For readers discovering it for the first time, Vans Warped Tour is one of America’s most influential alternative music festivals. Founded by Kevin Lyman in 1995, the festival became a launching pad for punk, emo, metalcore, pop-punk, and alternative rock, shaping the culture of multiple generations of fans.
After the touring version wrapped in 2018, Warped returned in 2025 as a limited run of destination festivals, with two-day events in Washington, D.C., Long Beach, California, and Orlando, Florida.
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Warped Tour Orlando 2025 took over Tinker Field, on the grounds next to Camping World Stadium, on November 15–16.
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Tens of thousands of fans streamed through the gates across the two days, turning the stadium campus into a sea of band shirts, skate decks, and festival wristbands.
More than a concert, the weekend felt like a reunion. Warped has always been a place where longtime fans and first-timers stand side by side—moshing, discovering new artists, and embracing a spirit of inclusion. As one fan told CBS 12 News earlier in the weekend, “No matter how different we may look, at Warped Tour, we’re all family.”
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What Warped Tour Orlando 2025 Was All About
The 2025 comeback brought Warped back to its roots: multiple stages, fast changeovers, sun-baked afternoons, and nights lit by stage lights and fireworks.
Across two days at Tinker Field, the Orlando stop showcased a blend of legacy acts, current headliners, and rising artists, with lineups that leaned heavily into metal, metalcore, punk, emo, and modern alternative rock.
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The grounds were built out like a classic Warped: Vans Left Foot and Vans Right Foot as primary stages, plus key secondary platforms like the Ghost Stage, Beatbox Stage, Owen’s Mixers Stage, and Trojan Stage.
Around them, fans found skate and BMX areas, signings, merch tents, sponsor activations, and an expanded “experience” footprint that included Artist Alley, charity partners, and more.
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Day 1: Heavy Performances, Packed Pits and Fan-Favorite Headliners
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Day 1 opened under clear Florida skies and intense midday heat—and The Home Team wasted no time setting the tone.
The Home Team kicked off Day 1 with a mix of heavy pop, big hooks, and bright melodies, drawing one of the largest early-afternoon crowds. Fans packed the barricade in full sun, many catching the band live for the first time. After their Beatbox Stage set, the band told CBS 12 News it felt like a milestone moment and “the most people we’ve ever played to in our lives,” calling the experience a dream come true.
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Anberlin brings nostalgia home to Florida
Florida natives Anberlin followed with a dose of home-state nostalgia. Their soaring choruses and emotionally charged set drew a massive crowd, underscoring the deep connection between the band and the Florida scene.
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Black Veil Brides, Yellowcard and MGK keep the momentum going
From there, the afternoon rolled into a run of fan favorites on the larger stages:
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Black Veil Brides delivered one of the most theatrical sets of the day, pairing aggressive guitar work with dark, dramatic visuals and crowd-pleasing sing-alongs.
Yellowcard turned Tinker Field into a singalong, with “Ocean Avenue” landing as one of the biggest nostalgia moments of the weekend.
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MGK brings late-day intensity to the Vans Right Foot Stage
MGK drew one of the biggest late-day crowds on the Vans Right Foot Stage, turning his set into a fast, high-energy surge that felt equal parts rock show and party.
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He moved constantly across the stage, leaning into guitar-driven breaks and hyping the crowd between songs as fans climbed onto shoulders and a steady stream of crowd-surfers kept security busy at the barricade.
The set felt loose and spontaneous—full of quick transitions, extended moments with the audience, and bursts of movement that fed off the packed field in front of him. By the end, the entire right side of Tinker Field looked like its own celebration, driven by MGK’s aggressive pacing and the crowd’s nonstop response.
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From Ashes to New fires up mid-day
One of the heaviest mid-day crowds gathered for **From Ashes to New**, whose blend of rap-rock, metalcore, and electronic hooks turned the stadium floor into a constant surge of bodies. Fans shouted along to every lyric, making their set one of the most interactive of the afternoon.
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Not Enough Space connects deeply with fans
Emerging heavy band Not Enough Space made a strong impression on the Owen’s Mixers Stage. Their emotionally charged, modern sound drew fans in early, and the band later told CBS 12 News that songs like “Primitive” and “Solace in Silence” have become “core” tracks for both them and their audience, creating some of the most powerful, heart-to-heart moments of their live shows.
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Head Automatica and The Devil Wears Prada anchor the afternoon
On the Ghost Stage, Head Automatica added a different flavor to the lineup with an eclectic, high-energy set that kept the crowd moving. Frontman Daryl Palumbo described opening the stage as “crazy” and said returning to Warped felt like reconnecting with a moment in time for New York hardcore kids.
