Riot Fest announced its 2025 lineup, featuring Blink-18, Weezer, Jack White and Green Day as headliners. The festival is scheduled to take place September 19 through 21 in Douglass Park in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, marking its 20th anniversary year.
Blink-182 will headline Friday,with Weezer and Jack White headlining Saturday; and Green Day set to close out the festival as the Sunday Night headliner. Weird Al Yankovic will also perform, as well as other acts including: Idles, All Time Low, Rilo Kiley, members of the Sex Pistols, Alkaline Trio, jawbreaker, Bad Religion, Sparks, Gym Class Heroes, The Hold Steady, Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues and the Beach Boys.
Festival founder “Riot Mike” Petryshyn famously said before the inaugural Riot Fest back in 2005, according to a press release: “I just wanted to put a show together with all of my favorite bands. 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 … We didn’t 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.”
Tickets are on sale now at RiotFest.org.
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