Riot Fest

Before Bikini Kill's triumphant headlining set, day three Riot Fest attendees were treated to great sets from Patti Smith, The Raconteurs, Ride, Bob Mould, The B-52s, Against Me!, and more...

After finally reuniting for their first shows since the '90s earlier this year, Bikini Kill made a triumphant return to Chicago to headline Riot Fest...

Before Slayer wrapped up day two of Riot Fest 2019 with a fire set, the festival hosted tons of other great acts throughout the day...

Please excuse the cheesy pun, but Slayer's pyro-filled final Chicago show was literally fucking lit.

The Flaming Lips played 'Yoshimi' in full and covered Daniel Johnston, blink-182 played 'Enema of the State' in full, and we also caught Hot Water Music, Violent Femmes, Anti-Flag, and more...

The stacked 15th anniversary lineup also includes Rise Against, Flaming Lips (playing ’Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’), Jawbreaker, Ween (playing ’The Mollusk’), Against Me! (playing ’Reinventing Axl Rose’ and ’Transgender Dysphoria Blues’) and more.

The Hotelier are touring with Oso Oso and Alex Napping this year in continued support of last year's great Goodness. Having just played Chicago's Riot Fest, they've added a Chicago date to that tour...

In addition to Jawbreaker and Cap'n Jazz, Riot Fest Sunday included Paramore, Dinosaur Jr (playing You're Living All Over Me), Built to Spill (playing Keep It Like A Secret), Prophets of Rage, TV on the Radio, GWAR, and more...

It's 2017, Tim Kinsella and the rest of the band are cresting 40 years old and Cap'n Jazz are still playing like teenagers overstuffed with hormones and energy...

Could Jawbreaker really jump from not being a band to headlining a festival? The answer, it turned out, was a resounding "yes."