Now in its 22nd year, the VANS WARPED TOUR 2016 will be bringing the “Best Day Ever” to fans across the U.S. including July 13 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield. The VANS WARPED TOUR® is well established as America’s premier music and lifestyle festival of the summer, breaking up-and-coming indie talent as well as both creating and showcasing major established artists since 1995.  The nationally-renowned festival is the most eclectic traveling tour and features a diverse array of artists–with hotly tipped acts in every genre from punk, metal and indie to rock, hip-hop, rap, electronic, reggae and pop; as well as a variety of lifestyle attractions for its traditionally low ticket price. The tour has cemented its place in history by bringing punk rock/skate/action sports culture from the underground to the forefront of global youth culture, while at the same time helping those in need and being the first tour to consistently use groundbreaking environmental techniques every year on the road.

Headliners this year include Falling In Reverse, Good Charlotte, Less Than Jake, NewFound Glory, Sum 41, Yellowcard and Sleeping With Sirens, among others. Popular Songs from some of the returning bands include “My Friends Over You,” by New Found Glory, “Ocean Avenue,” “Only One,” and “Way Away,” by Yellowcard, and “The Science of Selling Yourself Short,” by Less Than Jake. Besides highlighting some bands from the early 2000s that started with the tour, this year will also showcase some up-and-coming artists including State Champs, Like Pacific, and Hearts Wake, to name a few. In addition, there will now be 2 Monster Energy stages in an area called the “Monster Energy Party Zone” to incorporate more heavy metal bands.

The Warped Eco Initiatives (WEI) range from biodiesel fuel for touring trucks and buses, to environmentally friendly catering for bands and crew courtesy of Tada Catering. There’s even a solar-powered sound system on the Kevin Says Stage andwww.vanswarpedtour.com showcases public transportation options for every tour date and carpool social media apps as well as exotic eco travel contests. For more information on the tour that Alternative Press readers voted the “Best Tour/Festival” of 2009/2010 and Rolling Stone called “America’s most successful festival” go to www.vanswarpedtour.com.

See what the press has said about past installments of the tour:
“Best Tour/Festival Of The Year” –Alternative Press l “Trends pass. Rock festivals come and go. But the Warped Tour marches on.  Warped hasn’t just survived–it continues to thrive: 21 years after quietly premiering as a celebration of the teenage skate-surf-punk culture, one decade after expanding to a massive multi-stage event, the traveling music party remains one of the summer’s perennial draws…”-Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press l  “…as much a coming-of-age experience as a concert event. The bonding between the bands and their mostly young fans is very real, with autograph sessions and mingling being as common as the catchy riffs pinging around the pavilion.” –Christopher Porter, Washington Post  l “…about 100 bands on 10 stages made for several forms of success…”-Jon Caramanica, New York Times