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Riot Fest 2019 First Wave Lineup

05.29.19

This morning, Riot Fest announced their first wave lineup. This year also marks the 15^th anniversary of the event. Blink-182, Slayer, a reunited Bikini Kill, The Raconteurs, Rise Against, The Flaming Lips, and Jawbreaker are among the headliners that have been revealed thus far. The festival, which takes place Sept. 13 – 15 in Douglas Park, will also include Ween, Patti Smith, Rancid, Violent Femmes, Descendents, The B-52’s, Avail, Against Me!, Hot Snakes, Less Than Jake, Cursive, and many others. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Additional bands will be announced in the coming weeks.

Full Album Performances by:
Against Me! – Reinventing Axl Rose + Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Avail – Over The James
Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
Dashboard Confessional – The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot
Glassjaw – Worship and Tribute
The Selecter – Too Much Pressure
Senses Fail – From the Depths of Dreams + Let It Enfold You
Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your Friends + Louder Now
Ween – The Mollusk

Tagged: Against Me!, Avail, B-52s, Bikini Kill, Blink-182, Bloc Party, Bob Mould, Chicago, Dave Hause, Guided By Voices, Jawbreaker, Kali Masi, Lucero, Music Festival, Patti Smith, Rancid, Riot Fest, Rise Against, Sincere Engineer, Slayer, Taking Back Sunday, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Flaming Lips, Ween

Riot Fest, 2015

10.14.15

: Against Me! at Riot Fest by Katie Hovland

: Against Me! at Riot Fest by Katie Hovland

: Photo by Katie Hovland

: Photo by Katie Hovland

For its inaugural year in Douglas Park, Riot Fest continued to grow and expand, while still retaining its formula of legacy acts mixed with eclectic and emerging artists. Despite the change of location, Riot Fest felt right at home in its new digs, taking advantage of an open layout that made for easy navigation from one stage to another. There was a little rain and a fair amount of mud, but those that weren’t deterred by the elements were treated to a surplus of memorable sets from a genuinely diverse collection of bands. We recapped some of our favorite moments and observations from what was an eventful, action-packed weekend. Written by Jamie Ludwig, (JL) and Bill Denker, (BD). Photos by Katie Hovland.