Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock without access to the internet or any nearby friends – which, if you have, we have no idea how you’re reading this – there’s a very good chance you’re well aware that the final full cross country Vans Warped Tour kicked off yesterday in Pomona, CA.
Making the trek to experience the start of the last ever punk rock summer camp, we spent our time at Kevin Lyman’s historic festival catching up with bands like This Wild Life, Ice Nine Kills, Wage War and more getting their predictions for what the tour is going to be like.
To check out who the bands think is going to have the gnarliest mosh pits, sweat the most, cut in catering and even more, be sure to look below. Afterward, make sure to grab tickets to the Vans Warped Tour here.
Matthew Honeycutt - Kublai Khan
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
Nolan Ashley by a mile and a quarter.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
Deez Nuts
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water:
Me because I heard we get free monster and I’m a real sucker for Monster Energy.
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
I don’t know yet but I’m sure there will be a large bus that people often party on.
Who in your band will most likely make the most friends on tour this summer:
Eric English because he has a beautiful smile and pretty blonde hair.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
I’ll know when we get an official count of the unidentified corpses and body bags stacked up in the parking lot after every show.
Which band do predict will cut in catering the most:
Shit happens.
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
I’m not sure but time will tell.
Which band is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day:
I’m still trying to meet the bands that can afford to have WiFi.
The hottest city to play this summer will be:
I’m a musician, not a meteorologist.
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
I look forward to traveling from stage to stage and finding one I’ll enjoy the most.
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
To be an old school soldier passing out the hot shit, that rock shit, putting bounce in the mosh pit.
Kevin Jordan - This Wild Life
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
We’re both pretty hygienic but I guess [Anthony] will go a LITTLE longer than me in between showers. He shaved his head so he doesn’t have to worry about lookin like a greasy Dego now.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
Someone heavier than [us] so everybody.
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water: Anthony has the jumbo hydro flask and literally drinks like two gallons of water a day so I guess that puts me in second (and last) place.
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
Let me know cause we are so damn boring.
Who in your band will most likely make the most friends on tour this summer:
Probably me, [Anthony] has resting mean face and isn’t a social butterfly.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
ETID or Harms Way, I’d say. Catch me not getting my nose broken side stage.
Which band do predict will cut in catering the most:
Any of the big cock rock bands that I couldn’t care to listen to.
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
Grayscale. Such a good record, I think they’re bound for pop-punk greatness.
Which band is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day: Well that would be me if we could get on decent enough wi-fi, but I guess I’ll have to miss out on my daily bonuses and grind out the last couple days of the Season to get the Omega Skin.
The hottest city to play this summer will be:
Vegas or Phoenix, both equally awesome and horrible.
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
The Maine, the banter and experience is different every day. Can’t miss it.
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
Work harder than I have in my life to promote the best piece of art we’ve ever made. Petaluma Summer booooyyyyyy.
Tobi Duncan - Trash Boat
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
Either me, or I don’t know actually. We’re all pretty good about hygiene.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
I’m not sure how to assure or assume sweat. I sweat a lot cause I’m quite active on stage on stage. I’ll play it safe and say us.
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water:
Dan, he’s a beer guy.
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
Us and As It Is will do pretty well – [we’ll] get Don Bronco in the mix.
Who in your band will most likely make the most friends on tour this summer:
Liam, he works merch so he’s definitely going to make the most friends. I love meeting new people, even to the point where they probably don’t want to meet me [laughs]. So either me or Liam.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
Harms Way
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
Movements
Which band is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day:
If we had wi-fi on our bus, Dan and Brian would straight up be playing Fortnite.
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
Knocked Loose, Movements, Every Time I Die and Harms Way.
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
To survive.
Patty Walters - As It Is
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
Ali Testo - his history of him not showing is my reasoning.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
Every Time I die, they go hard.
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water: Benjamin Izze Langford-Biss
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
Oh God, maybe us? Our drummer goes pretty hard. He’s sleeping off last night right now.
Who in your band will most likely make the most friends on tour this summer:
Our drummer, Patrick Foley.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
This Wild Life.
Which band do predict will cut in catering the most:
Benjamin Izzy Langford-Biss
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
I’d love [for it] it be Grayscale, so I’ll say Grayscale.
Which band is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day:
I think Tony from State Champs takes that pretty seriously so I’ll say State Champs.
The hottest city to play this summer will be:
Phoenix. I know Vegas has a bad reputation for being pretty hot but Arizona was by far the toughest date for me in 2015.
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
I know The Used are only on for about 14 shows but I’m going to see them every date that they’re here.
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
Don’t die.
Nicky Caloonne & Alex Alereza - Nekrogoblikon
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
Nicky Calonne: Aaron Zut. He never showers.
Alex Alereza: Aaron Zut. He never showers.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
NC: Probably the band Makeout. I don’t know who they are but guessing from the name they’re pretty sweaty guys.
