Warped Tour 2009
| Warped Tour 2009 |
Logo for Warped Tour 2009; the tour's 15th anniversary. |
| Festival tour by Warped Tour |
| Start date |
June 26, 2009 |
| End date |
August 23, 2009 |
| Shows |
46 |
| Warped Tour tour chronology |
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Warped Tour 2009 was the 15th installment of the annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes was again the tour's primary sponsor. Tour founder/organizer Kevin Lyman announced that this year's tour would feature only one main stage with bands playing 40 minutes each instead of two main stages with 30 minute sets like previous years.[1] The 46-date tour kicked off on June 26, 2009 in Pomona, California and ended August 23, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.[2]
On February 10, 2009 details for the annual "Warped Tour Kick Off Party" were announced. The show took place on April 2, 2009 at The Key Club in West Hollywood, California and featured Warped Tour 2009 bands T.S.O.L., The Adolescents, Sing it Loud, TAT, and TV/TV on the bill.[3] The tour won the Best Festival/Tour Award at the Rock on Request Awards.[4]
Bands Who Participated in the Warped Tour
The following list of bands played at one point or another on the Warped Tour.
Main Stage
The following bands played on the Main stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.
Hurley Stage
The following bands played on the Hurley stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.
Hurley.com Stage
The following bands played on the Hurley.com stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.
Smartpunk.com Stage
The following bands played on the Smartpunk.com stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.[25]
Skullcandy Stage
The following bands played on the Skullcandy stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.
Ernie Ball Stage
Ernie Ball returned in 2009 to sponsor the Ernie Ball Stage consisting of headlining artists and 5 bands chosen for each date from the 13th annual Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition for the Vans Warped Tour.[38]
The following bands played on the Ernie Ball Stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.
- 7th Strain (Played 6/26)[39]
- Abriel (Played 8/20)[40]
- Aiden (Played 6/26-7/9, 7/12-8/9 and 8/15-8/23)
- Allura (Played 8/4-8/9)
- Amplify This (Played 7/23)
- Averice (Played 8/14-8/16)
- Between Two Skies (Played 8/2)
- Blessed by a Broken Heart (Played 8/16)
- The Blue Pages (Played 7/12)[41]
- Conditions (Played 7/29-8/3)[42]
- Confused as Ever (Played 7/26)
- Dopiate (Played 8/15-816)
- Exit She Calls (Played 7/17)
- The Exposed (Played 7/16, 7/23, and 7/25)
- Eyes Set To Kill (Played 6/28 and 8/8-8/9 and 8/23)[43]
- The Fall of Troy (Played 8/15-8/16)
- Faretheewell (Played 7/28)[44]
- From The Top (Played 6/28)
- Gain Band (Played 6/30)
- The Glorious Veins (Played 7/18)
- Green Means Go (Played 7/30)
- Hawkzilla (Played 8/4)
- The Heroine (Played 7/1-7/2)
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- Ionia (Played 7/18)
- In This Moment (Played 6/26-7/9, 7/12-8/9 and 8/15-8/23)
- It's All Over (Played 6/28)
- J-King & Brodii Split (Played 6/26)
- Longway
- Love You Maid The Butcher (Played 7/19)[45]
- Madina Lake
- Monty Are I (Played 7/9-7/21)
- Paper Tongues (Played 7/22)
- Philosofist (Played 8/8)
- The Pilots (Played 8/15)
- Raging Apathy (Played 7/3)
- Red Car Wire (Played 6/30-7/8)
- Roslyn (Played 7/22)
- Set Phasers to Stun (Played 7/22)
- Settings (Played 7/12-7/28)
- Shut Up and Deal (Played 7/8, 7/12-7/14, 7/25 and 8/3)
- Silence the Messenger (Played 7/5)
- The Silent Years (Played 7/31)
- Take Notice (Played 7/30)
- VersaEmerge
- Vices I Admire (Played 8/9)
- With Haste (Played 7/21)
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Alternative Press AP&R Battle of the Bands Winning Bands
The following bands were chosen to play the Ernie Ball stage through voting that took place on Alternative Press's website for six select dates.[46]
Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 13 Winning Bands
The following bands were chosen to play the Ernie Ball stage in their hometown for the Warped Tour.[53][54]
Kia/Kevin Says Stage
Kia Motors returned in 2009 to sponsor the Kevin Says Stage for a second year. The lineup of the stage changed from being mostly local and/or unsigned bands to now feature newly-signed and "up-and-coming" artists.[62] The stage was booked by Warped Tour organizers along with Earn It Yourself, Sonicbids, and East Coast Independent, who sponsored their own "East Coast Indie Stage" on previous Warped Tours.[62][63] East Coast Independent also held "Battle of the Bands" competitions to select bands to play on select East Coast Warped Tour dates.
