Blog Updates and inspiration

We’ve been keeping tabs on our Warped Tour Roadies as they travel across the country and spread the word about Invisible Children. They’ve met some incredible bands and Invisible Children supporters, and we love hearing their stories. Last week, the tour stopped near San Diego, so a few of our interns drove over to volunteer at their tent. Emily Jaumillot, […]

What do Sean Parker, The Summer Set and Switchfoot have in common? They are all incredible culture makers in the music world – and they’re also stepping up as leaders for social justice as part of our Musician Coalition. We need your help to get your favorite artists onboard with our latest project, because we believe […]

Welcome to “Bands We’re Watching at Warped: Catherine Edition.” Alright guys, we’re now a week and a half in to the Warped Tour Roadie grind. Although Nathan and I are having the time of our life sharing the story of Invisible Children with the Warped Tour community, we are quickly noticing there is less time […]

Although we are not on the road with our Warped Tour Roadies, Nathan and Catherine, we still try to keep up to date on all things Warped Tour— including the crazy stuff that happens. For the next few weeks, we will be bringing you the latest highlights from our Warped Tour tent. Chris Szabo is no […]

121 artists. 42 cities. 2 roadies. 1 wild summer ride. Invisible Children will join over 120 artists and 18 nonprofit organizations as we hit the road sharing music, our message, and some serious fun. We’re also excited to be traveling again with Bayside this summer– we’re on their bus for a second year. We asked Nathan […]

Warped Tour kicks on this Friday. It’s celebrating its 20th anniversary, and we’re stoked to be along for the ride for the 9th year running. Here are 3 reasons we can’t wait for tour to kick off. 1. Because we get to meet you face-to-face. We live and breath for the chance to meet and talk to […]

Happy Monday! Time for a lil mixtape. Each track here has it’s own specific quality that’ll make you take notice. Obviously there’s a ton of stellar songs being discovered every day, but these particular ones have a “special something”, making them stand out in a string of songs. In that case, when they’re put in […]

For the first Monday Mixtape of April I present you with some exciting discoveries. All these tracks are unique in their own way– though they all have a bit of dreaminess to them. So glide into the fresh week, and the fresh month, with some fresh tunes. 01. SIREN – I Think I Like You :: If […]

Here it is people: the fifth and last mixtape for March. So as we march into April (see what I did there?) here’s some new music to close out one month and kick off the next. Hopefully, wherever you are, the warm weather is starting to come in and all you want to do is jam out […]

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Vans Warped Tour: a music festival that will take place in over 40 cities across the U.S. where crowds of activists, punks, musicians and angst-filled youth will spill into amphitheaters and onto blacktop parking lots. This is a festival of sound and spirit, a melting pot for rebels and culture […]