Riot Fest 2018: First Wave of Lineup Announced

Chicago’s favorite punk rock festival makes its end-of-summer return again at Douglas Park on September 14 – 16. Over 100 bands will hit the Riot Fest stages for a three-day fest that will blow you away. Not to mention, there are carnival rides.

At 8 pm last night, Riot Fest announced the first wave of its 2018 lineup, with buzzworthy headliners making plenty of waves. Other big names include Weezer, Run the Jewels, Beck, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Blondie, Incubus, and more.

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Seems like it was just yesterday that we were watching The Flaming Lips, Method Man and Redman, Death Grips, and Glenn Danzig reunite as The Misfits on a hot summer day in 2016.

But, September will be here before you know it, and tickets are on sale now, so you better get yours soon.

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Here are all of the bands announced thus far in the first wave of the lineup:

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For more information, or to buy tix for yourself, head to the Riot Fest website, here.

 

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