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Vans Warped Tour: The Music, Nostalgia and Long Beach Revival

Podcast: Entertain Me! with Heather Brooker
Published: Jul 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 740
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Summary

The Vans Warped Tour is back in Long Beach, and it's bringing a generation of fans with it. On this episode of Entertain Me with Heather Brooker , longtime Warped Tour fan and Bill Handel Show Technical Producer Steven Kono explains why the iconic festival still resonates 31 years later, how it helped launch artists like Blink-182, No Doubt and Paramore, and why today's crowd is just as likely to include parents as teenagers. Plus, what fans need to know before heading to the Long Beach waterfront this weekend. Don't forget to subscribe to Entertain Me and share it with friends! Follow Heather on Instagram @theheatherbrooker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.