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Riot Fest 2018 single day lineups

Posted by Loren on September 8, 2018

Riot Fest 2018 single day lineups
Riot Fest 2018 single day lineups

Riot Fest just announced the daily schedules and single day ticket options, listed in full after the jump.

The three day festival takes place this year at Douglas Park in Chicago, running Sept. 14-16. Headliners include Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Blondie, Alkaline Trio, Run the Jewels, Weezer, and more.

The festival also announced several "after party" shows, also detailed below. These include acts like Bad Relition, Hot Snakes, Direct Hit, Face to Face (acoustic) and others.

FRIDAY – September 14th 
Weezer • Young The Giant • Taking Back Sunday • Dropkick Murphys Bleachers • Atmosphere • Flogging Molly • Cypress Hill (performing Black Sunday (1993, 25th Anniversary) • Matt And Kim • Sum 41 • The Front Bottoms • K.Flay • Digable Planets (performing Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993, 25th Anniversary) • Liz Phair • SWMRS • The Aquabats • Lagwagon (performing Let’s Talk About Feelings (1998, 20th Anniversary) • Pussy Riot • Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers • Face To Face • Arkells • FLOR • The Fever 333 • Speedy Ortiz • Direct Hit! The Bombpops • Archie Powell & The Exports • Typesetter • Blood People

SATURDAY – September 15th 
Beck • Elvis Costello & The Imposters • Interpol • Jerry Lee Lewis 
The Jesus Lizard • The Voidz • Twin Peaks • Cat Power • Gary Numan 
Killing Joke • Hot Snakes • Wolfmother • Andrew W.K. Reignwolf • GWAR Street Dogs • Conflict • Adolescents • Cobra Skulls • Piebald • HEALTH 
The Frights • The Districts • Bully • Lower Class Brats Badflower 
Mannequin Pussy • Total Chaos • Beach Bunny

SUNDAY – September 16th 
Run The Jewels • Incubus • Blondie • Alkaline Trio • Father John Misty 
Bad Religion Suffer ( performing 1988, 30th Anniversary) • Underoath • Suicidal Tendencies (performing Suicidal Tendencies (1983, 35th Anniversary) • Bullet For My Valentine • Clutch • The Wonder Years • Johnny Marr • Superchunk • JD McPherson • FEAR. (performing The Record) (1982) • 
The Bouncing Souls • Dillinger Four • The Avengers • Calpurnia Kevin Devine • The Audition • Spitalfield (performing Remember Right Now (2003, 15th Anniversary) • The Dangerous Summer • Mom Jeans. pronoun • Beach Rats • Super Whatevr • Save Face • Beach Goons 
Just Friends • No Small Children

TICKET LINKS 
3-Day: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ riot-fest-2018-i-3-day-pass- tickets-46610292640

Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ riot-fest-2018-i-friday-pass- tickets-48921819479

Saturday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ riot-fest-2018-i-saturday- pass-tickets-49106236074

Sunday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ riot-fest-2018-i-sunday-pass- tickets-49227766575

Full Lineup: https://riotfest.org/chicago/ lineup/

AFTER SHOW SCHEDULE 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

DIRECT HIT! 
THE BOMBPOPS 
Chrome Hub 
6:30 p.m. • All-Ages 
Free Show with RSVP 
http://do312.com/events/2018/ 9/13/direct-hit-the-bombpops# event-rsvp 
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

STATE CHAMPS 
Sleep On It 
Undesirable People 
Bottom Lounge 
9:30 p.m. • 17+ 
TICKETS: 
https://www.ticketweb.com/ event/riot-fest-late-night- state-bottom-lounge-tickets/ 8701795

HOT SNAKES 
Mannequin Pussy 
Cobra Lounge 
10:00 p.m. • 17+ 
TICKETS: 
https://www.ticketfly.com/ purchase/event/1760375

SUM 41 
Concord Music Hall 
10:00 p.m. • All-Ages 
TICKETS: 
https://www.ticketfly.com/ purchase/event/1760754?utm_ medium=bks

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

BAD RELIGION 
Bully 
Bottom Lounge 
10:00 p.m. • 17+ 
TICKETS: 
https://www.ticketweb.com/ event/riot-fest-late-night- bad-bottom-lounge-tickets/ 8701815

LAGWAGON 
Lower Class Brats 
Cobra Lounge 
10:00 p.m. • 17+ 
TICKETS: 
https://www.ticketfly.com/ purchase/event/1760398

K.FLAY 
Lonas 
Concord Music Hall 
10:00 p.m. • 17+ 
https://www.ticketfly.com/ purchase/event/1760756?utm_ medium=bks

EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN 
Metro 
9:30 p.m • 18+ 
TICKETS: 
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/ 2773061/emo-night-brooklyn- chicago-metrochicagoil

FACE TO FACE (Acoustic) 
Austin Lucas 
Sleeping Village 
10:00 p.m. • 21+ 
TICKETS: 
https://sleeping-village.com/ calendar/riot-fest-face-to- face

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

THE BOUNCING SOULS 
Sincere Engineer 
Cobra Lounge 
10:00 p.m. • 17+ 
TICKETS: 
https://www.ticketfly.com/ purchase/event/1760381

AARON WEST & THE ROARING TWENTIES 
Beach Bunny 
Sleeping Village 
10:00 p.m. • 21+ 
TICKETS: 
https://sleeping-village.com/ calendar/riot-fest-aaron-west- and-the-roaring-twenties- beach-bunny

Riot Fest 2018 single day lineups
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