Riot Fest returns to Chicago, Illinois from September 16th-18th, 2022. One of the biggest rock festivals in the country, Riot Fest features some of the biggest acts in alternative rock, pop punk, metal, hardcore, and various other genres, with major reunions being its specialty.
Get tickets here, and read on for the full lineup.
What Is Riot Fest?
The annual three-day event began in 2005 as a multi-venue music festival before becoming an outdoor festival in 2012. For three years, the Riot Fest was held in Humboldt Park in Chicago before moving to Douglass Park in 2015.
The festival is known bringing iconic bands back together, as well as for full-album performances. Jawbreaker, The Replacements, Naked Raygun, and the Misfits are among the memorable reunion shows that have taken place at Riot Fest. Founded by Mike Petryshyn and the late Sean McKeough, Riot Fest remains one of the largest independently owned music festivals in the United States.
Who Is Headlining Riot Fest 2022?
My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits (performing Walk Among Us), and Nine Inch Nails are all confirmed to headline Riot Fest 2022.
Who Else Is Playing Riot Fest 2022?
Riot Fest 2022 will also feature reunited Sunny Day Real Estate, Yellowcard, The Academy Is…, and Midtown, as well as Bleachers, Portugal. The Man, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ice Cube, Sleater-Kinney, Jimmy Eat World, Bauhaus, and many more.
How Can I Get Tickets to Riot Fest 2022?
While 3-Day passes are now sold out, 1-Day and 2-Day to Riot Fest 2022 are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster or at the Riot Fest website.
Ticket Price: $299 (3-Day GA); $399 (3-Day VIP); $899 (3-Day Deluxe); $1,999 (3-Day Ultimate); $189 (2-Day GA); $99 (1-Day GA); $149 (1-Day VIP); $399 (1-Day Deluxe); $849 (1-Day Ultimate)
Headliners
Festival lineup
Friday, September 16
- Algiers
- Alkaline Trio
- Anberlin
- Bleachers
- Boston Manor
- Carolesdaughter
- Cliffdiver
- Cloud Nothings
- Descendents
- Foxy Shazam
- Holy Fawn
- Hot Mulligan
- Jeff Rosenstock
- Lagwagon
- Less Than Jake
- Lucky Boys Confusion
- Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg
- My Chemical Romance
- Pale Waves
- Placebo
- Portugal. The Man
- Rocket From The Crypt
- Sincere Engineer
- Sitting On Stacy
- Sparta
- Taking Back Sunday
- The Wonder Years
- Wargasm
Saturday, September 17
- 7 Seconds
- Alexisonfire
- Bad Religion
- Bauhaus
- Bully
- Charlotte Sands
- Fear
- GWAR
- Gogol Bordello
- Jake Hill
- Jxdn
- Madball
- Mannequin Pussy
- Movements
- Poorstacy
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- The Front Bottoms
- The Get Up Kids
- The Joy Formidable
- The Menzingers
- The Misfits
- The Story So Far
- War On Women
- Yellowcard
- Yungblud
- togetherPANGEA
Sunday, September 18
- Action Bronson
- Alice Glass
- Chastity
- Coolio
- DJ Livia
- Ice Cube
- Jawbox
- Jimmy Eat World
- Josh A
- Kid Sistr
- LunaChicks
- Midtown
- Mom Jeans.
- Nine Inch Nails
- PVRIS
- Poliça
- Real Friends
- Reece Young
- Save Face
- Sleater-Kinney
- The Academy Is...
- The Juliana Theory
- The Linda Lindas
- The Maine
- Weathers
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Zola Jesus
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