DOUGLAS PARK:
Riot Fest announces an unbelievable 2023 line-up, featuring headliners Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, and Queens of the Stone Age. This stellar array of top-billed talent will be rounded out by Turnstile, The Mars Volta, Mr. Bungle, Tegan and Sara, 100 Gecs, The Gaslight Anthem, Death Grips, AFI and dozens of other fan favorites (full list below).
Founded in 2005, Riot Fest has presented nearly 20 years of incredible musical performances, exclusive reunions, and more—including freak shows, Lucha Libre, panel discussions and late-night shows, creating unique annual weekend experiences in one of the world’s greatest cities. For 2023, along with the return of carnival rides and last year’s hugely popular wedding chapel, Logan Arcade will be on hand with free vintage arcade games, hosted by Riot Pop!!.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 16th at 10am CDT, link here.
Riot Fest takes place in Douglass Park, a scenic, historic park easily accessible on Chicago train and bus lines. In addition to Riot Fest’s music, rides and other attractions, Douglass Park is surrounded by diverse neighborhoods rich in culture, excellent food and drink options and more.
LINE-UP:
Friday 9/15: Foo Fighters, Turnstile
Saturday 9/16: The Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age
Sunday 9/17: The Cure, The Mars Volta
The Rest:
070 Shake 100 Gecs AFI Ani DiFranco Balance and Composure Bayside Bearings Black Angels Bowling for Soup Braid Caroline Rose Cassyette CK Vassi Code Orange Corey Feldman Cults Death Grips Drain Earth Crisis Empire State Bastard Enola Gay Enter Shikari Eshu Tune / Hannibal Buress Fade ‘Em All Fake Names FEA Finch Fleshwater Flogging Molly Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Free Throw Godspeed You! Black Emperor Gorilla Biscuits H2O Hawthorne Heights Head Automatica High Vis Hotline TNT Insane Clown Posse Jehnny Beth Just Friends Just Mustard Kim Gordon LS Dunes Microwave Mr. Bungle Nothing nothing,nowhere. Olivia Jean Origami Angel Parliament Funkadelic ft. George Clinton Pennywise Pinkshift Plosivs Pool Kids PUP Quasi Quicksand Ride Rival Schools Say Anything Screaming Females Silverstein Sleep Token Sludgeworth Snapcase Spitalfield Steve Ignorant Band / Crass Tegan and Sara The Aquadolls The Bobby Lees The Breeders The Bronx The Dresden Dolls The Exploited The Gaslight Anthem The Interrupters The Used The Wrecks Thursday Total Chaos Viagra Boys Warpaint White Reaper Yard Act Young Culture
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