Riot Fest Knocks It Out of the Park with Spectacular 2025 Lineup

Riot Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025, and the Chicago institution is celebrating one of its best lineups to date. Green Day, blink-182, and Jack White will headline three-day festival, set for September 19th-21st at Chicago’s Douglass Park, alongside a formidable undercard featuring Weezer, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Rilo Kiley, Dropkick Murphys, Sex Pistols (featuring Frank Carter), The Pogues, and IDLES.

Other confirmed acts The Beach Boys, Alkaline Trio, Jawbreaker, Bad Religion, Sparks, Knocked Loose, All Time Low, The Damned, The Hold Steady, The Front Bottoms, Texas Is the Reason, Rico Nasty, Inhaler, The Linda Lindas, Panchiko, Superchunk, James, Buzzcocks, Knuckle Puck, The Cribs, Hanson, Toche Amore, Lambrini Girls, Mac Sabbath, The Wonder Years, Helmet, Marky Ramone Plays The Ramones, Camper Van Beethoven, and Wishy, with plenty more more still to be announced.

Tickets to Riot Fest 2025, including 3-Day GA, VIP, Deluxe, and Deluxe+, are now on sale.

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