For its eighth installment, Chicago’s punk- and hardcore-centered Riot Fest decided to go big, adding stops in Brooklyn, Toronto, and Dallas and expanding its Windy City weekend to include an outdoor carnival. Though tickets are almost gone, you still can grab two-day passes for Saturday and Sunday in Humboldt Park or buy single-day tickets for those two dates.
Here are our picks for the weekend. Rain isn’t in the forecast, but bring your poncho for GWAR either way.
Saturday, September 15
1:15 – 2:00: Cursive (Roots stage)
2:45 – 3:45: GWAR (Roots)
4:14 – 5:00: Andrew WK (Roots)
6:00 – 7:00: Coheed and Cambria (Rock)
6:45 – 7:45: Dropkick Murphys (Riot)
8:45 – 9:45: Rise Against (Riot)
Sunday, September 16
1:00 – 1:40: Reverend Horton Heat (Roots)
3:40 – 4:40: NOFX (Roots)
4:40 – 5:25: The Jesus and Mary Chain (Riot)
5:25 – 6:25: Elvis Costello & The Imposters (Roots)
6:25 – 7:25: Alkaline Trio (Riot)
7:25 – 8:25: Gogol Bordello (Roots)
8:25 – 9:25: Iggy & The Stooges (Riot)