Riot Fest Chicago 2011

October 6-9, 2011

Chicago, IL

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.

2011 Artist Lineup
  • WEEZER
  • SOCIAL DISTORTION
  • DANZIG LEGACY
  • DESCENDENTS
  • X (PLAYING LOS ANGELES IN FULL)
  • YOUTH OF TODAY
  • SUICIDE MACHINES
  • ALL (SCOTT
  • CHAD AND DAVE)
  • HELMET
  • 7 SECONDS
  • DOWN BY LAW
  • THE BUSINESS
  • STRIKE ANYWHERE
  • THE TOSSERS
  • MACABRE
  • NACHTMYSTIUM
  • LEFTOVER CRACK
  • THE FLATLINERS
  • FLATFOOT 56
  • THE MENZINGERS
  • BANNER PILOT
  • THE PAVERS
  • REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
  • SHOT BAKER
  • THE COPYRIGHTS
  • CHEAP GIRLS
  • LARRY AND HIS FLASK
  • DUSTY GROOVES
  • CHINESE TELEPHONES
  • THE CROMBIES
  • THE HOLY MESS
  • THE VAN BUREN BOYS
  • NEUTRON BOMBS
  • THE INFECTED
  • BLACK ACTRESS
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