Riot Fest 2010: Bad Religion, Bosstones

FESTIVAL RUNS OCTOBER 6-10; CIRCLE JERKS, LESS THAN JAKE, BOUNCING SOULS, AGNOSTIC FRONT, THE MEATMEN INCLUDED IN THE LINEUP

Bad Religion

Riot Fest announces the largest punk festival yet, set for October 6-10, 2010 in Chicago. Bad Religion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Circle Jerks, Articles of Faith, Snapcase, Less Than Jake, The Lawrence Arms, Bouncing Souls, High On Fire, Corrosion of Conformity, Riverboat Gamblers, Red Oktoberfest presented by Red Scare, “Busted at Oz” Reunion, Cro-Mags, FUN., Negative Approach, Smoking Popes, Bhopal Stiffs, The Meatmen, Agnostic Front, Off With Their Heads, Brendan Kelly, The Toasters, Roy Ellis a.k.a. Mr. Symarip, Righteous Fool and many more. A full listing of announced bands is available at www.riotfest.org. Fans should be ready for new announcements of another batch of heavyweight bands in the coming weeks – Riot Fest is by no means done announcing major additions to this hoard of punk stars.

An extraordinary array of punk bands will take the stages at Congress Theater, Metro, House of Blues, Double Door and Subterranean. There will 17 shows over five venues (not including secret shows), making 5 day passes extraordinarily economical. With more headliners than ever before, Riot Fest saw the need to make traversing the city easier and answered the call – 2010 will find shuttle buses running from Cobra Lounge (there is ample free parking nearby) to each venue and back, where rumor has it that late-night free shows will be going down. A series of official Riot Fest secret shows will be announced via RiotFest.org; they’ll take place undisclosed locations over the summer and fall.

Early-bird 5 Day passes will go on sale in a limited quantity on Saturday, July 10 at the low early bird price of 115.00 for 17 shows – there are limited quantities available, first come, first serve.

All Riot Fest tickets go on sale Saturday, July 17. For more information, visit www.riotfest.org. Fans can sign up for the Riot Fest announcements to receive early info on secret shows and special deals. To purchase tickets visit TicketWeb.