# Warped Tour 1998

Warped Tour 1998 was the 4th edition of the Vans Warped Tour. The 34-date North American tour began on in Phoenix, Arizona, and ended August 9, 1998 in Austin, Texas. Four concerts were held in Canada, with the rest in United States locations. After the North American tour ended, Warped Tour traveled overseas for the first time, with a modified lineup appearing in Europe, Australia and Japan. The previous edition had a European leg.
The tour featured four stages – two main and two side – and included a "World Warped Stage" sponsored by ASCAP/ Ernie Ball that showcased local bands. The band lineups and running orders on the stages differed between dates. The tour headliners included Bad Religion, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Deftones, NOFX, Rancid, Reverend Horton Heat, and The Specials. A 2011 Warped Tour retrospective article in the Dallas Observer deemed the 1998 lineup one of the four best ever Warped Tour lineups in its 17-year history up to that point. Other attractions featured on the tour included skateboarding demonstrations by pros such as Steve Caballero, Neal Hendrix, Andy Macdonald, Mike Frazier, and Jen O'Brien. A tour documentary, Punk Rock Summer Camp, was released on VHS in 1999 and on DVD in 2003.
The July 18 concert in Somerset, Wisconsin at Float Rite Park was merged with the heavy metal festival Ozzfest for the first and only time, resulting in a 12-hour, six-stage, 48-band event called "Ozz Gets Warped" with attendance first reported as 60,000 and later as 39,000.

## Bands

* 22 Jacks
* 311
* All
* Amazing Royal Crowns
* Anthrophobia
* The Aquabats
* Atomic Fireballs
* Bad Religion
* Blink 182
* Cherry Poppin' Daddies
* CIV
* Deftones
* Dropkick Murphys
* Flashlight
* Fu Manchu
* Full on the Mouth
* The Get Up Kids
* Godsmack
* Hatebreed
* Hepcat
* Home Grown
* Hi-Standard
* H$_2$O
* Incubus
* Kid Rock
* Latex Generation
* L.E.S. Stitches
* Mad Caddies
* MxPx
* NOFX
* No Use For A Name
* Pietasters
* Rancid
* Reverend Horton Heat
* Royal Crown Revue
* Save Ferris
* Skavoovie and the Epitones
* The Slackers
* The Smooths
* Snapcase
* The Specials
* Staind
* Strung Out
* Symposium
* Swingin' Utters
* Tilt
* The Urge
* Unsane
* Unwritten Law
* U.S. Bombs
* Voodoo Glowskulls
* The Vandals
* Zebrahead

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Asia-Pacific ||||
| January 9, 1998 | Auckland | New Zealand | Rosebank Domain |
| January 11, 1998 | Gold Coast | Australia | Doug Jennings Park |
| January 14, 1998 | Byron Bay | Australia | Rugby League Club |
| January 15, 1998 | Coffs Harbour | Australia | Coffs Harbour Showground |
| January 17, 1998 | Sydney | Australia | Keirle Park |
| January 18, 1998 | Ulladulla | Australia | Milton Showgrounds |
| January 20, 1998 | Newcastle | Australia | No. 2 Sportsground |
| January 23, 1998 | Adelaide | Australia | Gawler Racecource |
| January 24, 1998 | Melbourne | Australia | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds |
| January 25, 1998 | Geelong | Australia | Geelong Showgrounds |
| January 28, 1998 | Kawasaki | Japan | Club Citta |
| January 29, 1998 | Osaka | Japan | Bayside Jenny |
| January 31, 1998 | Honolulu | United States | Waimanalo Polo Field |
| North America ||||
| June 30, 1998 | Phoenix | United States | Celebrity Theatre |
| July 1, 1998 | Del Mar | United States | Del Mar Fairgrounds |
| July 2, 1998 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows |
| July 4, 1998 | Lake Tahoe | United States | Boreal Ski Area |
| July 5, 1998 | San Francisco | United States | Pier 30/32 |
| July 7, 1998 | Seattle | United States | Kingdome Lot |
| July 8, 1998 | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Coliseum |
| July 9, 1998 | Estacada | United States | Timberbowl |
| July 10, 1998 | Nampa | United States | Idaho Center |
| July 11, 1998 | Salt Lake City | United States | Utah State Fairgrounds |
| July 12, 1998 | Boulder | United States | Franklin Field |
| July 14, 1998 | Tulsa | United States | Mohawk Park |
| July 15, 1998 | Fenton | United States | Buder Park |
| July 16, 1998 | Chicago | United States | United Center Parking Lot |
| July 17, 1998 | Milwaukee | United States | Brewers Stadium Parking Lot |
| July 18, 1998 | Somerset | United States | Float Rite Park Amphitheatre |
| July 19, 1998 | Lawrence | United States | Burcham Park |
| July 21, 1998 | Pittsburgh | United States | IC Light Amphitheatre |
| July 22, 1998 | Pontiac | United States | Phoenix Center |
| July 23, 1998 | Cleveland | United States | Nautica Stage |
| July 24, 1998 | Toronto | Canada | Toronto on the Docks |
| July 25, 1998 | Montreal | Canada | Parc Jean Drapeau |
| July 26, 1998 | Québec City | Canada | Expo Cité |
| July 28, 1998 | Buffalo | United States | La Salle Park |
| July 29, 1998 | Northampton | United States | Three County Fairgrounds |
| July 30, 1998 | Philadelphia | United States | Core States Spectrum |
| July 31, 1998 | Washington, D.C. | United States | RFK Stadium |
| August 1, 1998 | New York | United States | Randall's Island |
| August 2, 1998 | Asbury Park | United States | Stone Pony |
| August 4, 1998 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville State Fairgrounds |
| August 5, 1998 | Pompano Beach | United States | Pompano Beach Amphitheatre |
| August 6, 1998 | Orlando | United States | Central FL Fairgrounds |
| August 8, 1998 | Houston | United States | Astro Arena |
| August 9, 1998 | Austin | United States | South Park Meadows |
| Europe ||||
| August 28, 1998 | Reading | England | Reading Festival |
| August 29, 1998 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop |
| August 30, 1998 | Dronten | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival |
| September 2, 1998 | Hamburg | Germany | Wilhelm Koch Stadium |
| September 4, 1998 | Minden | Germany | Weserufer |
| September 5, 1998 | Strasbourg | France | Festival des Artefacts |
| September 6, 1998 | Hünxe | Germany | Schwarze Heide Airfield |
| September 7, 1998 | Cologne | Germany | Media Park |
| September 9, 1998 | Berlin | Germany | Parkbühne Wuhlheide |
| September 10, 1998 | Vienna | Austria | Libro Music Hall |
| September 11, 1998 | Budapest | Hungary | Euro Park |
| September 12, 1998 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Krizanke |
| September 13, 1998 | Inzell | Germany | Ice Stadium |
| September 15, 1998 | Bologna | Italy | Festa de l'Unità |
| September 16, 1998 | Milan | Italy | Palavobis |
| September 18, 1998 | Barcelona | Spain | Badalona Olympic Pavilion |
| September 19, 1998 | Madrid | Spain | Leganes Bullring |
| September 20, 1998 | Pamplona | Spain | Bullring |