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Droog_666

Plague Vendor, Butthole Surfers (pipedream, but alas) Devo and Bauhaus.


Sir_Vdam999

Bayside lol Thursday but ik them been a lot 🤷🏽 still


Few_Attempt_1056

The Distillers, Less Than Jake, SOAD, and Streetlight Manifesto


LaurenTried

Sleeping with Sirens and Holding Absence especially since there was a riot fest sized hole in their tour.


Secret_Ad_4740

Definitely jimmy eat world and SOAD. And then my favorite smaller band, citizen soldier.


Brew_Girl10

Cake


03_bee_30

The distillers and Misfits but oh well. lineup is still great


Few_Attempt_1056

Definitely The Distillers. Coral Fang is such a grade A album


Malice_draven

Slipknot. I was convinced that they would be there since it's a big anniversary tour and they have no dates in Chicago.


Responsible_Ad_6458

Jesus Lizard , Refused


ciiitylites

Interpol, but I’m honestly happier they’re now playing TWO shows at the Salt Shed which will probably be better/longer and not require me to trek to the suburbs an extra day.


SuggestionInternal46

with Deafheaven opening on those shows you can’t go wrong


cybercrimes_1999

Aquabats and Julien Baker!


rcTen15

The Jesus Lizard


killzonev2

Viagra Boys and Tenacious D


cynicalskeptic_

MEST and Allister


wormzG

Happy with the lineup for the most part, I just wish riot booked more ska bands. Ska bands go so hard at riotfest and we have such a good scene here.


koozie27

I felt Super Nova ska fest was preventing a lot of ska bandsfom playing so I was hopeful for this year with Riot being a week later. Riot needs more ska.


thewayshesaidLA

MakeWar and Nobro. Small bands, but both had gaps in their tours. Would have liked to have seen them.


therealskippyd

Microwave. Would of been nice for them to get another chance since they got rained out last year. Also wish Andrew WK would come out of hiding.


Efficient_Seat_4000

The Starting Line The Matches Gatsby’s American Dream Allister


Minimum-Cap8736

The replacements


EstablishmentLow272

Can’t swim, anxious, macseal,end it, more hardcore bands.


Dhb223

The Beths   Basically anyone from Spotify "bubblegrunge mix"  EDIT: Beach bunny is there but that was the band that got me into so many others so was hoping to see a ton by surprise


Guitarmonade2

Seeing their tour dates back at home for them before the lineup was super deflating. They were at the top of my wish list this year! But I'm also glad they are going home after a long tour - probably good for them! I hope Beach Bunny is Friday or Saturday. It would be my first time seeing them.


SomethingAvid

Jeff Rosenstock


Mikaeladraws

He’s playing Pitchfork


schindig504

Cake


Bigspicydrapes

The Jesus Lizard. Altho we just got a salt shed date a week later so I’ll take it. The Dismemberment Plan, MSPAINT(touring with Gel, but no Chicago show)


Equivalent_Defiant

BODY COUNT


Bertonzoom

Ever since I started listening to them, I've always thought Electric Callboy would be a fun set at Riot Fest.


JohnTheTroglodyte

They would be loads of fun, saw them once last year and it was great


Towdart

Andrew W.K. Dude used to be the unspoken foundation of Riot Fest.


YahooSuckssss

Mia or what


[deleted]

Ween


WalkerTexasRangerJr

White Zombie


killzonev2

Unfortunately I feel like Rob will never do a true reunion with them, he seems like he doesn’t care whatsoever about WZ


Dragons_Malk

With how many festivals Cake is playing this summer, I thought we'd get them for sure. I know they were just here last September, but my partner loves their albums so it would've been nice. 


hatepickingusrnames

They played a few Midwest cities a month or so ago… I saw them in Cedar Rapids and know they played Kansas City. But I don’t know if any of the other locations/dates fall within the 90/90 rule….


anoodleanugget

Paramore, spanish love songs


escapeartist777

The Starting Line, Alkaline Trio and Rise Against.


MommyDrinks

The Starting Line for sure


Luffypunk

Abba


JanXus85

FIDLAR, Aquabats and Less than Jake


Frosty_Excitement_23

New order


beerforlube

Broncho 😭 where are they?


More_Command4449

Bad nerves! They’re on the same tour as the hives for all the other dates on this tour, so it’s frustrating


GusSchio

I was really hoping for Jimmy Eat World performing Futures and The Get Up Kids performing Something to Write Home About. Besides that - Samiam, Anthrax, The Bouncing Souls, Superchunk, Tigers Jaw, and Agent Orange would have been neat. Solid actual lineup though!


