Ellen Kirtner, Amber Wade | Black Squirrel Radio Music

Flint, Michigan natives The Swellers have been tearing up the Ernie Ball stage on the Vans Warped Tour this summer. It's all come full circle for the pop punk band, after having played the stage in 2003 in Detroit after winning a battle of the bands, to today as one of the headliners on the stage. We got a chance to chat with vocalist Nick Diener about the tour and the future plans of the band. If you miss your chance to see them on the Warped Tour, you can check them out on tour with Fireworks, Man Overboard and Transit this fall. For more information on the band and their latest release, Ups and Downsizing released by Fueled By Ramen, go to www.theswellers.com.

Click after the jump to hear our conversation with Nick, and to check out some photos of the show.