Warped Tour 1997

Warped Tour 1997 was the 3rd edition of the Vans Warped Tour. The 26-date North American tour began on July 2, 1997, in San Diego California and ended August 5, 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour featured one main stage, a side stage, and a "Locals Only" stage sponsored by ASCAP/Ernie Ball on each date. The tour headliners included: Blink-182, Descendents, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Pennywise, Reel Big Fish, Royal Crown Revue, Sick of it All, and Social Distortion.

Warped Tour 1997

Tour by Warped Tour
Warped Tour 1997 logo
Start date	July 2, 1997
End date	August 5, 1997
No. of shows	34 (North America)
Warped Tour concert chronology

This was the first edition to feature a European leg, which included Sick of It All, Millencolin, Pennywise, Blink-182, Limp Bizkit, Dance Hall Crashers and Royal Crown Revue.[1]

Bands

North America

All bands performed on the entire tour unless otherwise noted[2]

• 22 Jacks (7/2–7/18)
• The Adversaries (7/11)
• The Amazing Royal Crowns (7/29)
• The Alkaholiks (7/3–7/13)
• The Aquabats (7/2–7/3, 7/23)
• Billy Club (7/16)
• Blink-182
• Blue Bird (7/3)
• The Blue Meanies (7/18)
• The Bouncing Souls (7/21–8/4)
• Buck-O-Nine (7/9–7/16)
• Calvin Crime (7/17)
• Cast Iron Hike (7/29)
• Cause for Alarm (7/26)
• Chuck Ren (7/18)
• Chump (7/12)
• Claw (7/22)
• Crawl (8/1–8/5)
• Creeper (7/6)
• Descendents
• Diesel Boy (7/6)
• Druel (7/17)
• Face to Face (7/5–7/12)
• Fat (7/19–7/23)
• Field Day (7/9)[3]
• Filabuster (7/5)
• Fringe (7/22)
• Eminem
• The Get Up Kids (7/15)
• The Glenmont Popes (7/27)
• Gusto (7/11)
• H₂O (7/18–7/23, 7/25 and 7/27–7/29)
• Häd (7/2)
• Handsome (7/24–7/30)
• Hepcat (7/2–7/26)
• Humble Gods (7/3)
• The Independents (7/29)
• Integrity (7/22)
• The Interpreters (7/27)
• The Investigators (7/9)[3]
• J.W.T. (7/2)
• Kid Corduroy (7/11)
• Killer Skabies (7/11)
• Knapsack (7/3–7/5)
• Lagoon (7/6)
• Lagwagon (7/18–8/5)
• Less Than Jake (7/16–8/5)
• LGS (7/5)
• Limp (7/6)
• Limp Bizkit
• Lo Presher
• Mad Caddies (8/1–8/5)
• The Malchiks (7/9)[3]
• Man Will Surrender (7/3)
• The Marshes (7/29)
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Millencolin
• Mog Stunt Team 555 (7/23)
• Mosquitones (7/11)
• Mothermania (7/26)
• MxPx (8/1–8/5)
• NIL8 (7/18)
• No Knife (7/2–7/3)
• The Offspring (7/20)
• Pennywise
• Pet (7/27, 7/30–8/5)
• Pimp a delic (8/5)
• Pivot (7/2)
• Porn Flakes (7/22)
• Protein (7/2–7/6)
• Reel Big Fish (Except 7/22–7/23)
• Reset (7/20)
• RoomFulaNipsey (7/2)
• Royal Crown Revue
• Salmon (7/6)
• Sick Of It All (Except 7/5–7/6)
• The Smooths (7/27)
• Snapcase (7/21 and 7/24–7/25)
• Snot (7/5)
• Social Distortion (Except 7/15)
• Spank (7/3)
• Spider Virus (8/1–8/5)
• Sprung Monkey (7/24–7/29)
• Stick Men (7/24–7/30)
• Strung Out (7/5–7/6)
• Sugar Ray (7/2–7/23)
• The Suicide Machines (7/16–8/5)
• Sun Child
• Ten Day Late (7/9)[3]
• Traitors (7/18)
• Tree (7/29)
• The Vandals (7/2–7/17)
• Vision of Disorder (7/25)
• Warzone (7/27 and 7/30)
• Weston (7/13–7/18)
• White Caps (7/3)
• The Wives (7/25)
• Xtra Large (7/20)

Europe

• Blink-182
• Dance Hall Crashers
• Limp Bizkit (cancelled after 8/22)
• Millencolin
• Pennywise
• Royal Crown Revue
• Sick of It All

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
July 2, 1997	San Diego, California	United States	Hospitality Point
July 3, 1997	Carson, California		Olympic Velodrome
July 5, 1997	Soda Springs, California		Boreal Ridge
July 6, 1997	San Francisco, California		Pier 30/32
July 9, 1997	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
July 10, 1997	George, Washington	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 11, 1997	Garden City, Idaho		Les Bois Park
July 12, 1997	Salt Lake City, Utah		Utah Fairgrounds
July 13, 1997	Boulder, Colorado		Franklin Field
July 15, 1997	Lawrence, Kansas		Burcham Park
July 16, 1997	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Eagles Ballroom
July 17, 1997	Saint Paul, Minnesota		Midway Stadium
July 18, 1997	Chicago, Illinois		United Center
July 19, 1997	London, Ontario	Canada	Western Fair
July 20, 1997	Montreal, Quebec		Montreal Hippodrome
July 21, 1997	Buffalo, New York	United States	La Salle Park
July 22, 1997	Cleveland, Ohio		Agora
July 23, 1997	Clarkston, Michigan		Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 24, 1997	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		IC Light Amphitheatre
July 25, 1997	New York City, New York		Randall's Island
July 26, 1997	Asbury Park, New Jersey		Asbury Park streets and parking lots
July 27, 1997	Washington, D.C.		RFK Stadium
July 29, 1997	Northampton, Massachusetts		Three County Fairgrounds
July 30, 1997	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		CoreStates Center Parking Lot
August 1, 1997	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Fairgrounds
August 2, 1997	Miami, Florida		Pompano Beach Amphitheater
August 3, 1997	Sanford, Florida		Tsunami Complex
August 4, 1997	Panama City, Florida		Club La Vela
August 5, 1997	Atlanta, Georgia		Lakewood Amphitheatre
Europe
August 15, 1997	Cologne	Germany	Bizarre Festival
August 16, 1997	Munich		Colosseum
August 17, 1997	Vienna	Austria	Arena
August 19, 1997	Marseille	France	Le Dome
August 20, 1997	Pamplona	Spain	Bullring
August 22, 1997	Reading	United Kingdom	Reading Festival
August 23, 1997	Hasselt	Belgium	Pukkelpop
August 24, 1997	Dronten	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812190930if_/https://68.media.tumblr.com/02f0c18776026228cf29d96f59307737/tumblr_oul4772qtT1rvx3wro1_1280.jpg
2. "Warped World 97". Archived from the original on 1997-01-23. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
3. Live Review: Warped Tour '97, PNE Forum, July 9, 1997