- Get ready to gawk
Riot Fest turns ten this year and it returns to Humboldt Park in September with a pretty fantastic lineup: the Cure, Jane’s Addiction, Slayer, Weezer, Wu-Tang Clan, the Offspring, and Patti Smith are just some of the big names that are at the top of the bill, but those are hardly the only names worth mentioning. It’s honestly difficult to focus on a single portion of the list, which is jammed with reunited acts (Hot Snakes, Mineral), beloved old-school groups (Buzzcocks), indie crossovers (Tegan and Sara, Metric), perennial picks (Andrew W.K., Descendents), and a cornucopia of fourth-wave emo bands (Hotelier, Modern Baseball).
The CureJane’s AddictionThe NationalRise AgainstWeezerThe Flaming LipsSocial DistortionSlayerThe OffspringWu-Tang ClanDescendentsTegan and SaraMetricSamhainCheap TrickPussy Riot (Nadya Tolokonnikova & Masha Alekhina)Patti SmithTaking Back Sunday Die AntwoordCity and ColourPaul WellerThe UsedBring Me the HorizonNOFXDropkick MurphysGogol Bordello Of Mice & MenMastodonThe Afghan WhigsNaked RaygunCock Sparrer Dashboard ConfessionalSuperchunkBilly BraggBlue MeaniesLuceroNew Found Glory Saosin with Anthony Green Mighty Mighty BosstonesMurder City DevilsMudhoneyFailure Hot SnakesDandy WarholsThurston Moore Circa Survive Get Up Kids Motion City Soundtrack Me First & the Gimme Gimmes Streetlight Manifesto ClutchGwarBuzzcocksAndrew W.K. Bouncing SoulsStiff Little Fingers Face to FaceKurt Vile & the Violators Marky Ramone with the Bouncing SoulsWavves Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsWe Came As RomansSenses FailThe Orwells ALL MineralTitle FightLa DisputeRX BanditsSamiam 7 Seconds Anti-FlagThe Menzingers The Front BottomsSilverstein Emarosa Citizen The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Bad Suns Pizza Underground HotelierNostalghia In the Valley BelowRadkey Pianos Become the Teeth Modern BaseballI Am the AvalancheSkaters Laura Stevenson Cerebral Ballzy Red City Radio PupDadsShowYouSuck Unlikely Candidates Jessica Hernandez & the DeltasMy Gold Mask The Bots Broncho The American SceneBaby Baby Restorations Wounds Plague Vendor Team Spirit SomosRose’s Pawn Shop Chumped Archie Powell & the Exports Ex Friends
