha Dillz (Full Tour)
• Le Castle Vania (Full Tour)
• Lee Corey Oswald (Full Tour)
• M4Sonic (Full Tour)
• Macy Kate (7/2-7/4, 7/6)
• Major League (Full Tour)
• Mallory Knox (Full Tour)
• Man Overboard (Full Tour)
• Matchbook Romance (6/19-7/11)
• MC Lars (Full Tour)
• Meghann Wright (Full Tour)
• Memphis May Fire (Full Tour)
• Metro Station (Full Tour)
• Miss May I (Full Tour)
• Mod Sun (Full Tour)
• Moose Blood (Full Tour)
• Motion City Soundtrack (6/19 – 6/21)
• Neck Deep (Full Tour)
• Never Shout Never (Full Tour)
• New Beat Fund (Full Tour)
• New Years Day (Full Tour)
• Night Argent (6/20-6/28, 8/1-8/8)
• Night Riots (Full Tour)
• Onward, Etc. (Full Tour)
• Our Last Night (Full Tour)
• Palisades (Full Tour)
• Pierce The Veil (Full Tour)
• PUP (7/1-7/29)
• Pvris (Full Tour)
• The Relapse Symphony (6/19-7/12)
• Riff Raff (June 19 – August 8)
• Rivers Monroe (7/4-7/21)
• Rotting Out (Full Tour)
• Sammy Obeid (6/19-6/30) [[Comedy Tent]]
• Sandy Danto (7/26-8/8) [[Comedy Tent]]
• SayWeCanFly (Full Tour)
• Seaway (Full Tour)
• Senses Fail (Full Tour)
• Set It Off (Full Tour)
• Silverstein (Full Tour)
• Sirens and Sailors (7/14-8/8)
• Slaves (July 14 – August 8)
• Speak Low If You Speak Love (7/9-7/14)
• Splitbreed (Full Tour)
• Svetlanas (7/29-8/8)
• TAT (6/19-7/1)
• This Wild Life (Full Tour)
• Transit (Full Tour)
• Trophy Eyes (Full Tour)
• We Came As Romans (Full Tour)
• While She Sleeps (Full Tour)
• The Wonder Years (Full Tour)
• Youth In Revolt (Full Tour)