Warped Tour maps dates, cities for 45-city run

Organizers of the Van's Warped Tour have unveiled a list of dates to go with the initial batch of performers revealed by the traveling festival last month.

Boasting a lineup led by Every Time I Die , Relient K and The Academy Is..., the 14th edition of the annual tour will kick off June 20 in Pomona, CA. The trek, which still lacks confirmed venues, looks set to hit 45 cities across North America over the summer months, with shows running through late August. Dates and cities for the Warped Tour are included below. Ticket on-sales will take place in March, but specific information hasn't been announced.

Other names included in the first batch of confirmed performers are Gym Class Heroes, The Briggs, TheBronx, From First to Last, The Street Dogs, Reel Big Fish, Norma Jean, We the Kings, The Devil Wears Prada, Pierce the Veil, The Color Fred, 3Oh!3, The Lordz, Katy Perry, Shw and Gym Claayze. Additions since the initial announcement include Beat Union, The Higher, Broadway Calls and Dr. Manhattan.

"In continuation of last year, we're striving to have a diverse line up that includes a little of everything while still catering to our core fan," read a posting from organizers at the event's official website, which also confirmed that bands signed on for the currently released bill will be on board for all of Warped's 2008 shows.

Last year's edition of what organizers claim is America's longest-running touring festival, featuring more than 12 stages, hit 50 cities around the country with a lineup that included Coheed and Cambria, Sum 41, Hawthorne Heights and more than 100 other acts.

The tour was created in 1994 by event promoter and Lollapalooza veteran Kevin Lyman, who had previously worked on several earlier shows that combined skateboarding and music.

TOUR DATES
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June 2008
20 - Pomona, CA
21 - San Francisco, CA
22 - Ventura, CA
25 - Phoenix, AZ
26 - Las Cruces, NM
28 - Salt Lake City, UT
29 - Denver, CO

July 2008
1 - St. Louis, MO
2 - Kansas City, KS
3 - Dallas, TX
5 - San Antonio, TX
6 - Houston, TX
9 - Atlanta, GA
10 - Orlando, FL
11 - Tampa, FL
12 - Miami, FL
13 - Jacksonville, FL
14 - Charlotte, NC
15 - Virginia Beach, VA
16 - Washington, DC
17 - Cleveland, OH
18 - Detroit, MI
19 - Toronto, Ontario
20 - Montreal, Quebec
22 - Buffalo, NY
23 - Boston, MA
24 - Englishtown, NJ
25 - Philadelphia, PA
26 - New York, NY
27 - Scranton, PA
29 - Pittsburgh, PA
30 - Cincinnati, OH
31 - Indianapolis, IN

August 2008
1 - Milwaukee, WI
2 - Chicago, IL
3 - Minneapolis, MN
6 - Calgary, Alberta
8 - Boise, ID
9 - Seattle, WA
10 - Portland, OR
13 - Fresno, CA
14 - San Diego, CA
15 - San Francisco, CA
16 - Sacramento, CA
17 - Los Angeles, CA

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