Tim Armstrong and Rob Aston formed Transplants with drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182. They released their self-titled debut album on October 22, 2002.
Vans Warped Tour made its first stop in Salt Lake City in 1995 at The Saltair and has grown steadily since then.
Ten years ago, more than 20 bands rocked the valley, when Vans Warped Tour 2005 landed at the Utah State Fairpark. Some of the bands included in the lineup were Fall Out Boy, The Offspring and MxPx.
This week at SLUG magazine, we dug through our box of memories and found 35mm photos of The Transplants playing at Vans Warped Tour 2005 at Utah State Fairpark, with some photos of young local skaters like Mike Plumb AKA Lizard King, Christian Sereika, Levi Faust and Mark White.
– Marina Quevedo
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