EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 27 MIN
Kevin Lyman on the Warped Tour from Inception to Popularity to Rebirth
from Behind The Scene · host Behind The Scene
We catch up with Kevin Lyman of Warped Tour as the famous annual punk/ska pilgrimage ramps up for a comeback this year. Kevin reflects on the work that makes live music feel electric and talks about everything from surviving the Altadena wildfires to building festivals where fans discover bands, crowd-surf, and feel genuinely understood.HIGHLIGHTS:• Kevin Lyman’s Warped Tour return and international expansion• Altadena wildfire survival and how rebuilding really looks• Why a new generation is showing up to concerts• What changed in festival logistics, liability, and paperwork• Keeping ticket prices affordable and using sponsors for value• The Warped Tour mix of genres, diversity, and fan discovery• Backstage chaos stories from human cannonballs to tour bus anticsYou do not want to miss it.Subscribe for more music industry conversations, share this with your music-loving friends.
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We catch up with Kevin Lyman of Warped Tour as the famous annual punk/ska pilgrimage ramps up for a comeback this year. Kevin reflects on the work that makes live music feel electric and talks about everything from surviving the Altadena wildfires to building festivals where fans discover bands, crowd-surf, and feel genuinely understood. HIGHLIGHTS: • Kevin Lyman’s Warped Tour return and international expansion • Altadena wildfire survival and how rebuilding really looks • Why a new generatio...
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Kevin Lyman on the Warped Tour from Inception to Popularity to Rebirth
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