Falling In Reverse are longtime veterans of the ‘Vans Warped Tour‘ and it would appear the multi-platinum alternative metal group, who are fronted by divisive vocalist Ronnie Radke, will be taking part in next year’s return of the festival.
In a post shared on social media today (October 18th,) Radke stated the following in regards to fans of the trek bemoaning his potential inclusion for next year’s return:
“Find it so funny that these people complain if I’m gonna play warped tour when I’m a staple of it. on top of mayhem festival having 23 fucking bands on it and can’t even sell 40% of the venue capacity, and I go do a make up show and do double the amount of tickets on my own. get ready to be upset losers”
The official ‘Vans Warped Tour‘ responded directly to Radke with the following post:
Ronald Radke, our king…you dropped this ??
— Vans Warped Tour (@VansWarpedTour) October 18, 2024
While lineup reveals for the festival’s return have yet to be made, yesterday’s official announcement confirmed the event will be back for three destination festivals next year. Those dates include:
06/14-15 Washington, DC – Festival Grounds at RFK Campus
07/26-27 Long Beach, CA – Shoreline Waterfront
11/15-16 Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium Campus
Radke‘s views on various topics, including gender identity, woke politics, and a string of confrontations with bands and others on social media have seen him emerge as a controversial figure in recent years. The infamy has only seemingly benefited his band however, as they continue to hit new heights.
As for his comments on this month’s return of the ‘Mayhem Fest‘, that festival’s somewhat newly appointed promoter Ash Avildsen took a big gamble on the event, counterprogramming it against the ‘Aftershock‘ festival on the same weekend and lining the bill with younger artists. He spoke of that decision earlier this month.
