Katy Perry was one of a dozen acts appearing as part of the Vans Warped Tour’s 15th anniversary celebration, which gathered several trek veterans, including NOFX, Bad Religion, Rise Against, All-American Rejects and Underoath, along with newcomers 3OH!3, Aggrolites and two all-star bands created just for the occasion (read: thrown together) for a one-off show and a one-time event hitting 460 movie theaters on September 17th.
The All-American Rejects offered hits like “Swing Swing” and “Move Along,” Rise Against pummeled through fan favorites “The Good Left Undone” and “Savior” and Bad Religion (with Brett Gurewitz) kicked out “Do What You Want” and “Fuck Armageddon.” Making a rare stage appearance was Ice T with Body Count, now consisting of entirely new members, and later with Pennywise, which recently parted ways with its singer Jim Lindbergh, and recruited NOFX’s Fat Mike, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath and Bad Religion’s Jay Bentley and Brooks Wackerman for a show-stopping finale of “Bro Hymn.”