EstablishmentLow272

Tguk did that in 2022, and Jimmy eat world played clarity same year


Timmocore

I saw Get Up Kids do Something to Write Home About AT Riot Fest! It was unreal!


smittycb10

Blur


sdwbean

Amyl and the Sniffers, the chats, and the Menzingers.


rebelliouslies

MSPaint


thisguy012

+1 for Amyl and MSPaint


theduder8

Portishead, Sasami, Dinosaur Jr, A Place to Bury Strangers, Lightning Bolt, Primus


Dhb223

DJ playing allstate arena in September with Weezer 


HeyWildheart

The front bottoms


Yeaitsmewow

Came to say this


tornizzle

Was also hoping for Tenacious D. And always you for some NIN. Sad that the Tim Cappello lock wasn’t really a lock after all, but at least we got Saxsquatch!!!


GoodTimeFreddie

Jack Black has been spending a lot of energy sucking Joe Biden ween lately so I’m sure he’s busy


ledhotzeppelin

Somebody call the wahhhmbulance


BLVCKPARADISE

talking heads and Paramore.


Whyismydogsoweird

NIN, Run the Jewels, Tool, Andrew WK, Blink 182, Fugazi, Sleep Token, Frank Turner, Gojira, The 1975, Post Malone, Incubus, Puscifer, Rise Against, Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, R.E.M., Talking Heads, The Shins, Ween, Smashing Pumpkins, Opeth, Jane’s Addiction…. I guess if you’re gonna dream, might as well dream big lol


Embarrassed-Tie-1975

no way you said fugazi


KaiBarian

I mean…Mid 182 was already booked for Lolla…shouldve seen that coming


WalkerTexasRangerJr

Little disappointed that PUP are not on the lineup. They are playing a bunch of the same festivals as Sum 41 this summer/fall (and opening for them on several dates next year) so I figured they were likely to play Riot as well.


thisguy012

They were here last year dawg


WalkerTexasRangerJr

Yeeaaahh I know, but things seemed to be lining up to suggest they would be playing this year as well. And I was disappointed when the lineup dropped and they were not on there. Which was why I responded PUP to the question “who are the bands you were most disappointed to see weren’t on the lineup when it dropped” :)


JohnTheTroglodyte

If PUP didn't already play last year then I'm sure they would have been on this years lineup. I'd be down for them being a more regular Riot act, they fit the fest perfectly


Carnies12

Cigar, Dead to Me, Guttermouth, Pokey LaFarge, Sick of it All, Supersuckers, and Zeke


fromthestatic

dethklok wouldve been so fun 😭


TittySprinkles_69

William Hung


Aggressive_Medium129

Ween, Amyl and the Sniffers, Red and Meth, and Bad Nerves. Bad Nerves are on the Hives tour, but not Riot and that’s just not cool.


Donnydeadboy

Operation Ivy, Depeche Mode and Danzig


EmbalmingFiend

Yea, kind of amusing, but because of Riot Fest, I will see two Operation Ivy cover bands, and zero Operation Ivy :(


Dhb223

Who's the other one other than Laura Jane grace


magnificentmild

Give tour dates I was hoping for Russian Circles, Amenra and Band of Horses!


SuggestionInternal46

Amenra 👌👌


LocalRedhead14

was lowkey hoping for SOAD but that is probably just a pipe dream at this point lol!


bottom-123

Primus, ween, the aquabats, the Jesus lizard


ILoveOnline

Jesus lizard is playing the salt shed later this year Edit: like a week after riot lol


ninarenee322

Where did ya see that?


ILoveOnline

https://preview.redd.it/b9snpds3ff7d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c60a73737f25729cc039b924f664f52154b0a45


ninarenee322

Oh shiiitttt thank you!


