Riot Fest 2012: Refused, August Burns Red to Take Philadelphia Over

In 2011, Riot Fest had a successful east coast expansion to Philadelphia. This July, the music extravaganza which celebrates rock, indie, punk and underground artists from every era will return to Philadelphia as a three-day event Thursday, July 19, Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21.

The line-up for Thursday, July 19 includes the newly reunited Refused as well as The Promise Ring, August Burns Red, OFF!, Gameface, Boy Sets Fire, and more artists to come. Individual tickets and early-bird three-day festival tickets are available for purchase starting Friday, March 30 at 12:00PM EST. For individual tickets visit this link and for early-bird three-day tickets, here. More details on the other dates will soon follow.

Head to Riot Fest's official site for more info.

Riot Fest East 2012, Philadelphia:

Thur 7/19 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier at Penn's Landing

Fri 7/20 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts (Line-Up TBA)

Sat 7/21 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier at Penn's Landing (Line-Up TBA)

Refused is also scheduled to perform at this year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival on May 13. The Swedish post-hardcore heroes will also be heading out on a North American and European tour this summer.

Refused 2012 Tour Dates:

04/12 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass Housw

04/13 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

04/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield *

04/20 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

04/22 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

04/23 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

04/27 – Berlin, DE @ Monster Bash

04/28 – Dusiburg, DE @ Telekom Playgrounds

04/29 – Meerhout, BE @ Groezrock

05/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound

06/01-03 – Nürburgring & Nürnberg, DE @ Rock am Ring & Rock im Park

06/04 – Milan, IT @ Arena Fiera Di Rho

06/08 – Nickelsdorf, AT @ Nova Rock

06/09 – Muenster, DE @ Vainstream

06/15 – Interlaken, CH @ Greenfield Festival

06/16 – Clisson, FR @ Hellfest

06/17 – Interlaken, CH @ Flugplatz

07/01 – Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes

07/05 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival

07/06 – Turku, FI @ Ruisrock

07/08 – Knebworth, UK @ Sonisphere Festival

07/13 – Lisbon, PT @ Optimus Alive! Festival

07/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade ^

07/16 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore ^

07/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Summer Garden ^

07/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn's Landing (Riot Fest East) ^

07/20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues ^

07/21 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis ^

07/22 – Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy ^

07/23 – Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy ^

07/25 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre ^

07/26 – Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater ^

07/29 – Yuzawa, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival

08/09 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival

08/10 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival