ARC-0337
Level of description
collection
Title
Vans Warped Tour Posters
Date
1997, 2001-2006
Size
1.92 (Linear feet)
Biography / Administrative History
Started by Kevin Lyman in 1994, the Vans Warped Tour is an annual tour festival that features punk and alternative music and extreme sports. The first U.S. tour began in 1995; the first international tour, in 1998. The tour started as a skate punk and third wave ska tour, but later began to feature mostly post-hardcore, pop punk, and metalcore acts. There are also hardcore, street punk, and older bands that have played the tour numerous times since its inception. With upwards of 100 bands playing for an average of 20,000 people on 10 stages, the Vans Warped Tour has become a summer staple for both its music and the community atmosphere created around it.
Scope and Contents
The Vans Warped Tour Posters include five concert posters for the tour featuring a number of different artists, including the Alien Ant Farm, Ataris, Bouncing Souls, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, Good Charlotte, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Less Than Jake, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, NOFX, Pennywise, Rise Against, and Social Distortion. The posters are from concerts held in 1997 and 2001-2006, and mention several venues in Michigan, from the Pontiac Silverdome to Phoenix Plaza and Downtown Detroit. The posters are arranged chronologically.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The Vans Warped Tour Posters were received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. as a gift from the Vans Warped Tour on August 17, 2006.
Citation: [Identification of Item], Vans Warped Tour Posters, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Processing Information: Processed by Philip Shackelford, Intern. Completed June 25, 2014. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
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Use
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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