RIOT FEST: 3-Day Festival Now Underway At Humboldt Park in Chicago
By: Robert Diamond
The eighth annual RIOT FEST--the music festival which celebrates rock, indie, punk and underground artists from every era--storms into its home base of Chicago starting tonight Friday, September 14 with a sold-out kick-off show at Congress Theater headlined by The Offspring. On Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16, the festival is expanding for the first time ever into an outdoor music event and carnival in Humboldt Park which boasts rolling green fields and a majestic view of the Chicago skyline.
The RIOT FEST & Carnival features a wide mix of artists ranging from Alkaline Trio, Built To Spill, Gogol Bordello, Neon Trees, Fishbone, Hot Water Music, Minus The Bear, Frank Turner, Coheed and Cambria, Less Than Jake, Japanther, A Wilhelm Scream, NoBunny and many more, view the line-up here: http://lineup-chicago.riotfest.org. A full breakdown of RIOT FEST’s day-by-day line-up is below. A handful of tickets remain at www.riotfest.org.For up to date information regarding all RIOT FEST events, follow online at:www.riotfest.orgVideos