From screamo to rock, from punk to post-hardcore — there was a little bit of everything at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, which stopped by Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on July 22, 2010.

The day got started early — 11:15 a.m. — with a set by The Pretty Reckless and ended around 8 p.m.

I caught bits and pieces of about 25 bands on the seven stages that make up the tour — from the insanity of Andrew W.K. and the leaping of Dillinger Escape Plan to the rock of Sum 41 and Dirty Little Rabbits (which features Shawn “Clown” Crahan of Slipknot). There was the celtic punk of Flatfoot 56 and the screaming metal of Iwrestledabearonce.

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Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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