ATP! Live Review: Riot Fest 2014 - Chicago, IL

Come rain or shine – and Riot Fest in its weather-schizo Chicago setting had it all – the punks, posers and everyone in between were out in their droves for a weekend of fun festival frolics. Alter The Press! were there too, and so we’ve been ever so kind as to summarize a few of the acts that we were lucky enough to check out, on a day-by-day basis. Don’t say we aren’t good to you!

Weezer, The Offspring and More to Perform Classic Albums at Riot Fest

Weezer, The Offspring and several other band will be playing classic albums in full at the Chicago stop of Riot Fest in September.

The albums being revisiting in Chicago this at Riot Fest include: Weezer's Blue Album, Slayer's Reign in Blood, Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking, the Glenn Danzig–fronted group Samhain's Initium, The Offspring's Smash, NOFX's Punk in Drublic, Descendents' Milo Goes to College, Naked Raygun's Throb Throb and The Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About.

Riot Fest Chicago takes place at Humboldt Park on September 12-14. Tickets can be purchased here.

Riot Fest 2014 Chicago Lineup Announced

The lineup for this year's Riot Fest in Chicago on September 12-14 in Humboldt Park can be found below.

Tickets for the festival are on sale and can be purchased here.

ATP! Live Review: Riot Fest 2013 (Chicago)

Now that we’re finally back to normality (and for one of our writers, back in the United Kingdom, if that can be considered as such?), we’ve finally recovered enough to share what can only be described as the most incredible musical offering the festival world has had to offer in years. The lineup for Chicago’s Riot Fest was one so classic, its performances will remain timeless even long after the fields at Humboldt Park have recovered from their 3 days of onslaught, abuse and, of course, memories in the making.

ATP! Lists: 10 Must-Hear Acts at Riot Fest 2013

Fall Out Boy (Playing: September 13th)
Words by: Gina Catalano

Chicago has been the talk of the town this year with its second Stanley Cup victory in three years, its backdrop for the fourth Transformers movie, and its biggest headlining festival and carnival the city has seen. To top that off, hometown heroes Fall Out Boy will be back in the area for Riot Fest during a day off from their fall arena tour. While they won’t have opening acts Panic! At The Disco and twentyonepilots with them, the crowd should expect nothing less than pure entertainment from the punk-rock quartet.

After a four-year hiatus, the band made an unforgettable comeback this past February by torching their previous albums at the location where Comiskey Park once stood and announcing they were back with their new album, Save Rock and Roll. In the six months since, the band has showed the world that while they have grown as artists and bandmates, they are still the same band whose lyrics and melodies help heal the soul and set the mind to believe that anything is possible. Believers never die, after all. Now, while the man behind the Riot Fest Twitter account begs for a Jesse and the Rippers performance, can we start a petition to get Elton John on stage during Fall Out Boy’s set? Anyone? Bueller?

Riot Fest Release Chicago Day-By-Day Schedule

The day-by-day schedule for this year's Riot Fest in Chicago on September 13-15 in Humboldt Park can be found below.

Tickets for the festival are still on sale and can be purchased here.

Riot Fest Chicago Full Lineup Announced

The full lineup for this year's Riot Fest in Chicago on September 13-15 in Humboldt Park can be found below.

Tickets for the festival are still on sale and can be purchased here.

Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, All Time Low, Pierce The Veil To Play Riot Fest

Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, All Time Low, Pierce The Veil and Taking Back Sunday are amongst the few who have been confirmed to play this year's Riot Fest in Chicago, IL on September 13th-15th.

You can check the awesome lineup as it stands by clicking read more.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.

Riot Fest Brooklyn Evacuated & Suspended Due To Severe Weather

Riot Fest Brooklyn has been evacuated and suspended due to severe weather. The promoters released the following statement:

"Due to severe weather in Brooklyn, Riot Fest Brooklyn has been suspended and evacuated. More details to follow"

Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Chiodos, Offspring To Play Riot Fest 2012

Rise Against, A Day To Rememeber, The Offspring and the recently reunited Chiodos are amongst the few who have been confirmed to play this year's Riot Fest in Chicago (September 14-16) at Humboldt Park and Congress Theater.

More information can be found here.

Less Than Jake To Play 'Losing Streak' at Riot Fest

Less Than Jake will be performing 'Losing Streak' in full at this year's Riot Fest, on Saturday October 9th at the Congress Theater, Chicago.