Riot Fest returns to Chicago this weekend: Lineup, tickets, and all you need to know

2024 Riot Fest - Source: Getty
2024 Riot Fest - Source: Getty

It is that time of year. The highly anticipated Riot Fest is back, and punk rock groovers are ready to enjoy some exciting performances this year. Riot Fest 2025 began on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois.

The event will run from Friday, September 19, to Sunday, September 21, 2025. Riot Fest includes album plays, guest performances, and reunion bookings.

Some headliners of this year’s event are Blink-182, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alkaline Trio, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, Sparks, Rico Nasty, Weezer, Jack White, All Time Low, The Beach Boys, Dropkick Murphys, The Front Bottoms, Knuckle Puck, James, Green Day, IDLES, Jawbreaker, Bad Religion, The Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Texas Is The Reason, The Wonder Years, and Dance Hall Crashers.


More details on Riot Fest 2025

Riot Fest is divided into six stages: Riot Stage, Roots Stage, Rebel Stage, Rise Stage, and Radical Stage. On each day of the event, different performers will take the stage at various times, from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Performers for the Friday event include Senses Fail, Stiff Little Fingers, Shudder To Think, Harms Way, Touché Amoré, Honey Revenge, Camper Van Beethoven, Mariana’s Trench, The Didjits, Agnostic Front, Puddles Pity Party, Julia Wolf, Harrison Gordon, Mac Sabbath, Samiam, The Tossers, Shonen Knife, The Barbarians of California, Big Ass Truck IE, Loviet, La Rosa Noir, and Emo Philips.

Performers that will hit the stage on Saturday include The Bouncing Souls, The Damned, Citizen, Free Throw, Panchiko, Buzzcocks, Superchunk, GWAR, Militarie Gun, The Cribs, Helmet, Marky Ramone Plays The Ramones, Thrown, H2O, Wishy, Violet Vira, Speed of Light, Girl In A Coma, Agent Orange, Cliffdiver, Feral Tact, and Myles Bass.

And Sunday stages will be taken by Hanson, Inhaler, Screeching Weasel, Microwave, DEHD, The Linda Lindas, Pegboy, The Ataris, Lambrini Girls, Ovlov, Soft Play, Smoking Popes, Delta Sleep, Chase Petra, The Effigies, Zero Boys, The Paradox, Quannnic, Weakened Friends, Dune Rats, Footballhead, and New Clear Fusion.

The following are albums to be played at the event: The Blue Album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Maybe I'll Catch Fire, Suffer, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, Separation Sunday, Almost Here, Back on Top, Copacetic, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, My Brain Hurts, Betty, Strong Reaction, So Long, Astoria, Victim in Pain, Born to Quit, For Ever Grounded, Astray, Vicious Circle, and Living in Darkness.

Three types of tickets were available on the website: all three-day pass tickets, two-day pass tickets, and one-day pass tickets. Ticket prices start from $130.

Fans can visit the official Riot Fest website for the latest updates and ticket availability.


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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal