The original Misfits, Morrissey, Death Cab for Cutie, and Ween have all been tapped for Riot Fest this year. The Denver edition takes place September 2-4 and the flagship Chicago Riot Fest happens September 16-18, 2016. As always, this is one of our favorite lineups of the year with all sorts of goodies spread throughout. Here is a look at the individual rundowns:
Chicago 2016 Lineup
THE ORIGINAL MISFITS (FEATURING GLENN DANZIG JERRY ONLY AND DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN) / MORRISSEY / WEEN / DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE / ROB ZOMBIE / SOCIAL DISTORTION / BRAND NEW / NAS / THE SPECIALS / DEFTONES / FITZ & THE TANTRUMS / JIMMY EAT WORLD / DESCENDENTS / REFUSED / NOFX / BAD RELIGION / PIERCE THE VEIL / ALL TIME LOW / UNDEROATH / MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK / THURSDAY / JAKE BUGG / THE HIVES / DEATH GRIPS / CHEVY METAL / BOB MOULD / THE HOLD STEADY / GLASSJAW / ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES / PEPPER / TIGER ARMY / MEAT PUPPETS / GZA / THE WONDER YEARS / METHOD MAN & REDMAN / DAN DEACON / DEE SNIDER / ANDREW W.K. / JOEY BADA$$ / GWAR / LEFTÖVER CRACK / BILLY TALENT / THE ANNIVERSARY / NECK DEEP / HIGHLY SUSPECT / SMOKING POPES / FUCKED UP / THE VANDALS / THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN / GIRLS AGAINST BOYS / FU MANCHU / THE FALCON / I THE MIGHTY / THE TOASTERS / SET YOUR GOALS / JULIETTE LEWIS & THE LICKS / FRNKIERO ANDTHE CELLABRATION / TIGERS JAW / BASEMENT / CITIZEN / SWINGIN’ UTTERS / BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE / DIARRHEA PLANET / POUYA / TOUCHÉ AMORÉ / HIPPO CAMPUS / BALANCE & COMPOSURE / PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS / WHITE LUNG / DENZEL CURRY / JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS / TURNOVER / VIOLENT SOHO / DEE-1 / BLEACHED / BRICK + MORTAR / NIGHT RIOTS / PLAGUE VENDOR / OFF WITH THEIR HEADS / HOLY WHITE HOUNDS / LAURA STEVENSON / SOMOS / TANCRED / MICROWAVE / DEAL’S GONE BAD / DEATH SPELLS / 3TEETH / BLACK FOXXES / THE WANS / CREEPER / THE WALTERS / JULE VERA / MARINA CITY / WORRIERS / NOTS / BIG UPS / ALL DOGS / THE DIRTY NIL / ESKIMEUAX / WAR ON WOMEN / HARD GIRLS / A WILL AWAY / CAN’T SWIM / WITH OUR ARMS TO THE SUN / DONNA MISSAL / BAD COP / BAD COP / TASHA THE AMAZON / BLACKBOX / HIGH WAISTED / PARTNER / SLEEPY KITTY / SCHOOL OF ROCK
Denver Lineup 2016
ORIGINAL MISFITS / WEEN / DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE / JANE’S ADDICTION / SLEATER-KINNEY / NAS / DEFTONES / FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS / DESCENDENTS / NOFX / UNDEROATH / BAD RELIGION / THURSDAY / TYLER, THE CREATOR / PEPPER / JAKE BUGG / MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK / WOLF PARADE / THE HOLD STEADY (PERFORMING BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA) / YO LA TENGO / SLEIGH BELLS / CHEVY METAL / THE DANDY WARHOLS / VINCE STAPLES / SUICIDAL TENDENCIES / FLATBUSH ZOMBIES / HATEBREED / LAGWAGON / THE AQUABATS / GLASSJAW / THE WONDER YEARS / ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES / DANNY BROWN / AGAINST ME! / MEAT PUPPETS / LEFTOVER CRACK / DAN DEACON / MURDER BY DEATH / ROGUE WAVE / CONVERGE / BILLY TALENT / FUCKED UP / LEWIS DEL MAR / SET YOUR GOALS / JULIETTE LEWIS & THE LICKS / TOUCHE AMORE / FRNKIERO ANDTHE CELLABRATION / POUYA / WHITE LUNG / PLAGUE VENDOR / PEOPLE UNDER THE STARS / FAT NICK AND DON KREZ / VIOLENT SOHO / JUDITH HILL / TIGERS JAW / BLEACHED / DIARRHEA PLANET / PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS / DEE-1 / KIRK KNIGHT / SOMOS / TURNOVER / JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS / BRYCE VINE / 3TEETH / NIGHT RIOTS / SYD ARTHUR / HOLY WHITE HOUNDS / JULE VERA / MICROWAVE / DEATH SPELLS / DIET CIG / DONNA MISSAL / HIGH WAISTED / CULTURE ABUSE /