Featured Artist of the Week: Warped Tour

It's the summertime again, and that means the relentless Florida heat, sporadic torrential downpours, and unforgettable music festivals. When you think about summer music festivals, one of the first that come to mind should be the Warped Tour. Since 1995, the Vans Warped Tour has been storming through the country with some of the biggest and best names in punk and indie music (the music genres have diversified immensely since its conception).

Alongside the hundreds of tremendous musical acts that take part in the tour, many other elements and activities travel as well to contribute to its overall appeal. These come in the form of sponsors, food vendors, and non-profit organizations. Dubbing the charity section of tents as the "Take Action" sector, the Warped Tour selects only a handful of companies to promote themselves with merely a tent and a mission.

Rock for Hunger has been given the opportunity to take part in the festivities by joining the Warped Tour for all of their Florida dates. The stops begin tomorrow in Orlando, Friday in St. Petersburg, Saturday in Miami, and Sunday in Elkton. The goal is to promote Rock for Hunger and lose as much sleep as possible while attempting to keep up with such a youthful and nonstop musical event.

The Warped Tour has been chosen as this week's Featured Artist because of its impressive lineup. Bands like The Academy Is, Gym Class Heroes (pictured below), Cobra Starship (pictured below), Reel Big Fish (pictured below), Against Me!, and many many others will grace the many stages that are featured throughout the day-long shows. One of the coolest aspects of the festival is that all bands are created equal by being limited to a half-hour set length and performing on a randomized time schedule that fluctuates everyday.



We hope to see everyone at each of the stops. Feel free to come by and help spread the word about Rock for Hunger. We hope to leave a major impression in each of the cities this weekend.

Rock for Hunger's Warped Tour Schedule:

Thursday July 10th Orlando, FL
Friday July 11th St. Petersburg, FL
Saturday July 12th Miami, FL
Sunday July 13th Elkton, FL

- Logan Lenz; Treasurer/ Event Coordinator, Rock For Hunger
"Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven." ~~ Henri Frederic Amiel