Avril Lavigne Set to Perform at Warped Tour for First Time Ever
The traveling tour is making a comeback in 2025 after six years away.
The pop-punk princess is making her Warped Tour debut at last.
As announced Tuesday (Feb. 11), Avril Lavigne will perform at one of three stops on the iconic traveling rock show — which is set to make a comeback in 2025 after six years off the road — for the first time in her career.
In a joint announcement video posted by the Vans-sponsored event and the “Complicated” singer on Instagram, a cake revealing the news of her performance dates is delivered to Lavigne in the studio. “Warped Tour’s coming back!” the musician says, checking out the heart-shaped confection.
“That’s right, let’s celebrate,” she adds. “See you soon, D.C.”
Lavigne — who is also gearing up to embark on a second round of her Greatest Hits Tour in May — will perform June 14 and 15 in Washington, D.C., joining a lineup that also includes 3OH!3, Bowling for Soup, Beauty School Dropout, Blessthefall and more. The East Coast location is the first of three sites on the Warped Tour path this year, with more acts set to play July 26-27 in Long Beach, Calif., and Nov. 15-16 in Orlando, Fla., as part of the trek.
In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Lavigne gushed, “So many of the bands I grew up listening to got their start playing this legendary tour and many of my friends are nostalgic for those parking lot summers, so I’m excited to be a part of this new rendition.”
The expedition will mark the first Warped Tour since 2019, coming six years after Blink-182, 311, Bad Religion and The All-American Rejects headlined the last iteration of the traveling show. The first Warped Tour went down in 1995, meaning that 2025’s comeback slew of performances doubles as a 30th-anniversary celebration.
See Lavigne’s Warped Tour announcement below.
