Vans Warped tour 2011 launches from Dallas on June 24

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DALLAS — Renowned for bringing skate/punk/action sports and youth culture to the forefront on a global scale, the Vans Warped Tour® is going back to where it all started...

The tour's kickoff party and press conference was held at the newly opened House of Vans--a stunning 24,000-sq-ft indoor skate park and concert venue in Brooklyn. At midnight, VANS WARPED TOUR 2011 main stage artists 3OH!3, A Day To Remember, Gym Class Heroes, The Devil Wears Prada, and Asking Alexandria were revealed. The above acts will join an eclectic mix of hotly-tipped artists in punk, indie, metal, and hardcore, to rock, pop, electronic, reggae, and hip-hop. Previously announced 2011 tour acts include:

Jack's Mannequin, Less Than Jake, Against Me, Pepper, Madina Lake, D.R.U.G.S., Continental, Street Dogs, Lucero, Yelawolf, We Came As Romans, Foxy Shazam, Woe Is Me, Black Veil Brides, Big Chocolate, Dance Gavin Dance, MC Lars, Every Avenue, The Ready Set, Winds of Plague, Simple Plan, Eyes Set To Kill, The Wonder Years, The Word Alive, Big B., Relient K., Middle Class Rut, Electric Touch, Permanent Bastards, Go Radio, The Steelwells, The Aggrolites and Unwritten Law plus many more. For the full list of confirmed artists, visit the website.

For the first time in its history, the tour is thrilled to partner with Vans and offer a series of intimate in-store events at select local Vans shops around the U.S. Fans can get up close and personal with four of the 2011 tour’s main stage artists including: 3OH!3, The Word Alive, A Day To Remember and The Devil Wears Prada--who debut their new Vans shoe the Devil Wears Prada Old Skools in June--(see dates, locations and artists below). The in-stores are free and open to the public on a first-come-first served basis. For more information and to RSVP, go to the website.

Vans Warped Tour In-Store Events at Vans shops:

Thu 3/31 New York, NY 3OH!3

Fri 4/15 Portland, OR The Word Alive

Mon 4/18 Tampa, FL A Day To Remember

Thu 6/23 Dallas, TX The Devil Wears Prada

Also a first, from May 15 through June 15, 43 Vans shops will be selling VANS WARPED TOUR tickets in select markets. The tickets will be $26.00 (1$ service fee), all tickets will be handed out in custom Vans envelopes which can be turned in to the Vans booth at the Vans Warped Tour show for a free item onsite. In addition, a select number of Vans retail shops across the U.S. are offering a coupon of 20% off a single item and free gifts for two weeks following the Vans Warped Tour show.

In other news, the tour is inviting fans to be a part of producing the first mosaic art piece in the tour’s history, We Are Warped. For the We Are Warped movement, as fans log in and follow the prompts they’ll upload a photo and then be instructed to it’s location in the mosaic. With over 2,000 photo entries so far, We Are Warped gives concertgoers another chance to connect and interact with each other and be a part of official tour art and VANS WARPED TOUR history.

Now in its 17th year, the 44-date VANS WARPED TOUR commences June 24 in Dallas and finishes August 14 in Portland, OR, go to website.

The full list of tour dates is below (subject to change):

Fri 6/24 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavillion

Sat 6/25 Houston, TX The Showgrounds at Sam Houston

Sun 6/26 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center

Wed 6/29 Las Cruces, NM N.M.S.U. Practice Field

Thu 6/30 Las Vegas, NV Plaza Hotel - Parking Lot

Fri 7/1 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex

Sat 7/2 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sun 7/3 Ventura, CA Seaside Park

Wed 7/6 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre

Thu 7/7 Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis) Verizon Wireless Music Center

Fri 7/8 Detroit, MI Comerica Park

Sat 7/9 Tinley Park, IL (Chicago) First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre

Sun 7/10 Shakopee, MN (Minneapolis) Canterbury Park

Tue 7/12 Darien Center, NY (Buffalo) Darien Lake Fields

Wed 7/13 Mansfield, MA (Boston) Comcast Center

Thu 7/14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion

Fri 7/15 Mississauga, ON (Toronto) The Flats at Arrow Hall

Sat 7/16 Montreal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau

Sun 7/17 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre

Tue 7/19 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Ampitheatre

Wed 7/20 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center

Thu 7/21 Camden, PA (Philadelphia) Susquehanna Bank Center

Fri 7/22 Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh) First Niagara Pavilion

Sat 7/23 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Sun 7/24 Oceanport, NJ Monmouth Park Racetrack

Tue 7/26 Columbia, MD (D.C) Merriweather Post Pavilion

Wed 7/27 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Thu 7/28 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre

Fri 7/29 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds

Sat 7/30 West Palm Beach, FL (Miami) Cruzan Ampitheatre

Sun 7/31 St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa) Vinoy Park

Mon 8/1 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphietheater at Lakewood

Tue 8/2 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

Wed 8/3 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Thu 8/4 Council Bluffs, IA Westfair Fairgrounds

Fri 8/5 Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High

Sat 8/6 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds

Sun 8/7 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion

Tue 8/9 San Diego, CA Cricket Ampitheatre

Wed 8/10 Carson, CA (Los Angeles) Cal State Dominguez Hills

Thu 8/11 Marysville, CA (Sacramento) Sleep Train Ampitheatre

Fri 8/12 Nampa, ID (Boise) Idaho Center Ampitheatre

Sat 8/13 George, WA (Seattle) The Gorge Ampitheatre

Sun 8/14 Hillsboro, OR (Portland) Washington County Fairground

Source: Vans Warped Tour

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