A Punk Rock Warped Tour

Its not something I'm going to attend, because I'm all about the dark smoky clubs and 100 people in the audience, but if you want to catch a lot of bands under the hot summer sun, Vans Warped Tour features 3 Germs and an actor doing Germs songs, the original Queen of Noise, Joan Jett and the bonafide Buzzcocks. Punk rock bands I loved during the 70s...and its great to see how they can still draw a crowd 30 years later.

Well, I do want to say that Joan Jett has been pretty damn authentic her whole long career, and if I did do big crowds and sunshine, I'd show up just for her set.





Here's the schedule:

6/15: Columbia, Md. (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
6/16: Columbus, Ohio (Germain Amphitheatre)
6/17: Milwaukee (Marcus Amphitheatre)
6/18: Minneapolis (Metrodome)
6/19: Bonner Springs, Kan. (Verizon Wireless Lot)
6/21: Nashville (Starwood Amphitheatre)
6/22: Jacksonville, Fla. (Fairgrounds)
6/23: Tampa, Fla. (Vinoy Park)
6/24: Miami (Bayfront Park)
6/25: Orlando, Fla. (Tinker Field)
6/26: Charleston, SC (Exchange Park)
6/27: Raleigh, N.C. (Alltell Pavilion)
6/28: Atlanta (Hi-Fi Buys Lot)
6/30: Houston (Reliant Center)
7/1: Dallas (Smirnoff Center Lot)
7/2: San Antonio (Amphitheatre Lot)
7/3: Las Cruces, N.M. (NMSU Practice Field)
7/5: Phoenix (Peoria Sports Park)
7/6: Chula Vista, Calif. (Coors Amphitheatre)
7/7: Pomona, Calif. (Fairplex Park)
7/8: San Francisco (Pier 30/32)
7/9: Fresno, Calif. (Savemart Arena)
7/11: Ventura, Calif. (Seaside Park)
7/12: Los Angeles (Dodger Stadium Lot)
7/13: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Lot)
7/14: Boise, Idaho (Treasure Valley Speedway)
7/15: George, Wash. (Gorge Amphitheatre)
7/16: Portland, Ore. (Columbia Meadows)
7/18: Vancouver (Thunderbird Stadium)
7/20: Calgary (Race City Speedway)
7/23: Denver (Invesco Field)
7/25: Maryland Heights, Mo. (UMB Bank Pavilion)
7/26: Cincinnati (Riverbend)
7/27: Burgettstown, Pa. (Post-Gazette Pavilion)
7/28: Noblesville, Ind. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
7/29: Detroit (Comerica Park)
7/30: Tinley Park, Ill. (Tweeter Center)
8/1: Buffalo, NY (Darien Lake Fields)
8/2: Fitchburg, Mass. (Fitchburg Airport)
8/3: Camden, NJ (Tweeter Center)
8/4: Scranton, Pa. (Montage Mountain)
8/5: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)
8/6: Old Bridge Raceway, N.J. (Englishtown Raceway)
8/8: Charlotte, NC (Verizon Wireless Lot)
8/9: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Lot)
8/10: Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavilion Lot)
8/12: Toronto (Park Place)
8/13: Montreal (Parc Jean Drapeau)