AA: My guess is Twiztid because they have to put on makeup.
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water:
NC: Probably John Goblikon.
AA: Yeah, John Goblikon. Goblins never remember to drink water, they only drink beer.
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
AA: We are.
NC: Hopefully not us.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
NC: Probably Canibal Corpse
AA: Every Time I Die
Which band do predict will cut in catering the most:
NC: Probably Makeout.
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
NC: Break out? Well, probably Makeout! Or Katy Perry.
AA: Eminem
Which band is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day:
AA: Nekrogoblikon.
NC: We don’t have Fortnite. We have Mario Kart.
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
NC: Chelsea Grin
Two: Every Time I Die
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
NC: Not lose my voice. Limit the times I severely blackout
AA: Play sets where we don’t have to cut songs.
Spencer Charnas - Ice Nine Kills
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
That would have to be Derrick. He’s a great looking guy and somehow without even showing he still smells great.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
Every Time I Die, 100%. They go the hardest.
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water:
I think that would have to be Justin Marrow. He just doesn’t drink water. He even brushes his teeth with Coca-Cola
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
Crown The Empire, they always bring the party.
Who in your band will most likely make the most friends on tour this summer:
I’m probably the biggest social butterfly. I’ll try and make friends but they’ll all [probably] hate me. But I’ll try.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
Ice Nine Kills or Chelsea Grin.
Which band do predict will cut in catering the most:
Twiztid because they don’t take shit from anyone. They’re going to be like, “No motherfucker, we’re Twiztid. Get the hell out of our way.“
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
Ice Nine Kills, obviously.
Who is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day:
JD, our guitarist.
The hottest city to play this summer will be:
West Palm Beach
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
That’s gonna have to be a tie between Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish.
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
Play the most memorable Warped sets we’ve ever had and have kids singing along the whole time.
Briton Bond & Cody Quistad - Wage War
The person in your band least likely to shower on Warped Tour:
Briton Bond: Chris.
Cody Quistad: Chris.
The sweatiest band on tour will be:
BB: Every Time I Die.
CQ: Yeah, they’re pretty sweaty.
The person in your band most likely to drink the least amount of water:
BB: Hopefully not me [laughs].
CQ: I’ll go with myself. I get really bad about water consumption. I’ll drink like half a water and be like, “Yeah, I’m good” but then halfway through the day I’ll be [dying].
BB: I drink too much water. I’m peeing all the time.
The band most likely to have the biggest party bus:
CQ: Definitely not us. We don’t party at all.
BB: Not us. We’re literally just playing video games all the time.
CQ: I don’t think there is that band or at least that I’m aware with or that we hang out with.
BB: I know Chelsea Grin likes to hang out.
CQ: We hang with [Chelsea Grin] so we’ll go with them.
Who in your band will most likely make the most friends on tour this summer:
CQ: Chris or Briton. I’ll go with Briton, everyone likes Briton. We’ve deemed Briton the nicest guy in our band.
BB: I’ll take it.
Which band will have the gnarliest mosh pits:
BB: Kublai Khan and Harms Way probably.
CQ: Every Time I Die or Chelsea Grin. Chelsea Grin’s set was unbelievable today.
Which band do predict will cut in catering the most:
BB: Who’s sneaky around here? I’m trying to think…
CQ: This is like trying to start beef. We can’t answer that [laughs].
BB: I wouldn’t say cutting, but if Andy [Williams of Every Time I Die] walked in I would like part the sea for him like “I’m not getting in this guy’s way.”
The breakout band of Warped Tour will be:
CQ: I really like Dayseeker. I’m glad they got on the White Lightning stage. They’ve been working hard for years and it’s cool to see them up there.
BB: Agreed. Dayseeker.
Which band is most likely to stay on their bus and play Fortnite all day:
BB: We have it but we don’t have wi-fi. It would have been us.
The hottest city to play this summer will be:
BB: Probably home, somewhere in Flordia.
CQ: No, are you kidding me, dude? Phoenix. It’s like 110.
BB: Yeah, but we have the humidity.
CQ: True. I don’t know. I don’t want to think about it.
BB: We’ll probably sweat the most in Flordia but we’ll be baked like cookies out in Arizona.
CQ: My ginger skin doesn’t stand a chance.
The band you’ll likely watch the most this summer:
BB: Every Time I Die. I really enjoyed Kublai Khan this morning. I like seeing Chelsea Grin with their new singer Tom. He’s really sick. There’s good music on our stage this year.
CQ: I plan on watching Every Time I Die a lot. I really love Movements. I’m going to watch them quite a bit. State Champs. Unearth. Dude, riff city.
Your personal goal for Warped Tour this year:
BB: Get a tan. I don’t want to look like a white piece of chicken anymore.
CQ: Lose a ton of weight [laughs]
