After what will be their 24th year on the road, Vans Warped Tour is officially coming to an end in 2018.
FOREVER WARPED :: 2018 will be the final, full cross-country run of the Vans Warped Tour. ℹ️… https://t.co/BovsRJE4cw
Festival producer Kevin Lyman told Billboard that after declining ticket sales and the ever-evolving summer music festival industry, now seemed like the right time to say goodbye.
Obviously this came as quite the shock to longtime fans of the festival, and people have turned to Twitter to process their emotions
wow... this upcoming year is the last year warped tour is doing a full cross country tour ... truly an end of an era :~(
Ending Warped Tour, which has been traveling the country every summer since 1995, seems to many like the end of an era.
The Warped Tour ending feels like the end of an era. I’m going to skank in remembrance tonight.
Some began questioning what fans of the tour would do during their summer vacation now that the festival is over.
Warped tour is ending, what do people with blue hair, snakebites and free hugs signs have to look forward to?
Others shared their appreciation that the festival is ending amidst the ever increasing list of sexual assault allegations piling up against bands that played on Warped Tour.
kevin lyman finally not able to profit off known abusers is a beautiful thing im glad warped tour is ending 🤷♀️
With almost 24 years under its belt, Warped Tour helped foster a community for artists, and helped many artists before their big breaks, including Paramore, Blink-182, and even No Doubt.
was very grateful to get to play 2 Warped Tours. Have a ton of respect for the institution Kevin and company built.… https://t.co/HlgALJvjC9
Warped Tour may not have always been pretty.
As sarcastic as this might seem, I will miss this. R.I.P #warpedtour.
But for thousands of emo teens, it was a place where they felt right at home.
it would appear that 2018 will be the final year of the Vans Warped Tour. maybe now I’ll finally grow up and my dec… https://t.co/SEPQUQqp0v
R.I.P. Warped Tour. Thanks for everything.