The following bands played on the Kevin Says Stage on various stops on the Warped Tour.[62][64][65][66]
- After Midnight Project (Played 6/28-7/12 and 7/15-8/9)[67]
- Alana Grace
- Allura (Played 6/27 and 7/5)
- Anarbor (Played 7/15-7/18)
- Blackbox (Played 7/29-8/1)
- The Blackout (Played 6/26-7/19)
- Black Saints Cartel (Played 8/2-8/3 and 8/7)
- Blacklist Royals (Played 7/23-7/28)[68]
- Born to Lose (Played 7/3-7/5)
- Broadway Calls (Played 8/12-8/19)
- Cheap Girls (Played 7/30-8/1)
- Civet (Played 6/26-7/3)
- The City Sunrise (Played 8/1)
- Death Punch (Played 6/26-6/28)
- The Designer Drugs (Played 6/28-7/2)
- Disalto (Played 6/26-6/28)
- Dommin (Played 6/26-7/2)
- Early States (Played 8/19-8/23)[69]
- The Early Strike (Played 6/26, 6/28 and 8/23)[70]
- Echo Movement (Played 8/2-8/19)
- Emmure (Played 7/2-7/9)
- The Exposed (Played 8/4 and 8/9)
- Fake Problems (Played 7/9)
- The Flatliners (Played 7/10-7/11)
- Foundation (Played 7/22-7/23)
- The Friday Night Boys (Played 8/8)
- Garrett Kato (Played 8/14)
- The Good Times (Played 7/10 and 8/12-8/14)
- Gross Misconduct (Played 8/14)
- HDR (Playing 8/20-8/23)
- Hello Beautiful (Played 7/10-7/11)
- Hello Danger (Played 7/24)
- Ice Nine Kills (Played 7/19-7/22 and 7/24-7/25)
- illScarlett (Played 6/26)
- Ionia (Played 7/17 and 7/19-7/21)[71]
- Inward Eye (Played 7/28-8/9)
- Ivoryline (Played 7/30-8/9)
- Jet Lag Gemini (Played 6/30-7/1, 7/5-7/14, and 7/21-7/22)
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- Landmines (Played 7/12-7/16)
- Left Alone (Played 8/15-8/23)
- Mercy Mercedes (Played 7/12-7/28)
- Middle Finger Salute (Played 7/17-7/29)
- New Medicine (Played 8/2-8/9)[72]
- The Night Brigade (Played 8/2)
- Orange (Played 6/26-6/27)
- Paper Tongues (Played 7/23)
- Passenger Action (Played 8/12-8/14)
- RAE (Played 6/30-7/9)
- The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band (Played 8/7-8/23)
- Scarlet Grey (Played 6/28)
- The Scenic (Played 7/12-7/17)
- The Scurvies (Played 7/30-8/2)
- The Season Premiere (Played 6/30)
- Second Floor Escape (Played 7/10)
- The Sentence of Adam (Played 6/26 and 8/23)
- Theset (Played 8/12-8/14)
- Shut Up and Deal (Played 8/4 and 8/9)
- Single File (Played 8/2-8/23)
- So Long Davey! (Played 8/22)
- Staylefish (Played 7/7-7/12)
- Superman is Dead (Played 6/26-7/9)
- Tess Dunn (Played 6/27)[73]
- These Green Eyes (Played 7/29-7/31)
- This Providence (Played 8/15-8/23)
- Tina Parol (Played 7/16)
- The Truth (Played 8/20-8/23)
- Tumbledown (Played 8/15)
- Ultimate Power Duo (Played 8/12-8/14)
- VAMPS (Played 7/12-7/14)[74]
- Villains and Victims (Played 7/5)
- Virgin Pancakes (Played 8/19-8/23)
- Walk Off the Earth (Played 7/10-7/12 and 7/18-7/21)
- We Are The Union (Played 7/30-8/1)
- Yoon Do Hyun Band (Played 8/15-8/23)
- You, Me, and Everyone We Know (Played 7/23-8/1)
- You Me At Six (Played 8/1-8/23)
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Earn It Yourself Winners
- 2 Tone Runts (Played 8/2)
- A Cassandra Utterance (Played 8/8)
- A Current Affair (Played 8/19)
- A Night Well Spent (Played 8/3)
- Aberdeen (Played 7/10)
- Awkward Silence (Played 7/15)[75]
- Call To Attraction (Played 7/8)
- Fate Kills The Hero (Played 7/12)
- Fiasco! (Played 6/26)
- For Glory and Empire (Played 7/7)
- Furthest From The Star (Played 7/2)
- Just Left (Played 8/1)
- Karrigan (Played 7/24)
- Kinch (Played 6/30)
- Lost Deliveries (Played 7/11)
- Me Talk Pretty (Played 7/18)
- Miranda Burning (Played 7/1)
- Mohr Ave. (Played 7/30)
- New Liberty (Playing 7/19)
- On My Honor (Played 7/23)
- One Hot Minute (Playing 8/22)
