PK Sound & Logic Systems Power Vans Warped Tour's 2026 Return

PK Sound's Trinity Black robotic line source systems anchored the main stages of the Vans Warped Tour's 2026 editions in Washington, D.C. and Long Beach, CA, delivering high-impact audio for dozens of acts including Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Third Eye Blind, The Used, Thrice, and Underoath.

Following the tour's celebrated 2025 revival – where PK systems from Logic Systems covered the Beatbox and Ghost stages in Orlando – the St. Louis-based PK Alliance partner returned in 2026 with an expanded assignment: the side-by-side main VANS and Off the Wall stages.

In D.C. (June 14–15), four Trinity Black robotic hangs precisely optimized coverage across the two adjacent stages, ensuring a clean stereo image for the widest possible section of the crowd. In Long Beach (July 25–26), the systems were mechanically tailored to focus sound tightly on the audience area while steering energy away from the convention centre to house left and the side stages to house right.

That degree of control is only possible with PK's patented Multi-Axis Robotics, which allow engineers to remotely adjust both vertical and horizontal coverage of every module in real time – a decisive advantage on multi-stage sites where stage-to-stage bleed can compromise the experience.

The revival also came back at full sprint. Warped's 2026 format ran the main stages through two days and thirty-two bands, with changeovers measured in minutes – punk-rock scheduling against broadcast expectations. Robotic coverage held every set, from pop-punk to hardcore, locked on the crowd from the first band of the day to the last.

“Drum transients wrap around you almost like they're giving you a big hug.”

— Boys Like Girls, front of house

The Long Beach weekend also reached a global audience, with Amazon Music and Prime Video streaming sets throughout – putting PK's robotic systems on screens and stereos worldwide.

The 2026 editions build on a partnership documented in FRONT of HOUSE Magazine's coverage of the tour's 2025 return, where Logic Systems' team praised the clarity, precision, and efficiency of the robotic deployment.