June 30, 2009 - What began in 1994 as a idea in the head of Kevin Lyman--and named after a skateboarding magazine called "Warp"--went on to become a mainstay of summer concert fare. Celebrating 15 years, the Vans Warped Tour is one of the few touring festivals left in North America, and it is the only mainstream showcase of both established and budding punk bands.
