On the road // Kindness is common
We’ve been keeping tabs on our Warped Tour Roadies, Nathan and Catherine, 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. This week, Catherine reflects on some of the random acts of kindness she’s seen on tour. And from what we can […]
Photo blog // A day in the life of a Warped Tour Roadie
Nathan Garcia is pretty awesome. He’s worked with Invisible Children for almost a year and now he’s traveling around the country on Warped Tour spreading the word about Invisible Children with his equally awesome teammate, Catherine. Oh, and we hear he’s pretty decent at handstands, too. He gave us a look at a day in his life, […]
A long way home // Reflections from a Warped Tour Roadie
Our Vans Warped Tour Roadies are living on a tour bus for about 10 weeks, traveling the country to spread the word about our mission. They get to join more than 120 incredible bands and 18 nonprofit organizations on the road: they’ll hit 42 cities by the end of the summer. Nathan Garcia is one of our […]
On the road // Interns volunteer at Warped Tour
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, […]
Monday Mini Mixtape: juneONE
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 […]
On the road // Stories from a Warped Tour volunteer
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 […]
On the road again // Vans Warped Tour
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 […]
Invisible Children Music takes on Warped: an introduction
Five cities, eleven days, thousands of miles. It’s safe to say being on Warped Tour has cured any signs of the travel bug. To put it simply, it’s hard to imagine what my life will be like after this seven-week tour. One thing is certain – I may be addicted to life on the road. For the […]
Top 3 reasons you should volunteer with us on Warped Tour
Warped Tour officially starts this Saturday, June 15. Tomorrow, Invisible Children Music is hitting the road to our first stop in Seattle, Washington. The beginning of the two-month tour, we’ll be traveling to 6 cities on the west coast before the festival takes on the rest of the country. Working alongside fellow roadie Stesha Durante, […]
The road to Warped Tour – intern to roadie
It feels like it’s been months, but just three weeks ago I was working as an intern in IC’s Comm Dept, throwing out ideas and strategizing for whatever grand idea they had up their sleeve. For the past 10 months or so, I worked as the social media intern and immersed myself in communication strategy and […]