Warped Tour

The Warped name will live on in other ways though — there’s a 25th anniversary celebration planned for 2019.

Also: watch GWAR’s Beefcake the Mighty “kill” Silverstein’s bassist on stage.

Warped Tour this year includes GWAR, Sick Of It All, Municipal Waste, TSOL, Adolescents, War On Women, Candiria, Hatebreed, and more.

War On Women issued a statement on why they’re playing the often-mocked fest: “We feel like we’re in a unique position to infiltrate what could be a hostile environment, and ensure that women’s voices are heard.”

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Warped Tour, which used to be a punk festival but has since gone almost exclusively tween powerpop and mallcore, are continuing to make strides towards catering to their current audience…