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Vans Warped Tour 2001, featuring Pennywise, Less Than Jake, The Bouncing Souls, The Vandals, A.F.I., H2O, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Sum 41, Kool Keith, Morgan Heritage, The Ataris, Rancid, and 311 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, FL on July 27, 2001. Event review by Phillip Haire. Photos by Jen Lato.