Cruces Warped Tour

News from the tour

• Big crowd to see Pennywise
• Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes hurt his leg during yesterday's Warped Tour; Eric Roberts of Gym Class Heroes may have had some adult beverages today
• Reel Big Fish says some bands do yoga in the mornings to stay fresh
(from Megan Lakin)

The Truth

(photo by Mariwyn Light)

Girls dance outside of the Truth anti-smoking trailer.

Clear skies

From weather.com: No rain clouds in sight, winds have calmed down to 7 mph (with gusts up to 17 mph) and the temperature is 99 degrees at 4 p.m. Megan Lakin reports at least one girl was treated for heat stroke earlier in the day.

This blows

According to weather.com, at 3 p.m. in Las Cruces, winds are starting to pick up, now at 19 mph and gusting to 30 mph. The temperature is remaining constant at 98 degrees (don't worry, the band of the same name is not performing at Warped Tour).

Angels & Airwaves

(photo by Megan Lakin)

Angels & Airwaves member Tom Delonge (formerly of Blink 182) holds a chat session with fans backstage.

Cobra Star

(photo by Angela Simental)

One of the members of Cobra Starship hangs out at the merch tent to sign autographs for friends.

Hanging out at the hip-hop tent

Keeping cool

(photo by Megan Lakin)

"It's really hot right now" - Megan Lakin

It's for a good cause …

Clothing vendors at Warped Tour are supporting a number of causes — breast cancer research, suicide prevention, AIDS, etc. — Megan Lakin

Every Time I Die

Performing on the main stage.

Katy Perry rocks

(photo by Ruben Ramirez)

Katy Perry, ready to throw a ball into the crowd, above, made waves with her song, "I Kissed a Girl," and performed on the Hurley.com stage at Warped Tour and "put on a killer show." - Jessica Rodrigo

The Bronx

Here's a short cell-phone video of The Bronx performing on the main stage.

Heating up

(photo by Angela Simental)

According to the weather.com, the temperature in Las Cruces at 12:50 p.m. is 97 degrees with a 13-mph breeze. Here's the report from the Warped Tour grounds:

"I'm melting — it's way too hot" - Angela Simental

"Weather is an important factor. The breeze is great" — Jessica Rodrigo

Halfpipe heaven