🎸 Bionic Buzz® covered Vans Warped Tour 2026 at the RFK Festival Grounds in Washington, D.C.!
Backstage, we caught up with Set Your Goals as they reflected on playing Vans Warped Tour during the early years of their career and what it means to return to the legendary festival years later.
In our interview, we discuss:
🤘 What it feels like to be back on the Vans Warped Tour stage and reconnect with longtime fans.
🔥 What it was like collaborating with Hayley Williams of Paramore on “The Few That Remain” and how that collaboration came together.
🚗 The making of the “Certain” music video, including whose idea it was to recreate the iconic Enchantment Under the Sea dance from Back to the Future and where they found the DeLorean.
🎬 Their love of ’80s pop culture and the inspiration behind the fan-favorite song “Goonies Never Say Die!”—plus whether the band members are as big of The Goonies fans as the title suggests.
🚀 What’s next for Set Your Goals, including future plans and what fans can look forward to.
About Set Your Goals
Formed in California in 2004, Set Your Goals became one of the defining bands of the modern pop-punk and melodic hardcore scene. Known for their energetic live shows, dual-vocal attack, and positive, uplifting lyrics, the band gained a dedicated following with acclaimed albums including Mutiny!, This Will Be the Death of Us, and Burning at Both Ends. Their blend of melodic hooks, hardcore energy, and heartfelt songwriting helped make them a staple of the Vans Warped Tour throughout the 2000s and continues to inspire a new generation of fans.
🎥 Interview by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz®.