Later, The Devil Wears Prada drew one of the largest non-headliner crowds of Day 1. Their heavy, emotional set highlighted just how closely tied the band is to Warped’s history. Band members told CBS 12 News that “so much of our life and our career is because of Warped Tour and Kevin Lyman,” and being back felt like a full-circle moment.
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Slaughter To Prevail, The Ghost Inside and Wage War push the night heavier
As the sun dropped, the day’s heaviest sets took over:
Slaughter To Prevail unleashed one of Day 1’s wildest reactions, with massive pits, relentless breakdowns, and guttural vocals that had the crowd in a frenzy from the first song.
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The Ghost Inside, known for their powerful story of resilience, delivered an emotional, explosive set that clearly resonated with longtime fans.
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Florida’s own Wage War closed out a late-day slot with precision riffs, a crushing sound, and a loud, home-state reception that underlined just how strong the Florida heavy music scene is right now.
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Falling In Reverse closed Day 1 with a thunderous headline performance
As the sun disappeared behind the stadium and the final colors of the Orlando sky faded out, a tension settled over Tinker Field. You could feel it building in the crowd long before the lights shifted—the restless movement, the chanting, the phones lifted high. Everyone knew the last set of Day 1 wasn’t going to be subtle. It was going to be loud, bright and impossible to ignore. It was Falling In Reverse.
The moment the stage went dark, the field erupted.
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A deep swell of bass shook the barricade, and as the first notes of “Prequel” echoed through the speakers, smoke rolled across the stage in thick waves. The band emerged through beams of red and white light, and within seconds, the opening drop into “Zombified” sent the crowd into a frenzy. Fire cannons blasted upward with the chorus, painting the night in orange heat as the first of many waves of crowd-surfers began pouring forward.
From the pit, it felt like the ground was shifting. Bodies were carried overhead in every direction, security bracing themselves as surfers came in two, three, sometimes four at a time. Every time the band hit a breakdown, another surge rose from the field.
The band wasted no time escalating the atmosphere. Ronnie Radke’s vocals cut clean through the smoke as they tore into “God Is a Woman,” their new single, and the crowd responded like they’d been waiting all day for it. Fans screamed every lyric, phones overhead catching the mix of LED walls, lasers, and flame bursts firing in sync.
Mid-set, the energy only intensified.
“I’m Not a Vampire” landed like a punch—fans shouting every word, jumping so hard the rail shook.
“The Drug in Me Is You” brought one of the loudest sing-alongs of the night, a moment of pure nostalgia wrapped inside a modern-day spectacle.
Then came “Popular Monster,” the song that arguably defined a new era for the band, and the reaction was instant: a sea of arms in the air, pits exploding open in every corner of the field, and a roar so loud you could feel it in your chest.
By now, Pyro was firing with nearly every drop. Flames shot up the height of the stage, fireworks cracked behind the screens, smoke pumped across the pit, and the lighting rig swung overhead like a giant digital hurricane. For a moment, the stage felt more like a full-scale arena production than a festival slot.
“Voices in My Head” kept the momentum charging forward. Fans crowd-surfed nonstop through the entire song—security rotating constantly, sweat dripping down their faces as they hauled one person down just in time to catch the next. From behind a camera in the pit, it was a blur of limbs, stage lights, fire and pure chaos.
And then, the finale.
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A sharp, glitching synth line cut through the noise, instantly recognizable. The crowd screamed in anticipation before the first lyric even hit. “Watch the World Burn” exploded into its full form—double-time rap sections, crushing breakdowns, flame geysers lighting up the sky—and the field moved as one gigantic mass. Every drop felt like an earthquake. Every flash of fire lit the crowd in silhouette. Every scream from the front row carried all the way back to the food trucks.
By the time the final blast of pyro erupted and the last chord faded into smoke, the field was a haze of dust, confetti, steam, and breathless fans turning to one another, trying to process what they’d just witnessed.
Falling In Reverse didn’t just headline Day 1—they transformed the first night of Warped Tour Orlando into a full-scale spectacle worthy of a festival comeback. It was loud, it was chaotic, it was polished, it was unrestrained. It felt like a reminder of what a modern Warped Tour headliner is supposed to look like.
And as fans spilled out toward the exits, still shouting lyrics and replaying moments on their phones, one thing was clear: Day 2 had a lot to live up to.
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Day 2: A Grand Finale That Truly Became “A Day To Remember”
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Day 2 doubled as both Orlando’s closer and the final day of Warped’s 2025 run. By the time gates opened, tens of thousands were ready to send the tour out on a high note.
