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Kevin Lyman is an American event manager and the founder of the Kevin Lyman Group, formerly 4Fini, Inc. He is best known as the creator and operator of the Vans Warped Tour, a live music festival series that ran from 1995 to 2019 and returned in 2025, drawing roughly 750,000 attendees annually.
Vans Warped Tour was a traveling music festival rooted in punk and skate culture, founded by Kevin Lyman in 1995. It became the longest-running North American festival concert tour, running continuously until 2019 before returning in 2025.
Artists including Eminem, Katy Perry, No Doubt, Echosmith, and Paramore built early followings through Warped Tour before reaching wider audiences.
4Fini, Inc., now called the Kevin Lyman Group, is a talent and brand strategy agency and live event production company based in South Pasadena, California. Founded by Kevin Lyman, it produces festivals, concert tours, and award shows globally, and its agency arm connects youth-oriented brands with young audiences.
Kevin Lyman is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he earned a degree in recreation administration.
Kevin Lyman joined USC Thornton School of Music as an associate professor beginning in the fall semester of 2018.