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Riot Fest 2021 has been announced and presenters have announced the first wave of bands added to the lineup. Due to the postponement of the annual event which features a who's who in established and up-and-coming rock, alternative, punk, emo, hip-hop, pop-punk, garage, indie, metal, hardcore, etc. bands to be found anywhere, The festival will now take place from September 16-19 of 2021. 

Those who already have a ticket to Riot Fest 2020—or anyone who bought a ticket by July 16, 2020—will gain admission to a special Thursday Preview Party on September 16, 2021. This extra night of Riot Fest will be jam-packed with secret sets from mystery bands, some of which will be Thursday exclusives. You can finally take that Ferris wheel ride, get first dibs on hot merch, and stuff your face with your favorite fried foods. 

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Here are just a few of the bands on the 2021 lineup of Riot Fest:
My Chemical Romance, The Smashing Pumpkins, Run the Jewels, Pixies, Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Sublime with Rome, Dirty Heads, Lupe Fiasco performing The Cool, Vic Mensa, The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory, Simple Plan, Gogol Bordello, Circle Jerks, Thrice, Circa Survive, K.Flay, Toots and the Maytals, Jawbox, Les Savy Fav, Best Coast, Bayside, L7, Meg Myers, PUP, Mayday Parade, FEVER 333, Living Colour, Big Freedia, Beach Bunny, Alex G, Thursday, Saves the Day, Don Broco, Joywave, Hepcat, Fishbone, Fucked Up, Boston Manor, The Sounds, White Lung, KennyHoopla, Beach Goons, Meet Me @ the Altar, Radkey, Holy Fawn, Chubby and the Gang, and more to be announced!

Founded in 2005 in Chicago. Riot Fest is a multi-day music festival specializing in punk, rock, alternative, metal, and hip-hop. Carnival Rides, amazing food vendors, sideshow performers, and more add to the atmosphere of this independent music fest. 

In 2005, Riot Fest booked a multi-venue weekend of punk and rock in Chicago with bands such as Dead Kennedys, The Misfits, and The Bouncing Souls kicking things off. They had ticket giveaways on their "sweet Myspace page", and since then have been working hard every year to bring you the best fest they possibly can. From there, it grew. 

In 2012, the promoters realized the amount of things they wanted to do could no longer be contained inside a few venues, and decided to expand to the sunny and spacious Humboldt Park in Chicago. They then expanded to other cities. They added carnival rides, Lucha Libre, porta-potties, and much more. 2019 marked their 15th year. 

We're all really looking forward to the incredible lineup of 2021