This year is a milestone for the Vans Warped Tour, as the hard rocking fest enters its tenth year of carrying the post-punk banner. Footage of some of last year's touring bands -- including the Used, the Ataris, Sum 41, Glassjaw, Pennywise, Rancid, Thrice and Less Than Jake -- will be included on Vans Warped Tour '03, a DVD due on June 22nd.

Shot over forty-five dates last summer, Vans Warped Tour '03 includes twenty-three songs in 5.1 surround sound, an hour of interviews, backstage footage and a photo gallery.

As for this summer's Vans Warped tour, it is scheduled to launch on June 25th in Houston. More than fifty bands will take part in the tour, including Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Thursday, the Sounds, Taking Back Sunday, Bad Religion, the Bouncing Souls and NOFX. A complete list of bands and the dates they are playing is available at warpedtour.com.

DVD track list:

Face to Face, "You've Done Nothing"
Poison the Well, "Botchla"
Glassjaw, "Ape Dos Mil"
Vaux, "Ride Out Bitch"
Avenged Sevenfold, "Second Heartbeat"
Tsunami Bomb, "Say It If You Mean It"
Pennywise, "God Save the USA"
The Used, "Say Days Ago"
Ataris, "So Long Astoria"
Slick Shoes, "Darko"
Mad Caddies, "Road Rash"
Less Than Jake, "Ghosts of You and Me"
Simple Plan, "You Don't Mean Anything to Me"
Something Corporate, "Woke Up in a Car"
Suicide Machines, "Did You Ever Get a Feeling of Dread"
The Unseen, "Sick of You"
S.T.U.N., "Movement"
Andrew W.K., "We Want Fun"
Dropkick Murphys, "Black Velvet Band"
MEST, "Rooftops"
Rancid, "Journey to the End of the East Bay"
Sum 41, "Over My Head"
Thrice, "All That's Left"

Vans Warped Tour dates:

6/25: Houston, Reliant Center
6/26: Dallas, Smirnoff Music Center Lot
6/27: San Antonio, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Lot
6/29: Las Cruces, NM, NMSU Practice Field
6/30: Phoenix, Peoria Spots Complex
7/1-2: Fullerton, CA, Cal State Fullerton
7/3: San Francisco, Pier 30/32
7/4: Las Vegas, Desert Breeze Skate Park
7/6: San Diego, Coors Amphitheater
7/7: Ventura, CA, Seaside Park
7/8: Sacramento, CA, Sleep Train Amphitheater Lot
7/9: Boise, ID, Idaho Center Amphitheater Lot
7/10: Seattle, Gorge Amphitheater Lot
7/11: Portland, OR, Columbia Meadows
7/13: Vancouver, Thunderbird Stadium
7/15: Calgary, TBA
7/16: Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County Fairgrounds
7/17: Salt Lake City, UT, Utah State Fairgrounds
7/18: Denver, Invesco Field
7/20: Milwaukee, Marcus Amphitheater
7/21: St. Louis, UMB Bank Pavilion
7/22: Indianapolis, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Lot
7/23: Cleveland, Tower City Amphitheater Lot
7/24: Chicago, Tweeter Center
7/25: Minneapolis, Metrodome Lot
7/26: Kansas City, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Lot
7/28: Atlanta, Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater Lot
7/29: Orlando, Central Florida Fairgrounds
7/30: Tampa, Vinoy Park
7/31: Miami, Pompano Beach Amphitheater Lot
8/1: Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Fairgrounds
8/2: Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Lot
8/3: Virginia Beach, VA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Lot
8/4: Washington, DC, Nissan Pavilion Lot
8/5: Pittsburgh, Post Gazette Pavilion
8/6: Philadelphia, Tweeter Center
8/7: New York, Randall's Island
8/8: Asbury Park, NJ, Englishtown Raceway
8/10: Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Pavilion
8/12: Quebec City, TBA
8/13: Montreal, Parc Jean Drapeau
8/14: Toronto, The Docks
8/15: Detroit, Pontiac Silverdome
8/16: Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center Lot
8/17: Columbus, OH, Germain Amphitheater
8/18: Buffalo, Darien Lakes PAC
8/19: Boston, Brockton Fairgrounds

ANDREW DANSBY
(April 23, 2004)