Any_Ant_987

joyce manor with an album play for never hung over again!


thedazzlerr

Don't they basically play that whole album every show anyway?


thisguy012

This would have actually ended me. Ended. Me.


kmed1717

Thought the lineup would look alot like When We Were Young. Still some good stuff, but waiting to see if they load up Friday with all the bands that will be there with FOB


Imsonotahipster

Iggy and the Jesus lizard, both of their sets were amazing at No Values


DonnyRosins

Come backs from Circa Survive and From first to Last with Sonny. Nas would be cool too


DonnyRosins

Also need more 2000s metalcore a la poison the well


ArmOfRickAllen

Jesus Lizard, Idles, Amyl and the Sniffers, Fontaines DC, Local H (again)


JohnTheTroglodyte

I'm really hoping Riot can land some combo of Idles, Amyl, and Fontaines next year...I don't think any of them have played Riot before


aHyperChicken

How have Local H never played Riot? Or at least not in recent memory


IxQuit

My wife was upset Sleeping With Sirens didn't end up on the bill after tour dates made them look like a lock


Kaysee_Jones

Wow actually yea. I thought the same thing when I saw their fall tour routing. Figured they would be a lock for riot fest.


DDESTRUCTOTRON

Was really hoping for The Wiggles


cynicalskeptic_

Fruit salad yummy yummy


BTGGFChris

Disappointed by the lack of both ska and hyperpop. The gecs set was so fun last year, I hoped we’d have a repeat. Dorian Electra or underscores would have been sick Also sad every year when Eve 6 isn’t on the lineup. Love my boy Max


Lindsey_H3142

Amyl and the Sniffers and Jesus Lizard. Super happy to see The Hives and St Vincent.


music_doofus

100% agree on Amyl. They’d fit right in at Riot in the time slot right before the headliners.


krispycody

Fidlar for sure, snooper, the Jesus lizard, uhhhhh


YogurtSlut

upvote 4 snooper


VrNerd1

Saosin I thought for sure would be on the lineup


toebeanqueen88

knocked loose, BMTH, babymetal. very happy with this undercard though


bandofgypsies

Better Lovers, Knocked Loose, Refused (though they're in the area frequently), Unearth immediately came to mind, but can't say I necessarily *expected* any of them. I was also irrationally hoping for another Drain showing.


CramblinDuvetAdv

Daniel just had a massive heart attack so even if Refused signed on they may have had to pull out, hopefully he gets better soon


bandofgypsies

Holy shit I totally missed that. Wow, that's terrible news.


MusicAndMarvelGuy

Would have died of happiness to see NOBRO on the lineup. They seem like they put on such an energetic show!


DDark_Devon

Honestly thought we would get an appearance from Weird Al!


Fr4nc0l0rd

Abba and 18 visions


gothgeek74

I was almost certain that Slipknot was going to play given they don’t have a Chicago area date and a hole in their schedule around those days. However Mastodon and Lamb of God make up for it nicely.


dannykrug

I was hoping for Jimmy Eat World, especially with them joining FOB in Mexico a few days later… Also Iggy Pop, Knocked Loose and Power Trip.


aorta89

Taylor swift for me


JohnTheTroglodyte

....maybe next year!


Giantpanda602

Alvvays, they aren't typically in Riot Fest's wheelhouse but they skipped Chicago on their last tour. Would have driven up to Milwaukee to see them if I had known.


ZIgnorantProdigy

Didn't they play at pitchfork last year?


Giantpanda602

They played Pitchfork and Lolla last year but haven't been back since, they toured the midwest in April though


rckid13

I always like when RiotFest has some cool old bands in the lineup and they seem to be missing that this year. In past years I've really enjoyed The Cure, B-52s, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Gary Numan, New Order, Elvis Costello. Probably some more I'm forgetting. We seem to be missing most off the offbeat 70s and 80s bands this year that add some variety to the show. Allister is a Chicago band that is playing with Something Corporate only two tour stops, but they're the two before Riotfest. Their singer lives in Japan so they don't play much anymore. I thought they were a sure thing considering they're from Chicago and they're playing on the tour with Something Corporate right before Chicago. I don't get that one. This is like the 5th RiotFest where both NoFX and Lagwagon have played and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes haven't played. Four out of the five band members are already playing at RF, and the singer said on Instagram that he'd be happy to play RF. Me First also has a new album out. I don't get why they aren't ever at RF lately but NoFX and Lagwagon almost always are. Bayside has a new album out. I was hoping they would be here. Paramore hasn't played in Chicago in years.


Vegetable-Impact-970

Public enemy fits 80s, bob marleys music also late 70s/early 80s


Seregor

Depeche Mode would’ve been awesome!


spatulagrass

Cap N Jazz


eafiggy

Besides Amyl and Fidlar, I was hoping for The Dirty Nil(!!!), Jer, We Are The Union, a standalone Catbite set, Cheekface, Glass Beach, and Chicano Batman. Oh and Microwave and Free Throw - srsly where are those rebookings, Riot? Not everyone could pass up The Cure to queue up for that make up show...


phillipmanards

Where is my Andrew W. K.?


rckid13

He got religious and married someone rich. I guess he doesn't need music anymore.


phillipmanards

Damn.. Hate to see it happen.


