Paramore acknowledge the part the Vans Warped Tour had in success

THE LATEST issue of trade magazine Billboard has an in depth analyses of how the Vans Warped Tour of the US provided the ultimate platform in launching the career of pop punk band Paramore. Paramore played the Warped Tour for four consecutive years, graduating to a full tour mainstage run in 2007. Said Paramore's manager Mark Mercado, "Warped really not only gave us an opportunity to get in front of the right people, but I think that when you're able to go on the Warped Tour for two months straight, you have no choice but to become an amazing band, as long as all the other things connect."