Photo Credit: Jeff Callen
The Scene
For fans of punk, alt rock, and artists you won’t see on other festival lineups, Riot Fest should be on your bucket list. Started as a showcase festival in Chicago in 2005, Riot Fest has transformed into a multi-day outdoor festival and has spawned editions in Toronto and Denver. The original in Chicago’s Humbolt Park remains the best and most solid lineup of the bunch.
Festival Poster
2017 Artist Lineup
Action Bronson
Beach Slang
Built To Spill
Dinosaur Jr.
Gogol Bordello
Nine Inch Nails
Queens of the Stone Age
Wu-Tang Clan
- Nine Inch Nails
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Jawbreaker
- New Order
- Paramore
- Prophets of Rage
- I.A.
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Mike D (DJ Set)
- A Day To Remember
- Gogol Bordello
- Taking Back Sunday
- Vic Mensa
- Dirty Heads
- TV on the Radio
- Ministry
- Dinosaur Jr.
- New Found Glory
- FIDLAR
- Bad Brains
- Death From Above 1979
- Action Bronson
- Pennywise
- Built to Spill
- X
- Peaches
- The Lawrence Arms
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- The Orwells
- Bayside
- Say Anything
- Mayday Parade
- The Cribs
- Streetlight Manifesto
- Dead Cross
- Minus the Bear
- The Menzingers
- LIARS
- GWAR
- Buzzcocks
- GBH
- Real Friends
- Hot Water Music
- Shabazz Palaces
- Andrew W.K.
- Fishbone
- The Story So Far
- State Champs
- Four Year Strong
- Beach Slang
- that dog.
- Knuckle Puck
- Chon
- Slaves
- The Hotelier
- The Flatliners
- Dessa
- Saul Williams
- Engine 88
- Nothing More
- Alice Bag
- Tobacco
- Sleep On It
- Downtown Boys
- The Smith Street Band
- The Regrettes
- HDBeenDope
- Gazebos
- Kitten Forever
- Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue
- Ramones T-Shirt
- Meat Is Burger
- Ughh My Kids Are Here
- The Port-A-Parties