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.
2017 Artist Lineup
- 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