Riot Fest Chicago
Riot Fest Chicago day 2 pics: Billy Idol, The Damned, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Dead Milkmen, Babes In Toyland, more
Some of the best action of the day went down on the smallest stages. I can’t begrudge anyone for focusing on the big names, but I wish more folks had turned up for the ripping sets from younger acts such as Meat Wave and Joyce Manor (the latter of whom had a sizable crowd anyway)…
Riot Fest Chicago day 1 pics: Motorhead, Faith No More, Thrice, Anthrax & more
Having cut short or cancelled a number of recent live dates, it was anyone’s guess how Friday’s set would go. But over the course of an hour, Lemmy once again defied age and staked Motörhead’s claim as one of the most unique bands in the history of metal, the result of their still potent mix of punk and heavy metal…
Riot Fest Chicago 2015 adds System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie & more to lineup
Following the Riot Fest Toronto lineup additions, the 2015 Riot Fest Chicago lineup has now been expanded. Additions include System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie and Chef’S…
The Prodigy, System of a Down, 88 Fingers Louie, and more added to Riot Fest Chicago 2015 lineup
The Prodigy, System of a Down, 88 Fingers Lougie and Chef’Special were added to Riot Fest Chicago 2015. Full lineup HERE.
The fest happens September 11-13 in Dou…
Riot Fest Chicago 2015: Faith No More, Billy Idol, Lifetime, Hum, Desaparecidos, Civ, Ice Cube, Merle Haggard & more
UPDATE: More artists added.
First Toronto, then Denver, now the Riot Fest Chicago 2015 lineup is announced. It includes Faith No More, Iggy Pop, Snoop Dogg (performing Doggystyle), Modest Mouse, No Doubt, Rancid (pe…
Riot Fest announces 2015 dates (Chicago, Toronto & Denver)
Chicago has been announced for a while, but now we know for sure that Riot Fest will be back in Denver and Toronto this year too. Stay tuned for more info and lineup announcements…
Riot Fest Chicago 2015 dates & ticket presale
Riot Fest 2014 (more by James Richards IV)
Riot Fest Chicago wrapped up another great year this past September and now dates and ticket info have been revealed for 2015…
Riot Fest Chicago day 3 in pics (Weezer, Primus, Patti Smith, Mineral, Superchunk, Bouncing Souls, Hold Steady, more)
& Milos Markicevic
Riot Fest Chicago wrapped up this past Sunday (9/14) with sets from The Cure, Weezer (playing Blue Album), Primus, Social Distortion, Cheap Trick (playing Heaven Tonight), Patti Smith, Mudhoney, Hot Snakes, Mineral, Lucero, Naked Raygun (playing Throb Throb), La Dispute, Superchunk, The Hold Steady, Kurt Vile, Bouncing Souls, The Front Bottoms, The Menzingers and many more…
Riot Fest Chicago Sunday pics: Kurt Vile, Cheap Trick, Front Bottoms, La Dispute, Weezer, Mineral, Primus, more
Riot Fest Chicago came to a close in Humboldt Park on Sunday (9/14) with The Cure, Weezer (playing Blue Album), Primus, Social Distortion, Cheap Trick (playing Heaven Tonight), Patti Smith, Mudhoney, Hot Snakes, Mineral, Lucero, Naked Raygun (playing Throb Throb), La Dispute, Superchunk, The Hold Steady, Kurt Vile, Bouncing Souls, The Front Bottoms, The Menzingers and many more…
Riot Fest Chicago day 2 in pics (The National, Flaming Lips, Afghan Whigs, Television, Buzzcocks, Samiam, more)
& Milos Markicevic
Riot Fest Chicago kicked off this past Friday (9/12) in Humboldt Park and continued the following day with Samhain (playing Initium) (video below), The National, The Flaming Lips, Descendents (playing Milo Goes to College), The Get Up Kids (playing Something to Write Home About), The Afghan Whigs, Television, Buzzcocks, Samiam, Wavves and many more…
