The Reader crew start some conversations about Chicago’s loudest punk-rock institution: its lineup, its location, its role in the community, and more.
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Unsolicited advice for Riot Fest’s bookers
Riot Fest has its traditions, and it’s hard to hate Andrew W.K. or Gwar—but here are some bands we’d like to see.
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Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
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Riot Fest is Chicago’s monster again
After years of expanding into other cities, Riot Fest is once more a strictly hometown affair—and the Reader weighs in on its bill, its brand, and more.
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Precious Riot Fest moments with Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. has played every Riot Fest since 2012, and he’s still alive to tell the tale.
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Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster
Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster, Skin Graft Records cranks back into action for its 25th anniversary, and more.
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One nation under pizza: Andrew W.K. brings the political ‘Party’ to the Pizza Summit
The Pizza Summit in Wicker Park felt like an Internet meme turned beer ad. And then Andrew W.K. came to save it.
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The Chicago Pizza Summit, Tom Hanks Day, and more things to do this weekend
River North Donut Fest, the Shamrock Shuffle, and more happenings from April 1-3
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A ridiculous and occasionally useful guide to Riot Fest 2015
The festival has been a punching bag so far this year, but with luck it’ll turn out more like a piñata—and either way, the Reader is getting in a few swings.
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On Riot Fest’s final day, pretty much everybody had an opinion about Weezer
Other Sunday favorites at the festival included Patti Smith, Billy Bragg, the Cure, Chumped, and Cheap Trick.
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A Riot Fest flowchart
Tell us which headliner you’re most pumped to see, and our Riot Fest flowchart will tell you who else to catch.
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Gossip Wolf: Riot Fest lineup predictions
Riot Fest predictions, For Practically Everyone Records revs up for spring, and more
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Best shows to see: Obits, Saint Vitus, Birgit Ulher & Eric Leonardson
Best shows to see Mon 10/7 through Wed 10/9
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Riot Fest: You can’t go wrong with a Ferris wheel and Gwar
This year’s Riot Fest owes its success to a Ferris wheel and Gwar
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Riot Fest goes to the circus
Already a wild ride—with dozens of acts, including Iggy & the Stooges, Elvis Costello, Andrew W.K., and NOFX—Riot Fest’s new Humboldt Park incarnation is also an actual carnival