Riot Fest is a multi-day music festival held annually in Chicago. Riot Fest specializes in rock, punk, alternative rock, and hip hop. Riot Fest is known for booking reunions, guest performances, and full album performances. The 2018 edition takes place September 14th-16th at Douglas Park.
Headliners
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Festival lineup
- Adolescents
- Alkaline Trio
- Andrew W.K.
- Archie Powell & the Exports
- Arkells
- Atmosphere
- Bad Religion
- Badflower
- Beach Rats
- Beck
- Bleachers
- Blondie
- Bouncing Souls
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Bully
- Calpurnia
- Cat Power
- Clutch
- Cobra Skulls
- Cypress Hill
- Digable Planets
- Dropkick Murphys
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters
- FEAR
- Face to Face
- Father John Misty
- Flogging Molly
- Flor
- GWAR
- Gary Numan
- HEALTH
- Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers
- Hot Snakes
- Incubus
- Interpol
- JD McPherson
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Johnny Marr
- Julian Casablancas & The Voidz
- Just Friends
- K.flay
- Kevin Devine
- Killing Joke
- Lagwagon
- Liz Phair
- Mannequin Pussy
- Matt and Kim
- Moose Blood
- Piebald
- Pussy Riot
- Reignwolf
- Run the Jewels
- SWMRS
- Speedy Ortiz
- Street Dogs
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Sum 41
- Superchunk
- Taking Back Sunday
- The Aquabats
- The Dangerous Summer
- The Dillinger Four
- The Districts
- The Exploited
- The Fever 333
- The Front Bottoms
- The Jesus Lizard
- The Wonder Years
- Twin Peaks
- Typesetter
- Underoath
- Weezer
- Wolfmother
- Young the Giant
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