Vans Warped Tour, a historic and influential music festival, is set to make a comeback in 2026 with an expanded schedule including five two-day events in the United States and two new international stops in Montreal and Mexico City. This marks a significant growth for the festival after its successful three-date tour in 2025.
Partnering with Insomniac, organizers aim to honor the festival’s legacy while updating its format to appeal to modern audiences. Each two-day festival will host over 100 artists representing genres like rock, pop punk, emo, hip-hop, and more. The events will also feature elite skateboarders and action-sports athletes, maintaining the festival’s close ties with skate culture.
Starting soon, Vans Warped Tour will release daily artist announcements over approximately 30 days exclusively on its social media platforms, continuing a tradition that has generated billions of impressions and promoted artist discovery. The lineup will be revealed alphabetically to emphasize the collective experience rather than spotlighting headliners.
The tour will also organize intimate pop-up events in each host city, designed to engage local communities with surprise performances and potential artist announcements. These initiatives aim to deepen fan interaction and create unique, localized moments beyond the main festival dates.
Since its inception in 1995 by Kevin Lyman, Vans Warped Tour has been a platform that helped launch the careers of numerous notable artists while fostering a strong community atmosphere through accessible pricing, activism, and cultural inclusivity. The festival remains committed to these values as it prepares for its return, with tickets for the 2026 weekends currently available.