Tomorrow night the seventh edition of the annual punk-rock festival Ian’s Party begins, and this year it features more than 40 bands in two venues over the course of three days. The event is no stranger to massive lineups. In earlier years even more bands played three different venues spread across downtown Elgin, but this is definitely the loftiest the roster has been since the party moved to Chicago three years ago.
The lineup is always a fun-as-hell mixed bag of grimy acts, and this year’s includes old standbys like the Brokedowns—the best band out of the suburbs—who have played every Ian’s Party to date, and local metal trio the Swan King, as well as some excellent out-of-towners like Wisconsin power-poppers Tenement and Ultra Bide, the long-running experimental punk trio out of south central Japan.
Full lineup, schedules, and ticket info after the jump.
Fri 1/3
Township
12:25 AM – The Brokedowns
11:30 PM – Slow Death
10:45 PM – Vacation
10:00 PM – Purple 7
9:15 PM – Galactic Cannibal
8:30 PM – Brickfight
7:45 PM – Low Cloud
7:00 PM – Like Bats
6:15 PM – Closed Mouths
5:30 PM – High Priests
Quenchers
12:15 AM – Absolutely Not
11:30 PM – Fire Retarded
10:45 PM – Swimsuit Addition
10:00 PM – Staring Problem
9:15 PM – Idaho Green
8:30 PM – Dirtybird
Sat 1/4
Township
12:20 AM – Volunteer
11:25 PM – Ultra Bide
10:30 PM – The Swan King
9:45 PM – Cokegoat
9:00 PM – The Phenoms
8:15 PM – The Mons
7:30 PM – Tenement
6:45 PM – Holy Shit!
6:00 PM – Witchfeet
Quenchers
12:15 AM – Vacation Bible School
11:30 PM – The Manix
10:45 PM – Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band
10:00 PM – Dethwarrant
9:15 PM – The Raging Nathans
8:30 PM – Two Houses
Sun 1/5
Township
12:15 AM – Sass Dragons
11:30 PM – Chill Dawgs
10:45 PM – Meat Wave
10:00 PM – High Dive
9:15 PM – Truman & His Trophy
8:30 PM – Rad Payoff
7:45 PM – Pony Boy
7:00 PM – Elephant Gun
6:15 PM – Longhairs
5:30 PM – Drilling For Blasting
All shows at Township are 18+ and cost $12. The Quenchers shows are 21+ and cost $8; a three-day pass is available for $30.