Most any young band would jump at the opportunity to
play a major tour like Warped, a well-established summer package with a
devoted fan base and a history of artists including Bad Religion, No Doubt, Sublime, Blink-182 and Pennywise.
Yet
playing the main stage this year may mean more to Falling In Reverse
frontman Ronnie Radke than anyone can fathom. "My first actual playing
[Warped] was 2006, and 2007 was the whole thing. It was in the midst of
fighting a case of going to prison, so I [was] flying back to court and
back to Warped tour to play. I ended up going to prison anyway," Radke
tells Rolling Stone.The former frontman of Escape the Fate, Radke spent two and a half years in prison. While living in Las Vegas he was present during an altercation in May of 2006 that ultimately led to the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Cook. While Radke didn't fire the gun, he was indicted on battery charges, sentenced to five years probation and sent to jail in 2008 for missing an appointment with his parole officer, a probation violation.
Between his court case, drugs and other issues, Radke admits he was a troublemaker during his early stints on Warped with Escape the Fate. But he was welcomed back last year by Warped founder and promoter Kevin Lyman, who let Radke know that was in the past. "He walked right up to me and he said, 'Congratulations on your first Warped tour,'" Radke recalls. "I said, 'Huh? What do you mean? I've done it before.' 'No, congratulations on your first Warped tour.'" In other words, here's your second chance.
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