The Vans Warped Tour has always mixed music, skate culture, and controlled chaos. This year, it’s adding another layer of airborne insanity.
Nitro Circus is officially joining the Vans Warped Tour for an expanded partnership that brings its signature BMX and action sports spectacle directly into the festival experience. Building on last year’s motocross involvement, the collaboration promises a mix of live music and gravity-defying stunts designed to keep fans looking skyward between sets.
“Partnering with Vans Warped Tour for a second year is incredibly exciting for us,” says Ricky Melnik, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Nitro Circus at Thrill Sports. “Both brands are rooted in high-energy culture, creativity, and pushing boundaries.”
Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman kept it simple.
“Warped has always been about throwing a few twists in, and this year Nitro Circus will be sure to bring one.”
The announcement arrives as Vans Warped Tour continues its comeback story. After drawing sold-out crowds during last year’s return, the festival expands with five two-day U.S. events in Washington, D.C., Long Beach, California, and Orlando, Florida, and launches new international editions in Montreal and Mexico City.
Working alongside Insomniac, the revitalized tour continues to blend rock, pop-punk, alternative, emo, hip-hop, ska, and action sports into the kind of all-day experience that made Warped a cultural institution in the first place.
Over the years, the festival helped launch or elevate artists including BLINK-182, NO DOUBT, SUBLIME, BECK, NOFX, LIMP BIZKIT, GREEN DAY, EMINEM, YELLOWCARD, and BAD RELIGION. Now, with BMX riders flying overhead and more than 100 artists on the bill, the next chapter looks ready to add a few new stories to that legacy.
