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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.

Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Tyler Kenny

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.”

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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.

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This article first appeared on Billboard U.S.

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Arcángel at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto
Gabriel Di Sante / Billboard Canada

Arcángel at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto

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Arcángel Celebrates His 20th Anniversary With Big Outdoor Shows in Toronto and Montreal

The Puerto Rican urban music star brought his global La 8va Maravilla tour to Montreal's Beachclub and Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre on July 11-12 for its first two stops of the summer, performing over an hour and a half of hits spanning two decades.

Arcángel is celebrating 20 years of success. The Latin urban music legend kicked off his global trek, the La 8va Maravilla tour, with two Canadian stops, playing Montreal's Beachclub on July 11 and Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre on July 12. The Puerto Rican hitmaker treated the audience to over an hour and a half of hits including 2000s classics and recent party-starters.

Kicking off the show, Lunay delivered a charismatic opening set, showcasing his knack for melodies through tracks like "Fantasías" and "Soltera," which reached the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019 thanks to its hit remix with Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee. The track received a vibrant roar from the crowd upon its first note, and Lunay delivered all three verses as fans sang every word.

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