Tardcore Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 I saw on WGN (chicago) much of the bickering about the fest occurring near a hospital and they said it was a heavy metal fest and only showed bands like GWAR and savage-punk bands, as i thought to myself, 'this is not how the public should see this fest' considering all the bands that are nothing like that on the bill. News is news I assumed that people were uncomfortable with "riot" fest given what was going on in Baltimore around the time that support was pulled at the Humbolt park location. Pretty standard behavior really. Fun Fact: There was a strong push to rename the second Lord of the Rings movie "The Two Towers" after 9/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agua Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 i'm selling a three day pass if anyone is interested. 155 dollars. just a lil more than what i paid (by like three bucks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgdesign Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I have two Sunday passes I'm probably not going to use. Anyone interested? I'd have to meet you at the park since they are under my name. Make me an offer. Also up for trade.......especially for friday tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Looking to get rid of two 3-day passes. On the cheap. Like, almost one-day pass prices. Hit me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Can anyone help me out with the Fat Wreck flexi set? if so please PM me. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeytags Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I'm pretty impressed with this park after last year's shit show. The layout is much better, easy to get around, no bottlenecks, good crowds, and quite convenient from the pink line. Let's see if I feel the same by Sunday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I'm pretty impressed with this park after last year's shit show. The layout is much better, easy to get around, no bottlenecks, good crowds, and quite convenient from the pink line. Let's see if I feel the same by Sunday night. How bad was the rain/mud today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeytags Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 It wasnt terrible, only in certain spots. Definitely plenty of dry areas... but im sure it will be worse after this morning's rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgry Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I went on Friday. My biggest complaint was the lack of lights. After the sun went down you couldn't see anything. Everyone was walking into each other. And the stage layouts kinda sucked. They put VIP tents directly in front of the stages. So unless you got to where you wanted to go early, you had to either stand far away enough to see the stage or stand off to the side of the tents. That was only a problem for the Friday night headliners, especially No Doubt. When Faith No More ended, everyone tried to cram into the Riot Stage area and it got ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I managed to have great spots most of the weekend by staying by the middle divider of the main stages. I would be in the crowd for one act then turn around and be right on the other side of the divider. Doing this back and forth I didn't have to travel much and could always hear and see well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unique Antics Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Things announced at Riot Fest this past weekend: - Andrew McMahon is coming back to Chicago in November for a charity event and to also celebrate Everything In Transit @ House of Blues - The Academy Is... Almost Here is getting repressed along with a full anniversary tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The movielife are planning more club shows for 2016. Also they played really well and the songs hold up. Have mercy is going on tour with transit and somos. They are putting out a single very soon and recording a full length in March. Knuckle puck is going on tour with seaway and sorority noise. Beach slang has a new album recorded that is coming out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 My photos/review of the first day: http://www.punkvinyl.com/2015/09/15/riot-fest-2015-day-one/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgry Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Awesome photos! Anthrax did indeed bring the house down on Friday night. Luckily I was just in front of the pit, which got pretty big. I saw a few people walking around with nice cameras. Were you talking only band photos or were you taking some atmosphere photos as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Awesome photos! Anthrax did indeed bring the house down on Friday night. Luckily I was just in front of the pit, which got pretty big. I saw a few people walking around with nice cameras. Were you talking only band photos or were you taking some atmosphere photos as well? Just band photos. I stopped trying to take photos of the rest of the fest during the first outdoor one when I realized I never had the time as I was always travelling from stage to stage to shoot other bands. Fun fact: I am the only photographer who has shot all 11 Chicago Riot Fests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Here's my photos from days two and three: http://www.punkvinyl.com/2015/09/16/riot-fest-2015-day-two/ http://www.punkvinyl.com/2015/09/16/riot-fest-2015-day-three/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unique Antics Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 My favorite sets (in no order) from Riot Fest 2015: 1. Iggy Pop 2. Modest Mouse 3. The Academy Is... (Almost Here in full + hits) 4. Andrew McMahon 5. The Dead Milkmen 6. Cypress Hill 7. Manchester Orchestra 8. Alkaline Trio 9. Anthrax 10. The Joy Formidable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsoncomplex Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Heading to Toronto tomorrow. Ended up winning 2 weekend passes through Exclaim. Pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrichardrichard Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Hey, I won too...not sure who through - pretty sure Union Events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Real Misfits for 2016? Is this real or a late April fools joke? SmikeX13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 It's real but I can't imagine being good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Didn't Danzig and Doyle play Riot Fest together like 3 years ago? And I think Danzig went on like 20 minutes late because the wind was blowing the wrong way or some stupid shit? No one cares about Jerry Only and Danzig and Doyle have done it before. Nothing worth getting stoked on IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Didn't Danzig and Doyle play Riot Fest together like 3 years ago? And I think Danzig went on like 20 minutes late because the wind was blowing the wrong way or some stupid shit? No one cares about Jerry Only and Danzig and Doyle have done it before. Nothing worth getting stoked on IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 There was a leaked contract that showed that they signed for no less than 10 shows. So expect more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 There was a leaked contract that showed that they signed for no less than 10 shows. So expect more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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