On Wednesday, the lineups were announced for the annual Riot Fest events in Chicago and Denver. Today (May 14), it was revealed that 10 of the bands will be playing classic albums in their entirety at the festivals, including Slayer, Jane's Addiction and the Offspring.
Following the recent announcement of the Toronto lineup, the organizers of Riot Fest have now unveiled the list of bands performing at the Chicago and Denver editions of the festivals, as well. While there are a great deal of alt-rock acts, there are a number of heavy hitters on the bills.
Fans are already flocking to Chicago for the 2013 Riot Fest. Now they can also make travel arrangements for Toronto and Denver as well, as organizers have unveiled a majority of the lineup for two other Riot Fest locations this year. The big reveal in the latest lineup talk is that the Replacements are reuniting to headline each Riot Fest performance
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The initial list of bands playing Chicago's 2013 Riot Fest has been unveiled and it features a number of prominent punk, rock, alternative and metal acts. Fall Out Boy and Blink-182 are two of the three headliners, with the third act a mystery as of now.
Riot Fest is set to take over Chicago Oct. 6 through Oct. 10. Festival founder Riot Mike has expanded the scope of the fest in its sixth year to go beyond punk rock, including bands from sub-genres of hardcore and metal. Some of the key confirmations that Midwestern Noisecreep readers planning to attend Riot Fest will dig for this year's lineup include Corrosion of Conformity performing as their o