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Marquee Memories: Kevin Lyman, Founder of Vans Warped Tour

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Kevin Lyman is an entrepreneur and educator best known as the founder and longtime producer of the Vans Warped Tour, one of the longest-running music festivals in North America.

After college, Lyman worked as a stage manager at venues like Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach. Then in the early '90s became a stage manager for the original Lollapalooza tour. He also was a production manager for Goldenvoice for a while.

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