Yes. Riot Fest has done it again with their 2017 lineup announcement. For the Chicago installation of Riot Fest, Douglas Park will transform into a punk rock and beyond concert haven from September 15-17.
The weekend headliners include Nine Inch Nails (Friday), Queens of the Stone Age (Saturday), and Jawbreaker (Sunday). There will also be exciting performances from New Order, Paramore, Prophets of Rage, M.I.A., Wu-Tang Clan, Mike D (DJ Set), A Day To Remember, Gogol Bordello, Taking Back Sunday, Vic Mensa, Dirty Heads, TV on the Radio, Ministry, Dinosaur Jr., and so many more.
The festival will mark Jawbreaker’s first public appearance together since they not-so-amicably broke up in 1996 (!) after guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach and bassist Chris Bauermeister got into a fistfight, leading to a 21 year end to the legendary pop-punk trio. Festival organizers seemed to have done it again, after what felt like an untoppable triumph last year with the reunion of the original Misfits.
Riot Fest will also mark Nine Inch Nails’ third festival appearance for 2017 after a three year hiatus. Frontman Trent Reznor will be joined by guitarist Robin Finck, keyboardist Alessandro Cortini, drummer Ilan Rubin, and their newest official member, Atticus Ross for this summer’s live performances.
Information about Chicago’s Riot Fest can be found here. Check out the full lineup below.
