Warped Tour

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    Kevin Lyman remembers Katy Perry, Eminem and other surprising artists who played the Warped Tour

    The Warped Tour — which ends this Sunday, Aug. 5, after a 23-year run — always presented fans of pop-punk, punk, emo, and hardcore with an annual showcase of the best and brightest acts in the industry. But Warped founder Kevin Lyman wasn’t content to simply hold down the fort for perennials like Pennywise, Dropkick Murphys, NOFX, and Bad Religion. Over the years, the tour was also a proving ground for fresh faces in hip-hop, including Eminem, D12, and the Black Eyed Peas (before Fergie joined),