Riot Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary with a stacked 2025 lineup featuring headliners Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer, Jack White, and the Sex Pistols (featuring Frank Carter, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock). The event returns to Chicago’s Douglass Park from September 19–21. The daily lineup is now available, highlighting over 90 artists, including Idles, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alkaline Trio, All Time Low, Knocked Loose, Jawbreaker, Bad Religion, and The Pogues. For tickets and more information, go to the event’s website.
Daily Lineup:
Friday, Sept. 19:
Blink-182, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alkaline Trio, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, Sparks, Rico Nasty, Senses Fail, Stiff Little Fingers, Shudder To Think, 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, Soviet, Emo Philips
Saturday, Sept. 20:
Weezer, Jack White, Sex Pistols, All Time Low, The Beach Boys, Dropkick Murphys, The Front Bottoms, Knuckle Puck, James, The Bouncing Souls, The Damned, Citizen, Free Throw, Panchiko, Buzzcocks, Superchunk, 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
Sunday, Sept. 21:
Green Day, IDLES, Jawbreaker, Bad Religion, The Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Texas Is The Reason, The Wonder Years, Dance Hall Crashers, 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
Album Plays:
Weezer, The Blue Album
Sex Pistols, Never Mind The Bollocks…
Alkaline Trio, Maybe I’ll Catch Fire
Bad Religion, Suffer
The Pogues, Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday
The Academy Is…, Almost Here
The Front Bottoms, Back On Top
Knuckle Puck, Copacetic
The Bouncing Souls, How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Agent Orange, Living In Darkness
Screeching Weasel, My Brain Hurts
Helmet, Betty
Pegboy, Strong Reaction
The Ataris, So Long, Astoria
Agnostic Front, Victim In Pain
Smoking Popes, Born To Quit
The Effigies, For Ever Grounded
Samiam, Astray
Zero Boys, Vicious Circle