- Otenki (Played 7/3)
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- The Perfect Trend (Played 8/14)
- Picture Me Broken (Played 6/27)
- Plugin Stereo (Played 8/16)
- Push Push Pull (Played 8/21)
- Regret Night (Played 8/9)
- Rosy Likes Red (Played 7/14)
- Run Doris Run (Played 8/23)
- Sam's The Hero (Played 7/22)
- Saturday Night Shakedown (Played 7/31)
- Say When (Played 7/10-7/11 and 7/21)
- Select Start (Played 7/26)
- Seven Story Fall (Played 7/28)
- Sight vs. Sound (Played 8/15)
- Starlight Platoon (Played 8/4)
- Surprise Surprise (Played 7/16)
- The Thrifters (Played 7/9)
- Undergone (Played 8/20)
- Vanity Theft (Played 7/29)
- The Victory Drive (Played 7/17)
- With These Words (Played 7/5)
- Zombie At Heart (Played 8/7)
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Sonicbids Winners
- A Dull Science (Played 8/22)
- A Love Like Pi (Played 7/19)
- Alister M (Played 7/1)
- Amely (Played 7/24)
- And I've Landed (Played 8/16)
- Another Option (Played 7/21)
- Banderas (Played 7/29)
- Call Me Doctor (Played 7/11)
- Caesura (Played 8/4)
- Chelsea Automatic (Played 7/9)
- Chrysalis (Played 6/26)
- Comic Book Heroes (Played 7/15)
- Detox Retox (Played 7/14)[76]
- Dreams of University (Played 7/7)
- Drop Dead Julio (Played 8/8)
- Falling Into Place (Played 7/16)
- The Fast Track (Played 8/2)
- Glimpse (Played 8/15)
- Heroes on Parade (Played 7/31)
- Honey Claws (Played 7/3)
- The Hours (Played 8/12)
- I Fight Dragons (Played 8/1)
- Indosurf (Played 8/19)
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- Instrument (Played 7/12)
- Jezibelle (Played 8/12)
- K Será (Played 8/21)
- La Guerrilla (Played 7/3)
- Letters Make Words (Played 6/27)
- Love You Long Time (Played 8/23)
- Low-fi (Played 8/7)
- Midori/Audioclique (Played 8/20)
- The Mission Veo (Played 7/25)
- My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure (Played 7/8)
- Nothing More (Played 7/2)
- Nylon Pink (Played 6/28)
- The Ocean Buried (Played 7/10)
- Peachcake (Played 6/30)
- Play The Angel (Played 7/11)
- POSTCARD (Played 8/3)
- Random Hero (Played 8/9)
- Sarah's Redemption (Played 7/18)
- Saving Glory (Played 7/10)
- Set It Off (Played 7/26)
- Status Green (Played 7/17)
- Yussef Black (Played 7/2)
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East Coast Indie Bands
- Adalie (Played 7/17)[77]
- Down With Webster (Played 7/7-7/9, 7/12-7/18 and 7/21-8/1)[78]
- Feety Pajamas (Played 7/19)[79]
- Kelsey and the Chaos (Played 7/7-7/9, 7/12-7/14, 7/16-7/18, and 7/21-7/22)[80]
- Knockout Theory (Played 7/14)[81]
- Missiles and Markers (Played 7/16, 7/18 and 7/29-8/1)
- Pull the Pin (Played 7/7-7/9 and 7/19-7/22)[82]
- Reflective Insight (Played 7/8-7/9, 7/14, 7/17 and 7/24-7/26)
- Say Vandelay (Played 7/23-7/28)[83]
- Score 24 (Played 7/18)[84]
- Set Phasers to Stun (Played 7/15 and 7/23)[85]
- The Status (Played 7/24 and 7/29-8/1)[86]
- Switchblade Killers (Played 7/7, 7/12, 7/15, 7/19-7/21, 7/23, 7/25-7/29, 7/31-8/1)
- Terror on the Screen (Played 7/15)[87]
- To Speak of Wolves (Played 7/28)
Old Skool Stage
The following bands played on the Old Skool Stage, during seven of the California dates (6/26-6/28 and 8/20-8/23).[88]
Glasshouse/Tilly's Stage
The following bands played on June 26 at the Pomona stop of the Warped Tour.[91]
New Mexico Local Stage
The following bands played on July 1 at the Las Cruces stop of the Warped Tour.[92]
- Buckeye
- Dynamite Kegs
- The Lusitania
- The Royalty
- The Skuids
- Tolidos
Union Stage
The following bands played on July 11 at the Montreal, Quebec stop of the Warped Tour.
