Warped Tour Washington DC is coming up on June 14-15 and the lineup is utterly stacked. From iconic alternative veterans such as Bowling For Soup, The Maine, and Boys Like Girls to rising stars such as Rain City Drive and Oxymorrons, there are endless acts to catch during the festival.
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With so many thrilling acts in one space, we are bound to catch some super cool live collaborations. I mean, do you remember when Travie McCoy joined Fall Out Boy on 2024’s When We Were Young Fest? We are likely going to see some instantly iconic collabs onstage. Here are just a few crossovers we have high hopes for on this 2025 Warped Tour in Washington DC.
Simple Plan, We The Kings & State Champs — “Where I Belong”
Simple Plan is, obviously, a must-see Warped Tour act in DC. And our fingers are crossed that we get to hear some of their most iconic collabs, including their 2019 hit with State Champs and We The Kings, “Where I Belong.” Just imagine the stage lighting up with Pierre Bouvier, Derek DiScanio, and Travis Clark joining forces. It couldn’t get much cooler than that.
MOD SUN & MGK — “Stay Away”
Mod Sun has a range of collabs, including many with his best friend and frequent collaborator MGK. In 2020, the duo launched the rock version of “Stay Away” with Goody Grace, as well as the acoustic version shown above. As one of Mod Sun’s most-streamed tracks, we are almost certain we could see an onstage collab from these guys.
Simple Plan & Avril Lavigne — “Addicted”
Simple Plan is the band we are most eyeing for at least one collab. If they don’t cross paths with State Champs and We The Kings, Bouvier may bring up Avril Lavigne as a featured vocalist to sing “Addicted.” On her recent Greatest Hits tour, she invited the group onstage during her set to sing the beloved pop-punk track.
Lil Lotus & Sophie Powers — “When Life Gives You Lemons”
Rising stars Lil Lotus and Sophie Powers are at the forefront of hyperpop-infused alternative music. So, of course, we will be at the barricade to catch both of their sets anyway. Though, we would never be upset to see this “When Life Gives You Lemons” crossover in real life.
Magnolia Park & Honey Revenge — “Unholy Heart”
idobi Radio Summer School alums Magnolia Park and Honey Revenge played “Unholy Heart” together on several dates of the tour, and we hope that didn’t mark the last time we’d see Joshua Roberts and Devin Papadol sing together. This song is a true-to-form banger, and we are so hopeful to see it on these DC dates.
The Wonder Years & Sweet Pill — “There, There”
Sweet Pill and The Wonder Years are both well-respected Hopeless Records artists. In fact, on the recently-released Hopelessly Devoted To You compilation album, Sweet Pill covered “There, There” from 2013’s The Greatest Generation.
Dan Campbell loved it, sharing, “Sweet Pill are everything that’s right with music—innovative, DIY as fuck, passionate, and totally unafraid (I mean, to choose to write a new verse for a cover song takes guts). They took a song that’s very dear to us and made it sound amazing all over again in a new way.” Hopefully, we get to see Sweet Pill and The Wonder Years together on the major fest, whether it’s with this song or another. And certainly, Campbell is no stranger to collabing with younger artists on stage, such as in the case of Daisy Grenade on Sad Summer Fest.
