The Summerland Tour is an annual touring

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, founded by Art Alexakis of Everclear and mainly featuring bands that began in the 1990s

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era.

Summerland 2012

Summerland Tour made its debut in 2012 featuring Everclear,

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, Lit, Marcy Playground and

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. It was named in "The Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012" by ''

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''. The tour was created by Everclear's Art Alexakis and Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath.

Summerland 2013

The 2013 lineup was announced in March 2013 and featured Everclear,

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. The 2013 edition was billed as "Summerland 2013: Alternative Guitars," kicked off in May 2013 and hit more than 30 U.S. cities.

Summerland 2014

The 2014 lineup leaked in February 2014. It consisted of Everclear,

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and Spacehog.

Summerland 2015

The 2015 edition was billed as Summerland 2015: Alternative Guitars II featured Everclear,

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, American Hi-Fi and Toadies. It kicked off June 11, 2015 and consisted of concerts in more than 40 cities.

Summerland 2016

The 2016 edition features

, Everclear, Lit and

. It was the first iteration of Summerland in which Everclear did not headline.

Summerland 2018

The 2018 edition features Everclear, Marcy Playground, and Local H.

Summerland 2021

In May 2021 the latest edition of Summerland was announced; the 2021 tour is the first since 2018, and features Everclear,

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and

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