STO Sidestage
The following bands played on July 19th at the Oceanport, New Jersey stop of the Warped Tour.
- The Animus
- Beatrix Kiddo
- No Bragging Rights
- Same Mistake Twice
- Sparks Will Fly
- This Condition
Jersey Stage
The following bands played on July 19 at the Oceanport, New Jersey stop of the Warped Tour. Bands for this stage were chosen through Starland Ballroom's yearly "War For The Warped Tour" Battle of the Bands competitions.[93]
Detroit Local Stage
The following bands played on July 31, at the Detroit, Michigan stop of the Warped Tour.
- AJAX
- Anchors
- Child Bite
- Detroit CYDI
- Lies Unknown
- Lights Out
- STRA
- This Last Breath
- What Happened in Vegas
- Your Best Friend
Dates
Warped Tour 2009 had 42 tour stops in the United States and four dates in Canada.[102]
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
| June 26, 2009 |
Pomona, California |
United States |
Pomona Fairplex |
| June 27, 2009 |
San Francisco, California |
Pier 30/32 |
| June 28, 2009 |
Ventura, California |
Seaside Park |
| June 30, 2009 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Cricket Wireless Pavilion |
| July 1, 2009 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico |
NMSU Practice Field |
| July 2, 2009 |
San Antonio, Texas |
AT&T Center |
| July 3, 2009 |
Houston, Texas |
The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park |
| July 5, 2009 |
Dallas, Texas |
SuperPages.com Center |
| July 7, 2009 |
Noblesville, Indiana |
Verizon Wireless Music Center |
| July 8, 2009 |
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania |
Post-Gazette Pavilion |
| July 9, 2009 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Time Warner Cable Amphitheater |
| July 10, 2009 |
Mississauga, Ontario |
Canada |
Arrow Hall |
| July 11, 2009 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Parc Jean-Drapeau |
| July 12, 2009 |
Hartford, Connecticut |
United States |
Meadows Music Theater |
| July 14, 2009 |
Columbia, Maryland |
Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| July 15, 2009 |
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain |
| July 16, 2009 |
Corfu, New York |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| July 17, 2009 |
Camden, New Jersey |
Susquehanna Bank Center |
| July 18, 2009 |
Uniondale, New York |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| July 19, 2009 |
Oceanport, New Jersey |
Monmouth Park Racetrack |
| July 21, 2009 |
Mansfield, Massachusetts |
Comcast Center for the Performing Arts |
| July 22, 2009 |
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| July 23, 2009 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| July 24, 2009 |
Orlando, Florida |
Central Florida Fairgrounds |
| July 25, 2009 |
West Palm Beach, Florida |
Cruzan Amphitheatre |
| July 26, 2009 |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
Vinoy Park |
| July 28, 2009 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| July 29, 2009 |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Riverbend Music Center |
| July 30, 2009 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Marcus Amphitheater |
| July 31, 2009 |
Detroit, Michigan |
Comerica Park |
| August 1, 2009 |
Tinley Park, Illinois |
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| August 2, 2009 |
Shakopee, Minnesota |
Canterbury Park |
| August 3, 2009 |
Maryland Heights, Missouri |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| August 4, 2009 |
Bonner Springs, Kansas |
Sandstone Amphitheater |
| August 7, 2009 |
Nampa, Idaho |
Idaho Center Amphitheater |
| August 8, 2009 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utah State Fairgrounds |
| August 9, 2009 |
Denver, Colorado |
Invesco Field |
| August 12, 2009 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Canada |
Race City Motorsport Park |
| August 14, 2009 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Thunderbird Stadium |
| August 15, 2009 |
George, Washington |
United States |
The Gorge Amphitheatre |
| August 16, 2009 |
Hillsboro, Oregon |
Washington County Fairgrounds |
| August 19, 2009 |
Fresno, California |
Save Mart Center at Fresno State |
| August 20, 2009 |
Mountain View, California |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 21, 2009 |
Wheatland, California |
Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| August 22, 2009 |
Chula Vista, California |
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
| August 23, 2009 |
Carson, California |
The Home Depot Center |
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