Chicago-based punk and alt rock extravaganza Riot Fest has dropped the lineup for its 2013 event, creating a guitar lover’s utopia that will have many of us seeing green. Unless someone out there has a plane that can take us all to Chicago? The 3-day event kicks off 13th September and is bringing together some of the biggest names from the entire history of the scene.
Slotted in as headliners are Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy with Violent Femmes, Motörhead and Rancid also taking up some prime real-estate on the poster. You have to scroll pretty far down before the big names stop appearing. Even the bands in small print still have serious pulling power.
Other classic punk acts to read us the Riot act include Blondie, Bad Brains, the reformed FLAG, Mission of Burma and even old Peter Hook is showing up to play some Joy Division songs. Epic!
AFI will be performing, and their current movements suggest new material will be heard by the lucky crowds. Did we forget to mention Brand New are also receiving a slot? Yep, it truly is a dreamland.
Though it’s not just the lineup that has us envious – the festival also boasts a no-douchebag policy, which must encourage a great vibe, and what’s more tickets are only $23 per day! Unbelievable!
Check out the full lineup below.
Riot Fest 2013
Fall Out Boy
Blink-182
Violent Femmes
Motorhead
Rancid
Blondie
Sublime with Rome
AFI
Public Enemy
Brand New
Flag
Guided By Voices
Rocket From The Crypt
Bad Religion
All Time Low
Taking Back Sunday
Pierce the Veil
Atmosphere
The Dismemberment Plan
Dinosaur Jr.
Best Coast
DeVotchka
The Broadways
Screeching Weasel
Pennywise
The Lillingtons
Bob Mould
Against Me!
GWAR
Yellowcard
The Lawrence Arms
Say Anything
X
Bad Brains
Quicksand
The Selecter
Mission of Burma
Stars
Toots and the Maytals
Peter Hook (Joy Division Set)
Bad Books
The Devil Wears Prada
Saves The Day
Glassjaw
Bayside
Smoking Popes
Reggie and the Full Effect
Attack Attack!
The Dear Hunter
Maps and Atlases
Surfer Blood
Chuck Ragan Dessa
Saul Williams
Empires
Mephiskapheles
Kitten
Peelander-Z
Touché Amoré
Masked Intruder
Deal’s Gone Bad
Twin Peaks
Flatfoot 56
White Mystery
Environmental Encroachment
Radkey
…and more to be announced
