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Riot Fest Chicago 2013: September 13-15

Posted by Loren on May 18, 2013

Riot Fest Chicago 2013: September 13-15
Riot Fest Chicago 2013: September 13-15

Riot Fest 2013 has announced its lineup. The now annual event is scheduled for 3 days, September 13-15 at Humboldt Park in Chicago. Headliners include Motörhead, Rancid, Public Enemy, GWAR, Bad Brains, Atmosphere, and more, proving a diverse line-up.

Other bands scheduled are Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Guided By Voices, Peter Hook, Blondie, The Dismemberment Plan, Rocket From The Crypt, The Selecter, Bad Religion, Quicksand, Dinosaur Jr., Bob Mould, Against Me!, FLAG, Bad Brains, Glassjaw, Sublime with Rome, AFI, Violent Femmes, and Mission of Burma, Taking Back Sunday, Screeching Weasel, X, GWAR, Smoking Popes, Best Coast, Stars, The Lawrence Arms, Brand New, Surfer Blood, The Dear Hunter, Say Anything, Pennywise, Dessa, Saul Williams, Chuck Ragan, Bad Books, and an as yet unnamed headliner.

Source: Consequence of Sound

Riot Fest Chicago 2013: September 13-15
Riot Fest Chicago 2013: September 13-15

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