NASHVILLE |DATE: MARCH 3, 2003
FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON/LIBBY HENRY/
JENNIFER SHELLER
VANS WARPED TOUR 2003
INTERNET PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE
THURSDAY, MARCH 6 AT 6:00 PM PACIFIC/9:00 PM EASTERN
As news of this year’s ninth annual VANS WARPED TOUR–the longest-running traveling festival tour in North America–continues to emerge, discounted Internet pre-sale tickets for all shows will be available for purchase starting Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 PM PST/9:00 PM EST. The first 1,000 tickets purchased for each show via the Internet will receive a copy of the 2003 Vans Warped Tour double CD compilation on SideOneDummy Records, featuring bands from this year’s tour.
Some of the bands already confirmed for this year’s summer trek which kicks off June 19 in Boise and wraps August 10 in Asbury Park are: AFI, Andrew W.K., The Ataris, Dropkick Murphys, Face To Face, Finch, Glassjaw, Less Than Jake, Pennywise, Rancid, Simple Plan, Suicide Machines, Taking Back Sunday and The Used. Many more bands, athletes and attractions will be announced in the coming weeks.
Internet pre-sale tickets are only $23.74, which includes $19.99 for a ticket, $3.50 for this year's Warped Tour compilation CD and 25 cents from each ticket which will be contributed to Camp Pacific Heartland.* The Vans Warped Tour has contracted with Music Today to deliver the tickets along with the CD at a discounted convenience fee to offer tickets at the lowest price ever for the tour. After the early bird special has expired, tickets will return to their regular price, plus applicable Ticketmaster charges.
In addition, if fans purchase Vans Warped Tour tickets online between March 6 and March 12, they'll automatically be entered to win a backstage pass to a show and a copy of the newly-released Warped Book: Tales of Freedom and Psychotic Ambition (www.warpedbook.com). The ten lucky winners will be notified via email on March 20, 2003.
Log on to www.warpedtour.com for more information about Internet pre-sale tickets and sign up for the VANS WARPED TOUR email list to receive updates about the tour.
* Camp Pacific Heartland (www.camppacificheartland.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing recreational opportunities through a summer camping program for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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