Jimmy Eat World is the First Confirmed Artist of Vans Warped Tour 2026

The Vans Warped Tour is returning after its massively-successful 30th anniversary last year. They’re once again slowly releasing artist lineups over the next few months, though the first act to take the stage at all five events is the pop-punkers of Jimmy Eat World.

“An all-time Warped band is coming home,” Warped Tour organizers revealed in a social media post.

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Following its 2025 celebration in three locations, Warped tour revealed it will commence across five locations this year. Fans can look forward to Warped Tour taking over Washington, D.C. from June 13-14, Long Beach on July 25-26, and Orlando from November 14-15 once again, as well as newly-announced editions in Montreal on August 21-22 and Mexico City on September 12-13.

The full lineup for each stop will be revealed in mid-March, as well as intimate pop-up events in each city.

Warped Tour, which launched in 1995, helped punk and rock bands rise to stardom like Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, and Sleeping With Sirens, while also bringing-in big-name acts like Less Than Jake, Green Day, Blink-182, and Reel Big Fish. Additionally, hip-hop and pop stars graced the stage periodically, bringing-in stars like Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Riff Raff, and more.

In 2018, the festival celebrated its final full-scale year, featuring Warped veterans like Falling In Reverse, The Amity Affliction, Four Year Strong, The Maine, Taking Back Sunday, We The Kings, Sum 41, Mayday Parade, and All Time Low. At the time, Lyman shared he was “happy to get the chance to travel around the country one more time” and “bring you another best day ever.”

While several traveling rock festivals have popped-up over the years, including the DISRUPT Festival, Sad Summer Fest, Summer School, and Is For Lovers Fest — as well as the two-day emo revival festival When We Were Young in Las Vegas — nothing has been able to replicate the true nostalgic nature of Warped Tour.

The 30th anniversary Warped Tour events in 2025 featured rock heavyweights like Avril Lavigne, A Day To Remember, Ice Nine Kills, Simple Plan, All Time Low, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Plain White T’s.

Look out for a lineup soon and ticketing options via the official Vans Warped Tour website.