Ep. 98: Kevin Lyman Interview | How He Built the Vans Warped Tour and Advice to the Next Generation

Touring

May 24

Kevin Lyman is best known for starting the Vans Warped Tour. He’s a huge inspiration of mine, and has taught me so many valuable lessons about touring and the music industry. For that reason, this was a very special one!

In this episode we talk about his new podcast, My Warped Life where he shares incredible stories about the Warped Tour with his co-host Tony Arratia. We talk about how he built the Warped Tour and the moment he knew it was something special, we also talk about why the tour ended and his advice to the next generation in music.

I genuinely hope this episode helps and inspires anyone listening. If it does, please share it with a friend who would also get something out of it.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - The My Warped Life Podcast

8:00 - Andrew’s personal experiences on Warped Tour

11:15 - Kevin’s early days and where he gets his work ethic from

14:55 - How hard work paid off on Warped Tour

19:30 - What made you start the Warped Tour and what were the early days like?

23:00 - What will happen after Warped Tour, and the future of the scene

27:00 - Why Warped Tour ended

29:30 - The next chapter of Kevin’s life and the legacy he’s left

30:25 - Looking back what are you most proud of? Do you have a moment where you realized just how special and huge the tour was?