Vans Warped Tour Unveils 2010 Dates

The 2010 Vans Warped Tour unveiled its itinerary yesterday, and it's a slightly leaner affair in terms of dates and length.

"Taking into account all the back to school schedules, we've shortened the tour by a week and so check out the Dates page to see when and where the tour will be hitting your town," a statement read on the tour's website on Wednesday (Dec. 9).

The 43-date tour — three dates shorter than this year's jaunt — is slated to kick off in San Diego on June 24 and wrap up in Hillsboro, Ore. on Aug. 15. Last year's tour finished on Aug. 23 with a one-off date the following month.

There will be three Canadian dates this year. That's one date smaller than 2009's trek, which contained four.

The 2010 Vans Warped Tour hits Mississauga, Ont.'s Arrow Hall on July 9 and will be held at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau the following day. Calgary will host the event at the Race City Speedway on Aug. 5. Vancouver hosted a show last year, but isn't in the cards for 2010. But hey, they got the Olympics.

An announcement about this year's lineup will be made Dec. 18, but Warped Tour-related bands slated to release new albums in 2010 include Bring Me The Horizon, 3OH!3, The Academy Is..., The Get Up Kids and Motion City Soundtrack.

The 2009 Vans Warped Tour also featured a change in setup, with one main stage featuring bands playing slightly longer sets. Earlier years saw two main stages with bands alternating on each, making for a seamless day of music.

Last year's lineup also included Bad Religion, NOFX, Anti-Flag and Alexisonfire along with Lights, Gallows and Flogging Molly.

Here are the 2010 Warped Tour dates:

June 24 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Amphitheatre
June 25 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
June 26 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 27 Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park
June 29 Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
June 30 Las Cruces, NM @ New Mexico State University Practice Field
July 1 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
July 2 Houston, TX @ The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park
July 3 Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
July 5 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 6 Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 7 Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 8 Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
July 9 Mississauga, ON @ Arrow Hall
July 10 Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau
July 11 Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
July 13 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
July 14 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 15 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 16 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 17 Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 18 Oceanport, NJ @ Monmouth Park Racetrack
July 20 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 21 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 22 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 23 St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
July 24 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
July 25 Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
July 26 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
July 28 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 29 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
July 30 Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park
July 31 Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 1 Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park
Aug. 2 Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheater
Aug. 5 Calgary, AB @ Race City Speedway
Aug. 7 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairgrounds
Aug. 8 Denver, CO @ Invesco Field
Aug. 11 Carson, CA @ Home Depot Center
Aug. 12 Wheatland, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug. 13 Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center
Aug. 14 George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheater
Aug. 15 Hillsboro, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds