For more than 20 years, the Vans Warped Tour has traveled around the country showcasing cutting-edge (and genre-influential) punk, rock and hardcore acts. As the youth culture-oriented fest makes one last lap around the country, we highlight three must-see bands performing in Vegas.

The Maine

The Arizona-based pop-rock outfit has carved out an enduring career by being fiercely DIY about every aspect of their music. The band books unique, fan-focused tours, and self-releases music via its own label, 8123—including 2017’s stellar Lovely Little Lonely, a ’90s-influenced collection of well-honed hooks and songwriting.

Tonight Alive

The Australian band specializes in thoughtful pop-punk with an emphasis on buoyant melodies. Its secret weapon, however, is booming vocalist Jenna McDougall, an introspective lyricist who has been open about everything from personal insecurity to having an eating disorder. Crank up “Temple,” a simmering rock song about navigating bodily revolt.

Sharptooth

As its name implies, the Baltimore melodic hardcore band unleashes bludgeoning riffs with incisive lyrics—as evidenced by the spring-loaded “Clever Girl,” an empowering feminist anthem on which vocalist Lauren Kashan rails against mansplainers and dudes who don’t get that women need “allies” and not “white knights.”