January 23, 2003 15:05

LET'S DO THE VANS WARPED AGAIN!

And they're joined by Andrew WK, The Used and a cast of quite a few...

Rancid, GLASSJAW, AFI, PENNYWISE and THE USED are among the bands that have been confirmed for the ninth annual VANS WARPED TOUR, which starts on June 19 in BOISE, IDAHO.

Other bands confirmed for the tour, according to www.warpedtour.com, include The Distillers, Simple Plan and Face Toi Face. Meanwhile, there will be appearances at some dates by Andrew WK, [a][/a], Finch, The Ataris, Taking Back Sunday,Dropkick Murphys and Suicide Machines.

The first 1,000 fans who buy tickets for the tour via the official site will receive a free two-CD, 50-track Warped Tour compilation.

Although the actual venues are still to be announced, the tour calls at:

Boise, Idaho (June 19)
Bozeman, Montana (20)
Salt Lake City (21)
Denver (22)
Kansas City (24)
St Louis (25)
Cincinnati (26)
Indianapolis (27)
Minneapolis (28)
Chicago (29)
Calgary (July 2)
Vancouver (4)
Seattle (5)
Portland, Oregon (6).
San Bernardino, California (8)
Long Beach, California (9)
San Diego (10)
Ventura, California (11)
San Francisco (12)
Sacramento, California (13)
Phoenix (15)
San Antonio (18)
Dallas (19)
Houston (20)
Atlanta (23)
Orlando (24)
Tampa (25)
Miami (26)
Jacksonville (27)
Charlotte, North Carolina (28)
Virginia Beach (29)
Washington, DC (30)
Montreal (August 1)
Toronto (2)
Detroit (3)
Milwaukee (4)
Cleveland (5)
Pittsburgh (6)
Buffalo (7)
Philadelphia (8)
New York (9)
Asbury Park (10)