Vans Warped Tour Teggart Main Stage (click to enlarge)
This year, we had the chance to catch up with the Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, Mountain View, and San Diego, California.
The Vans Warped Tour is known for showcasing legendary and up and coming bands of all genres. This year was no exception and Mesa artists were in full force at the ‘punk rock summer camp’. Mesa is proud to been a part of Warped Tour over the past 17 years, all thanks to the bands, crew, and of course, Warped Tour founder, Kevin Lyman!
There were so many bands to see this year that we split up and caught shows first in Pomona and Mountain View, and met up with the tour again as it wrapped up in San Diego.
Set Your Goals (Audelio Flores) on Vans Warped Tour 2011 (click to enlarge)
Some highlights on the Teggart Main Stage this year were A Day to Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red, Pepper, Against Me!, Less Than Jake, and 3Oh!3. Other Mesa bands played the Advent, Nintendo 3DS, Tilly’s, and AP Stages throughout the day.
A Day to Remember (Neil Westfall) on Vans Warped Tour 2011 (click to enlarge)
The bands used a wide variety of Mesa guitar and bass amps and cabs to achieve their tones. Dual and Triple Rectifiers were in full force this year, as well as Electra Dynes, Stilettos, Mark IVs and Vs, paired with Rectifier and Stiletto 4×12 and 2×12 cabs. There were also M9 Carbines, Big?Block 750s, Bass 400+s played with a range of Mesa PowerHouse cabs.
The Vans Warped tour never fails to deliver extreme heat, huge crowds, and cutting edge music. We had a great time this year and are eagerly anticipating next years line up.
Less Than Jake (Chris DeMakes) on Vans Warped Tour 2011 (click to enlarge)
A special thanks to all of the Mesa Artists out on Warped this year:
- The Devil Wears Prada
- 3Oh!3
- Less Than Jake
- Against Me!
- A Day to Remember
- August Burns Red
- A Skylit Drive
- Pepper
- Set Your Goals
- Simple Plan
- The Expendables
- The Word Alive
- Of Mice & Men
- There for Tomorrow
- We Came As Romans
- Winds of Plague
- Veara
- The Wonder Years
- Cold 43
- Three Bad Jacks
- Family Force Five
- Miss May I
- Neo Geo
- Bowling for Soup
See you next year!
Photos by Justin Shekoski.
