{"id":59574,"date":"2025-04-23T10:56:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=59574"},"modified":"2025-04-23T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:56:39","slug":"theyre-back-riot-fest-2025-lineup-finally-released-and-it-does-not-suck-with-20th-anniversary-headliners-green-day-blink-182-and-weezer-plus-90-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=59574","title":{"rendered":"They’re Back! Riot Fest 2025 Lineup Finally Released And It Does Not Suck. With 20th Anniversary Headliners Green Day, Blink-182 And Weezer Plus 90 Others."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Riot Fest is turning 20! Headliners celebrating the festival’s landmark include Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer, Jack White, Sex Pistols, \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, Idles, Alkaline Trio, All Time Low, and a slew of other amazing bands, at Chicago\u2019s Douglass Park September 19-21st. Need 20 more reasons to celebrate? Tune in Tomorrow (04.24) at 10am CT for another special announcement.<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s my age again? Riot Fest is turning the big 2-0, and to celebrate it\u2019s throwing the biggest party yet, headlined by Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer, Jack White, and a total of over 90 bands performing throughout the festival weekend. \u201cI just wanted to put a show together with all of my favorite bands\u201d, festival founder Michael Petryshyn reminisced before the inaugural Riot Fest back in 2005.<\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the next 20 years, the festival has grown to become one of the biggest independent festivals in the country, known for eclectic lineups, high-profile band reunions, full album plays, and even a butter sculpture tribute to John Stamos. Along with headliners Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer, and Jack White, the festival will also include performances by the Sex Pistols (Frank Carter and Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock), Idles, \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, Alkaline Trio, All Time Low, Knocked Loose, Rilo Kiley, The Beach Boys, Jawbreaker, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, The Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Texas is the Reason, Dance Hall Crashers, The Front Bottoms, Knuckle Puck, The Wonder Years, James, and many many more. <\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Born and raised in Chicago, Riot Fest began as a punk rock festival spread across the city\u2019s favorite local venues. Over the years, it\u2019s earned a reputation for reuniting bands that fans had lost hope of ever seeing again, including The Replacements, The Original Misfits, Slayer, Jawbreaker and many more. While the festival remains the centerpiece, the music isn\u2019t limited to one weekend a year. For over two decades, Riot Fest has hosted thousands of shows in independent venues throughout the city, supporting Chicago\u2019s thriving music scene. <\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t plan on making it for twenty years. We planned on making it through one weekend. But here we are – still loud, still weird, still building something bigger than we ever meant to.\u201d \u2018Riot Mike\u2019 Petryshyn Riot Fest returns to Chicago\u2019s Douglass Park from September 19-21, its home since 2015. A newly announced long-term agreement with the Chicago Park District ensures the festival will remain a Chicago staple for years to come. <\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tickets for Riot Fest 2025 are On Sale Now, and special 20th Anniversary merch is available here. The surprises aren\u2019t over yet, stay tuned tomorrow at 10am for more announcements coming your way! Tickets: https:\/\/riotfest.tixr.com\/RF25<\/a> Lineup: https:\/\/riotfest.org<\/a><\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
GREEN DAY, BLINK-182, WEEZER, JACK WHITE, SEX PISTOLS (FRANK CARTER and STEVE JONES, PAUL COOK, GLEN MATLOCK), IDLES, \u201cWEIRD AL\u201d YANKOVIC, ALKALINE TRIO, ALL TIME LOW, RILO KILEY, KNOCKED LOOSE, THE BEACH BOYS, JAWBREAKER, DROPKICK MURPHYS, BAD RELIGION, THE POGUES, THE HOLD STEADY, THE FRONT BOTTOMS, THE ACADEMY IS\u2026, COBRA STARSHIP, GYM CLASS HEROES, TEXAS IS THE REASON, KNUCKLE PUCK, THE WONDER YEARS, JAMES, SPARKS, DANCE HALL CRASHERS, HANSON, THE BOUNCING SOULS, THE DAMNED, INHALER, RICO NASTY, SCREECHING WEASEL, CITIZEN, SENSES FAIL, MICROWAVE, FREE THROW, DEHD, THE LINDA LINDAS, PANCHIKO, BUZZCOCKS, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, SUPERCHUCK, MILITARIE GUN, THE CRIBS, SHUDDER TO THINK, HELMET, TOUCH\u00c9 AMOR\u00c9, PEGBOY, HONEY REVENGE, MARKY RAMONE, THE ATARIS, CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN, MARIANAS TRENCH, THE DIDJITS, AGNOSTIC FRONT, THROWN, LAMBRINI GIRLS, OVLOV, SOFT PLAY, SMOKING POPES, PUDDLES PITY PARTY, H2O, JULIA WOLF, VIOLENT VIRA, DELTA SLEEP, MAC SABBATH, CHASE PETRA, WISHY, THE EFFIGIES, HARRISON GORDON, SAMIAM, THE TOSSERS, SHONEN KNIFE, ZERO BOYS, SPEED OF LIGHT, THE PARADOX, THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA, GIRL IN A COMA, AGENT ORANGE, QUANNNIC, WEAKENED FRIENDS, DUNE RATS, FOOTBALLHEAD, BIG ASS TRUCK IE, CLIFFDIVER, LOVIET, EMO PHILLIPS<\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Riot Fest is turning 20! Headliners celebrating the festival’s landmark include Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer, Jack White, Sex Pistols, \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, Idles, Alkaline Trio, All Time Low, and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,41,39,20,42],"tags":[398,561,199,1230,1231,1236,1233,173,565,1234,1232,1235],"class_list":["post-59574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-features","category-music-news","category-reviews","category-this-just-in","tag-20th-anniversary","tag-blink-182","tag-chicago-music-news-live-venue-interviews-reviews","tag-douglass-park","tag-green-day","tag-michael-petryshyn","tag-punk-festival","tag-riot-fest","tag-riot-mike","tag-sex-pistols","tag-weezer","tag-weird-al"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}