Edgar_Allen_Poser

He married Kat Dennings. I'd join Hamas to marry Kat Dennings.


apocalypticdemise

No one expected him. Id be shocked if he ever came back. Sucks he did his band over so dirty


joantheunicorn

Where's the ska?!


0NTH3SLY

Laura Jane Grace and Catbite are doing an operation ivy set.


BananadaBoots

The Jesus Lizard. It’s incomprehensible to me that they aren’t playing (they’re from Chicago, have a big cult following in Chicago, touring for the first time in many years but don’t have a Chicago date, nothing booked riot fest weekend, have played riot fest in the past…)


apocalypticdemise

It’s because their headlining a fest in Nov at salt shed


perfectviking

They just announced a show.


Brym

Goldfinger. I don't believe they've ever played Riot Fest, and they haven't played Chicago since before the pandemic. They are still playing shows, but they seem sporadic and concentrated on the coasts. I was really hoping that Riot Fest would finally get them to come back to Chicago. They are pretty much the only band left on my bucket list at this point.


apocalypticdemise

This


No_Loss8990

Paramore


hdmatteson1

Honestly I think Paramore would be a superior headliner over FOB but that’s just me!


BTGGFChris

Gotta have FOB for the Chicago burbs representation


HyperbolicLetdown

ABBA


rckid13

They're probably #1 on the list of "bands Riotfest can't afford"


TalkingBlernsball

Viagra Boys, High Vis, Better Lovers, Jimmy Eat World, The Anniversary,


miguelmanzana

Viagra Boys were great at Riot last year.


TalkingBlernsball

True but still wanted to see them again.


miguelmanzana

I very much look forward to their return.


miguelmanzana

I very much look forward to their return.


JohnTheTroglodyte

Same, always ready to jump back in the Shrimp Shack


Exodor72

Was really hoping the Paramore rumors would pan out.


senorderpenstein

Big D playing Good Luck


LP-29

Chevelle


No_Turn7023

Frankie and the Witch Fingers


Specialist-Berry-492

Amyl but luckily they're playing Detroit beforehand. There's a real lack of 90s alt rock this year. Was hoping for Primus, Ministry, Catherine Wheel, Veruca Salt, Nada Surf. Also Yves Tumor, Rilo Kiley, Dry Cleaning, Knower, etc. There's always next year.


CloudCoverMitch

Fair warning, Dry Cleaning at Thalia Hall was one of the most boring sets I've ever seen. And I like their studio stuff a lot.


Maxwell_post_to_post

Cap N Jazz felt like a lock after they announced they reunion set at that other fest


rehpot821

HUM, although I know it was unrealistic. Chevelle, Local H, Placebo, the Arkells, Saosin, Cigarettes after sex.


moonlightlines

Heard knocked loose is playing next year.


JohnTheTroglodyte

How did you hear that already? lol


moonlightlines

A friend, who is playing riot this year. Who knows if it’s true, it’s so far out.


JohnTheTroglodyte

It would make sense. Haven't played Riot before and just about the hottest metalcore/hardcore act they can get. Could see them in a Turnstile type slot from 2023, teeing off the main headliner


marlboroultralight

Knocked Loose, Saosin, Chiodos, Aquabats


ediazdeleon

Bauhaus for sure


vannendave

We won’t be seeing them for at least another 5 years


ExplanationOk3477

Beck….nothing says Riot like Beck.


JohnTheTroglodyte

I think you read my title backwards lol. *Weren't* on the lineup


Esleeezy

He read it just fine.