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ALYK opens with a breakout moment
South Florida’s own ALYK, winner of the Ernie Ball Warped Tour Battle of the Bands, kicked off the day with an electric set that immediately ignited Tinker Field. After stepping offstage, she told CBS 12 News she felt like she “blacked out on stage a little bit” from adrenaline and that she “never want[ed] this day to end.” Later, she described seeing a line at her merch booth for the first time and realizing fans were there specifically to meet her—a moment she called surreal and deeply special.
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Blessthefall and an afternoon of heavy hitters
Early in the day, Blessthefall brought melodic aggression and nostalgia, connecting strongly with fans who’d grown up with their mid-2000s records.
From there, the afternoon stacked heavy set after heavy set on the secondary stages:
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August Burns Red delivered a precise, high-speed performance filled with blistering riffs and nonstop crowd movement.
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Miss May I hit with massive breakdowns and soaring vocals. Vocalist Levi Benton spoke with CBS 12 News about their new single “Pray for Silence,” describing it as a song about escaping the constant noise and stress of everyday life—and a preview of a new chapter for the band.
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Memphis May Fire blended emotion, heavy riffs, and big hooks, keeping the barricade packed long before their first note.
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Of Mice & Men turned their Beatbox Stage slot into one of the day’s most emotional sets, with moments like “Would You Still Be There,” “O.G. Loko” (complete with a massive wall of death) and a tear-filled closer, “Second & Sebring.”
Speaking about their new album Another Miracle, vocalist Aaron Pauley told CBS 12 News that the record reflects his journey into fatherhood and the shift from feeling directionless to having a clear, protective purpose. Drummer Valentino Arteaga summed it up another way: “Twelve bangers, all killer, no filler,” adding that the band pushed themselves to level up on their third self-produced album.
Holding Absence and the Trojan Stage
On the Trojan Stage, Holding Absence added a powerful, melodic set earlier in the day. Frontman Lucas Woodland called playing Warped a dream come true for a British band, and cited Alexisonfire’s “Young Cardinals” as inspiration for their song “Like a Shadow.” For him, Warped is “an ever-growing display of the scene we live in”—a description that matched the Orlando crowd perfectly.
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Killswitch Engage, I Prevail and Motionless In White raise the stakes
As the afternoon turned into evening, the focus swung back to the larger stages.
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Killswitch Engage unleashed controlled chaos with a late-afternoon set that mixed aggressive metalcore and heartfelt sing-alongs. Band members repeatedly jumped into the pit, sending security sprinting along the barricade as the flow of crowd-surfers surged.
I Prevail, playing their final show of 2025, followed with one of the weekend’s most explosive sets. They opened with “Bow Down,” tore through “NWO,” “Self-Destruction,” “Bad Things,” “There’s Fear in Letting Go,” “Violent Nature” and “Into Hell,” and triggered one of the festival’s biggest circle pits during “Judgement Day.” Mid-set, they dropped a surprise medley of “My Own Summer (Shove It),” “Them Bones,” and “Chop Suey!” before closing with “Hurricane” and “Gasoline.”
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Motionless In White pushed the night into darker, theatrical territory, rolling from “Meltdown” and “Sign of Life” into “Thoughts & Prayers” and a fierce “Necessary Evil.” A major eruption came during “Slaughterhouse,” performed with **Dark Divine**, and the band surprised fans by adding “Voices” after realizing they had more time than expected. They closed with “Eternally Yours,” leaving the crowd buzzing.
On the Vans Right Foot Stage, All Time Low injected the evening with pop-punk nostalgia, turning the field into a giant sing-along for fans who grew up on their records.
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A Day To Remember delivers a career-defining finale
By the time A Day To Remember stepped onto the Vans Left Foot Stage, night had fully settled over Tinker Field. The heat of the day had faded, replaced by a restless charge moving through the crowd. You could feel it before you could hear it—tens of thousands of fans pressing toward the barricade, the kind of tension that comes from a whole field holding its breath at the same time.
Then the lights dropped.
A split-second later, the opening chant of “The Downfall of Us All” hit like a shockwave. Fire erupted from the stage, fireworks cracked overhead, and the first wave of crowd-surfers poured toward the pit. It didn’t take long to realize this wasn’t going to be a trickle—it was a flood. Within seconds, the barricade teams were running, calling for backups, trading off positions as bodies came in one after another. The roar of the crowd swallowed everything.
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From that moment on, the set wasn’t a show—it was a surge.
