TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY, MAY 15 AT 12:00 PM PDT;
SECOND ROUND OF ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING IN JUNE
After a landmark year in 2011, the eighth annual Riot Fest--the music festival which celebrates rock, indie, punk and underground artists from every era--is expanding for the first-time ever into an outdoor music event and carnival in 2012. The Riot Fest & Carnival will feature a wide mix of artists ranging from Iggy & The Stooges, Elvis Costello, Rise Against, Built To Spill, AWOLNATION, Gogol Bordello, Coheed and Cambria, Less Than Jake and many more. The festival takes place September 14-16 in Chicago on the beautiful grounds of Humboldt Park which boasts rolling fields, pavilions, tall trees, picturesque gardens a lake and lagoons with a majestic view of the Chicago skyline.
Promoters are encouraging fans not to miss out by unveiling the majority of the diverse line-up for 2012 and offering an early-bird 2-Day pass for $36.00, plus surcharges for a limited time. 3-day passes begin at $90.00 and include all shows at Humboldt Park, Congress Theater and after-parties. VIP passes are available for $155.00 and include private stage-viewing areas, a sectioned off VIP area in the park with a private bar and drink tickets. Tickets are available at www.riotfest.org.
Click here to see this listing in our festival guide
Lineup
RISE AGAINST
IGGY & THE STOOGES
ELVIS COSTELLO
THE OFFSPRING
A DAY TO REMEMBER
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
DESCENDENTS
GOGOL BORDELLO
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
DROPKICK MURPHYS
NOFX
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
ALKALINE TRIO
AWOLNATION
THE PROMISE RING
GWAR
AUGUST BURNS RED
FRANK TURNER
BUILT TO SPILL
LESS THAN JAKE
REVEREND HORTON HEAT
FISHBONE
NOBUNNY
A WILHELM SCREAM
SCREAMING FEMALES
TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
DEALS GONE BAD
WHITE MYSTERY
LARRY AND HIS FLASK
THE STORY SO FAR
JAPANTHER
CHIODOS
SLAPSTICK
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