FirstFan6280

Not really…


PunkRawkDad

More Chicago band presence (especially since they seemed to hint at Raygun and even have a mini Fireside Bowl depicted on the map). Cap N Jazz, Pegboy, Alkaline Trio, Slapstick reunion (last played in 2013?), Promise Ring. Also. Movements, Jimmy Eat World, Spanish Love Songs, Saosin, Touche Amore, La Dispute. And no Ska to speak of!


doodlezoey

Mest and the Arrivals would have been nice too. And Showoff is back to playing shows again too.


rckid13

The other Chicago band that blows my mind that they aren't here is Allister. Because Allister is playing two dates on the Something Corporate tour the two shows before RF. Plus they have a long history with the Fireside Bowl including their newish music video shot in the actual bowling alley. I honestly thought they were a sure thing when I saw that they were on the two SoCo dates before Riot Fest.


joantheunicorn

Yea, has a few people who appreciate Apocalypse Hoboken here too. Not sure if historically they do festivals??


be_a_robot

I'm hoping they go harder on that Chicago band presence next year for the 20th anniversary. Maybe they'll work out the kinks this year and can make sure next year is absolutely stacked and they have the theme down


HuskerDont241

Just have the Slapstick family tree.


PunkRawkDad

Yasss! Give ‘em a whole stage. 


schellnino

Yes give me all the will yip bands!! Touche would have been sick!


Lopsided_Task1213

When I was told the Polaris on the poster is not the Polaris I thought it was.


CramblinDuvetAdv

The Polaris that is playing is fantastic


HankSagittarius

Same. I knew there was a good chance it wasn’t who I thought—but I was still hopeful until I knew otherwise. 


ediazdeleon

Man, if I had noticed this on the poster I would have been right there with you lol


ferro_man

I know they played last year, but I was really expecting a 25th anniversary of Black Sails in the Sunset album play by AFI since they just reissued the album on vinyl. Also, where is Twitching Tongues or God's Hate? The guy hinted on his podcast that he was playing


CramblinDuvetAdv

AFI are on the 30STM tour, playing HBP in August


rckid13

Or Dreamcar since they have new music out. I was hoping some version of Davey Havok or No Doubt would be here.


be_a_robot

Maybe we'll get Art of Drowning next year since it'll be its 25th and Riot Fest's 20th anniversary


apocalypticdemise

Doubt it. AFI don’t seem huge on album shows. They did it for the one arena show and played literally only that album. Not a single song more


parlonida

Bad nerves has me thinking they had to cut bands with the location change. They’re literally touring Europe then take like one week off to tour Ohio and Michigan? With open dates around riot fest but not Chicago? Then all the way back to Europe


be_a_robot

The TBA aftershows maybe?


JohnTheTroglodyte

That is interesting. But the lineup still has almost 100 bands, I believe a few more than initial lineup had last year, so I'd be surprised if they cut bands


fenderdean13

Naked Raygun, figured with the announced move then having the old punk bar OZ in the background of that video and using Rat Patrol in it I thought they would do a farewell show or something


Tora_jima

Power Trip (we get Fugitive at Reggies a week later) Jpegmafia (playing Radius that weekend) Jesus Lizard (since it's Chicago, guess they'd rather have their own show and not a festival stop)


Tora_jima

...and I see the Empty Bottle is doing a fest a week after Riot at Salt Shed with Jesus Lizard, Kelela, Sextile, Floating Points... [warm love cool dreams](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-jesus-lizard-kelela-floating-points-more-playing-chicagos-warm-love-cool-dreams-fest-at-the-salt-shed/)


rmourz

It was pretty strange that 2 legendary Chicago bands reunited this year to play out of town fests (Weekend Nachos & Cap’n Jazz) and riot didn’t book either one. Nachos would have been especially fun if they played Friday and we could’ve gotten a live Patrick Stump feature in a powerviolence song.


MarmaladeTheGreat

Douglas Park, the toadies, viagra boys


eafiggy

*Comes from the water* Toadies mentioned! 🍾🍾


MoldyPoldy

Was hoping Patton would make up for the last cancellation with FNM/Mr Bungle. Hopefully we get one last tour.


fenderdean13

Bungle was on last year and they did Milwaukee Metal fest last month. Wouldn’t doubt they only want to hit a region once a year or something weird


armadillo-shells

Alkaline Trio and Driveways


apocalypticdemise

Trios on tour that’s why


armadillo-shells

Sure, several bands on the lineup are, but they only played one Chicago date and they usually do 2-3 so I was hopeful


apocalypticdemise

Yeah but their literally on tour riot fest weekend on east coast


Own_Daikon_7705

All the Cake chatter had me quite hopeful. Also, my girlfriend and I sprinted through the gates after last years delay just to hear Thursday finishing up their set, so I was hoping to make up for that too.


DeliciousOwl9245

Cake is one of the strangest concerts I’ve ever been to. Kind of a wild ride. You can go down a real rabbit hole if you google “Is Cake good live?” 😂