“I’m Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?” opened the first major pit of the night, and the crowd split clean down the middle. Fans sprinted toward each other in full collision, while above them another steady stream of surfers flowed across the top—arms outstretched, legs kicking, phones and shoes flying through the air.
“Right Back at It Again” detonated a burst of confetti that drifted across the chaos like snow, briefly catching the lights before disappearing into a mass of raised hands.
By the time “2nd Sucks” hit, the barricade looked like organized mayhem. Security rotated every few minutes, sweat pouring down their faces as they caught bodies mid-air, guided them to the ground and sprinted back into position. ADTR leaned into it—feeding the energy, pushing it higher, watching the reaction ripple all the way to the back fences.
“Paranoia” and “Mr. Highway’s Thinking About the End” kept adrenaline spiked at maximum levels. Every breakdown hit like a drop-off, sending the crowd into another rolling wave. Every chorus lifted them back up again.
Then, the emotional turn.
“All My Friends” slowed the tempo into something more reflective, and for the first time all night, the crowd seemed to breathe. Still, surfers kept coming—steadier, gentler now—as confetti drifted down in soft sheets. When the band stretched the intro of “Have Faith in Me,” fans—especially women—sat on shoulders, swaying as thousands of phone lights turned Tinker Field into a glittering sea.
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But the calm didn’t last long.
The familiar beat of “Space Jam” hit, and the field turned into pure chaos again. Basketball hoops and giant beach balls appeared overhead as the crowd snapped back to maximum volume. “LeBron” extended the wild energy, with fans laughing, dancing, and launching beach balls that traveled halfway across the field before disappearing into pits.
The biggest singalong of the night came next.
“If It Means a Lot to You” rose from the stage in waves, thousands of voices singing as one. When the final chorus hit, another blast of confetti rained down, and for a moment, the entire crowd seemed suspended in that sound.
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Then came the finale.
“All Signs Point to Lauderdale” sparked the last eruption as fireworks shot into the sky, illuminating Tinker Field in bursts of red, gold, and blue. The crowd surged one last time—surfing, shouting, crying, holding onto each other as the night reached its final peak.
By the time the last firework faded, the air above the crowd was a haze of dust, smoke, sweat, and confetti. ADTR stood at the edge of the stage, looking out at a field that felt almost alive.
A Day To Remember didn’t just close Warped Tour Orlando—they delivered a finale that captured the heart of Florida’s scene, the intensity of Warped’s legacy, and the kind of crowd energy that will be talked about long after the lights go down. Beyond the Music: Inside the Festival Atmosphere
Outside the pits and stages, Warped Tour Orlando felt like a living museum of alternative culture.
Throughout the weekend, fans moved between:
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Beyond the Music: Inside the Festival Atmosphere
Outside the pits and stages, Warped Tour Orlando felt like a living museum of alternative culture.
Throughout the weekend, fans moved between:
Extreme sports zones, where BMX riders and skaters launched tricks off ramps between sets.
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Artist Alley, Sponsor Village and Record Label Row**, where fans discovered new music, grabbed exclusive merch, and met up with labels and scene brands.
Charity Circle and nonprofit booths, spotlighting organizations tied to mental health, community support, and youth outreach.
A Warped Tour museum-style experience, highlighting the festival’s three-decade history.
In the crowd, older fans who had followed Warped since the ‘90s stood next to teens experiencing their first big festival. Some families brought kids for their first mosh-adjacent weekend; others used the event as a reunion with friends they only see in festival season. Throughout both days, lines for artist signings wrapped around tents as fans clutched vinyl, posters, and cameras, hoping for a few seconds with their favorite bands.
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Looking Ahead: Warped Tour 2026 Is Already on the Calendar
The morning after Orlando’s finale, fans woke up to news they were already hoping for: Warped Tour will return again in 2026.
Warped’s official website and social channels confirmed a new run of two-day festivals, once again in three cities:
- Washington, D.C.** – June 13–14, 2026 (Festival Grounds at RFK Campus)
- Long Beach, California** – July 25–26, 2026 (Shoreline Waterfront)
- Orlando, Florida** – November 14–15, 2026 (Camping World Stadium campus)
Tickets for the 2026 dates are already on sale through the official Vans Warped Tour site.
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Social media quickly filled with screenshots of order confirmations, early travel plans, and lineup predictions, showing that many fans moved from “just got home from Orlando” to “see you next year” almost instantly.
For a festival that helped define alternative music for three decades, the 2025 Orlando stop felt like both a celebration of everything Warped has been and a signal of what it can still become.
Warped Tour isn’t just back—if Orlando is any indication, it is here to stay. And now, fans are already counting down to 2026.
