3OH!3
Genre: Electronic, Rap/Hip-Hop
Members: Sean Foreman, Nathaniel Motte
Hometown: Boulder, CO
Buzz: seven songs on Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Top Artists of the Year in 2009 and 2010
Download this: “I’m Not Your Boyfriend”
Gym Class Heroes
Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop, Alternative
Members: Eric Roberts (bass, backup vocals) Travie McCoy (vocals), Matt McGinley (drums, percussion), Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo (guitar, backup vocals)
Hometown: Geneva, NY
Buzz: Billboard Top 200 Albums of the Year in 2007 for As Cruel As School Children
Download this: “Cookie Jar”
Less Than Jake
Genre: Punk, Ska
Members: Chris Demakes (vocals, guitar), Roger Manganelli (bass, guitar), Vinnie Fiorello (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone), JR Wasilewski (saxophone)
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Buzz: five albums on Billboard Top 200 Albums between 1998 and 2006
Download this: “The Science of Selling Yourself Short”
Against Me!
Genre: Rock
Members: Tom Gabel (guitar, vocals), Andrew Seward (bass), James Bowman (guitar, vocals), Jay Weinberg (drums)
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Buzz: Billboard Top 200 Albums in June 2010 for White Crosses, Best Punk Band in Rolling Stone’s 2008 list “The 125-Plus People, Place and Things Ruling the Rock & Roll Universe”
Download this: “I Was A Teenage Anarchist”
Attack Attack!
Genre: Metalcore, Post Hardcore
Members: Andrew Wetzel (drums), Andrew Whiting (guitar), John Holgado (bass), Caleb Shomo (vocals, synthesizer, keyboard)
Hometown: Westerville, OH
Buzz: albums on Billboard Top 200 Albums in June 2010 and November 2008
Download this: “Smokahontas”
Paramore
Genre: Rock, Pop
Members: Hayley Williams (vocals, keyboard, piano), Jeremy Davis (bass), Taylor York (guitar)
Hometown: Franklin, TN
Buzz: Three time Grammy Awards nominee, Billboard Top Artists of the Year in 2010, Billboard 200 Albums of the Year in 2007, 2009 and 2010
Download this: “Brick By Boring Brick”
Pepper
Genre: Reggae, Rock
Members: Kaleo Wassman (vocals, guitar), Bret Bollinger (vocals, bass), Yesod Williams (drums)
Hometown: Kailua-Kona, HI
Buzz: Billboard Top 200 Albums in August 2008 for Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations
Download this: “Crazy Love”
A Day To Remember
Genre: Pop Punk, Hardcore
Members: Jeremy McKinnon (vocals), Alex Shelnutt (drums), Neil Westfall (guitar), Joshua Woodard (bass), Kevin Skaff (guitar)
Hometown: Ocala, FL
Buzz: third album Homesick placed #1 on Billboard Top Independent Albums and #21 in Rolling Stone’s “Top 40 Albums” in February 2009
Download this: “Have Faith In Me”
Jack’s Mannequin
Genre: Pop Rock, Rock
Members: Andrew McMahon (vocals, piano), Bobby Anderson (guitar, backup vocals), Jay McMillan (drums)
Hometown: Orange County, CA
Buzz: albums on Billboard Top 200 Albums in October 2008 and September 2005
Download this: “Bruised”
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.)
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Members: Craig Owens (vocals), Matt Good (vocals, guitar, keyboard, synthesizer), Nick Martin (vocals, rhythm guitar), Aaron Stern (bass), Adam Russell (drums, percussion)
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Buzz: Billboard Top 200 Albums in March 2011 for self-titled album D.R.U.G.S.
Download this: “Sex Life”
Not all bands play at all venues. Check listings online at http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/bands for the complete list of bands and their performance dates. Tickets can be purchased online at varying prices.
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