Warped Tour 2012

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{{Short description|2012 concert tour}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Warped Tour 2012

| image = Warped Tour 2012.jpg

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| artist = Warped Tour

| location = North America
United Kingdom

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| start_date = June 16, 2012

| end_date = November 10, 2012

| number_of_legs =

| number_of_shows = 42

| last_tour = Warped Tour 2011

| this_tour = Warped Tour 2012

| next_tour = Warped Tour 2013

}}

Warped Tour 2012 was the eighteenth edition of the Vans Warped Tour. The North American leg of the tour began in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 16, 2012 and ended in Portland, Oregon on August 5, 2012 and spanned 41 dates.{{Cite web |date=2012-09-24 |title=Dates |url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924003958/http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates |archive-date=2012-09-24 |access-date=2024-01-16 }} The tour’s roster and line-up was revealed at a launch party on March 29, 2012 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The party featured performances from Yellowcard, Falling in Reverse, The Used and more.{{Cite magazine |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=2012-03-31 |title=Warped Tour Returns To Its Roots |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/warped-tour-returns-to-its-roots-69418/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

One week after the final show in Portland, a single UK date of November 10, 2012, was announced on the Warped Tour website, with the venue being The Alexandrea Palace in London.{{Cite web |date=2012-09-20 |title=Blog / 2013 Vans Warped Tour / Date And Band Details Coming This Fall / Warped Hits London On November 10th - Tickets & Show Info |url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/blog/id/1845869 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920001905/http://vanswarpedtour.com/blog/id/1845869 |archive-date=2012-09-20 |access-date=2024-01-16 }} The full line-up was also listed, and tickets were available to purchase on the same day. 2012 was the first time that the Vans Warped Tour had travelled to the UK since 1999, thirteen years prior.{{Cite web |title=VANS WARPED TOUR TO RETURN TO UK AFTER 13-YEAR ABSENCE {{!}} Festival News {{!}} Festivals For All |url=https://www.festivalsforall.com/article/vans-warped-tour-to-return-to-uk-after-13-year-absence |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.festivalsforall.com |language=en}}

The tour featured thirteen unique stages, the majority of which were named after sponsors of the year’s tour. Larger bands would play all of their dates on main stages such as the Kia and Monster Energy stages for the whole tour, whereas bands with less of a following played on the smaller stages on select dates of the tour.{{Cite web |last=Kraus |first=Brian |date=2012-05-19 |title=Vans Warped Tour 2012 announce stage lineups |url=https://www.altpress.com/vans_warped_tour_2012_announce_stage_lineups/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}

Warped Tour 2012 featured over 100 performing bands and artists, the most notable of which included All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, Rise Against and Mayday Parade.{{Cite web |date=2012-05-14 |title=Vans Warped Tour / Bands / June 16th - August 5th / Tickets On Sale Now |url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514093714/http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands |archive-date=2012-05-14 |access-date=2024-01-16 }} In an article for Alternative Press, Rachel Campbell ranked 2012 ninth in her list of top ten Warped Tour line-ups.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Rachel |date=2019-05-11 |title=10 most memorable Warped Tour lineups |url=https://www.altpress.com/warped-tour-lineup-best-years/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}