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The vans used by bands to get out of town - Photos from the band members themselves.
From Jeff Lamm “1987 Half Life from Pittsburgh, the plywood compartment for gear left a little sleeping area above. We went to CA and back with 6 guys packed in it. Always left a person sleeping with the gear, that sucked. From left to right: Mike LaVella, Damon Che’ (above) , Vince Curtis and Me.”
September 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From @parallelstatesband “The van is the bass player’s van and he converted it into a camper, he’s a legend at woodwork and turning vans into campers.

We were outside a practice studio in Nottingham UK 🇬🇧 and needed new pictures.

We are a punk band with a 90s style and sound.”
#parallelstatesband
April 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
From @dannywleo “In the Zone Sara G | Desert South West | The Holy Childhood | 2000 | pic by Peter Nye Kerlin — with Anawim Avila, @jayseadub and Peter Nye Kerlin”.
#bandvans #punkbandvans #theholychildhood
February 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
From @halfglassofrum “Meet our van “The Michael”. Viking Viking Viking on tour summer 2012. A Walmart somewhere in Pennsylvania. When it’s too hot in the van to sleep. He lasted us a few runs until he could run no more. He was burned ceremoniously for our local fire department to train on.”
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
From @lbcjeff “Me and my old 1975 Econoline 350. I hauled a lot of gear in it during the mid-late 90’s. I miss that ol’ van.”
#fordeconoline
February 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
From @pausantesmasses “The Aina van. Pretty sure it’s me at the wheel but I can’t tell who else is in it. Late 90s.”
#aina
February 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
From @bix1973 “Goofing around in Chicago on Braid’s No Coast tour, July 2014. — with @chrisbroach “
@braidofficial
#braid
February 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
From @kim.coletta “Jawbox van action”.
@jawboxofficial
@dischordrecords
#bandvans #punkbandvans #jawbox #dischord
February 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
From @maxwedge1
Probably a found photo?
#bandvans #punkbandvans #thehighspirits
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
From @_straight_edge_punk “Pillsbury Hardcore, July 1987 at my grandparents house in Plainfield Illinois on a stop for our Chicago show the guy on the far left his name is Tommy he was our friend from our youth and we stopped in for a sandwich and some time with the grandparents or whatever.”
February 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
From @mrjameswall “The original Wind of Change , Fuse, and K454 Van before it’s fire.”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #windofchange #fuse #kerosene454
February 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From @lowercase_band “Lowercase’s 1977 Dodge Tradesmen 100”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #lowercase
February 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
From @_straight_edge_punk “Loading the van for the HEAVY PHUCKIN TOUR July 1987.
#pillsburyhardcore - photo credit👉 #jasonwatson #pornovalleyhardcore @iron_mtn @ericwood809
#bandvans #punkbandvans
February 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
From @mrjameswall “This Van has some legs... the second K454 Van. Bought and prepped in AZ by Mike Wall, Denno, myself.”
@twistless
#bandvans #punkbandvans #kerosene454
February 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
From @mrjameswall “The other Fuse ❤️”
What he is referring to is that I was in a “Fuse” too before we became Admiral. We even had t-shirts!
@mrjameswall @godspeedbrokenpress @astoriffic
Photo by M. Waters 1990?
#bandvans #punkbandvans #fuse
February 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
From @cennamowoodwinds “No van in this photo, but we are using maps.
It is remarkable how powerful the nostalgia is for the time before Google maps.
This is me and John Wall planning a route in England.
Can't remember the club this was at, but it was 1999 The Boom tour. We opened for Fugazi.”
February 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
From @byrotron2 “Boys Life and Giants Chair 1995.”
@boyslifemusic @giantschair
#boyslife #giantschair #kansascity #1995
February 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
From @mikemagarelli “Does this count?
Sunshine State circa 2014. Weekend Warriors.”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #sunshinestate
February 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
From @bigjoe_aka_josegrande “The Hellworms outside of whatever club in whatever German town we opened for them in. 1999 The Boom tour.”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #hellworms
February 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
From Ceylon Mooney “PEZZ and BURY THE LIVING, which shared 4 members, had this van 1997-2006. veterans for peace, voices in the wilderness, the wheels of justice tour, mirror of truth tour used it. it supported the coalition of immokalee workers. i gave it to common ground in NOLA.”
February 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
From @marrrteen “here is my ‘89 econoline (same as Schlong’s!) on a @the.love.songs tour. “
#thelovesongs #1989fordeconoline #tourvehicle
February 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
From @putabulletthruthejukebox “This is a photo from my band give me danger in 2003. No idea where it is but possibly somewhere in the Midwest. This windowless and heatless ford econoline was used by a lot of NJ bands, including purpose, revolution summer, vision (I think), etc.”
#givemedanger
February 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
From @bonesofbrundage ““Schlong’s first van, "Maude" was a 1977 silver Ford Econoline custom 150. We did at least 5 tours in that. Then in 94 we bought a white 1989 Ford Econoline 350.

Big ass blow-out in Louisiana (hexxed by the spirit of Stevie Nicks for savaging her music lol)”

#schlong
January 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
From @thiswasthescene “Here’s one of my band Lanemeyer in Maryland at the start of our second tour back in 1998”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #lanemeyer
January 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
From @kim.coletta “Blizzard at Pearl Street in Northhampton, MA. Green van was borrowed from Soulside - driven to Boston and back on an expired registration. Punk rock!”
@jawboxofficial @soulsidedc
#bandvans #punkbandvans #jawbox #soulside
January 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM