Riot Fest 2018 - September 14-16 - Douglas Park, Chicago Tour • Page 87

The Lawrence Arms did one Warped Tour, but got banned after their last show for the tour. I forget some of the specifics, but Kevin Lyman, a the A&R guy that got JEW and many others signed, and some other label decided to watch TLA on main stage since they were getting a lot buzz and had several industry friends (Alkaline Trio just to start). On an exceptionally hot day, Brendan made a comment/joke/ about the lack of water or something due to the heat. The general quote is in interviews somewhere, but it caused them to not be signed. After that experience, Brendan commented further about the negatives of the tour and the band got banned.

 

Mel B. actually confirmed that they will be playing some shows, so if this is real I will never stop laughing/smiling. Spice Girls reunion would be PEAK Riot Fest.

I'm super glad that I ended up not buying any tickets to this though, because now I've added Paul Simon on 9/22 in Queens and there is no way I would have had the energy to do both of those plus give up Jawbreaker.

 

The other B. Kelly project playing Riot Fest could be The Falcon...I'm surprised I haven't seen that thrown around here as a possibility yet.

 

They were so much fun in 2016.

 

We Came as Romans listed Riot Fest as a date (well, a range of dates) on part of their upcoming tour with Bullet for My Valentine on their Facebook announcement, but it's not on that tour's official site.

 

RIP Steve Soto of the Adolescents

 

Very sad. I would imagine they will not play

 

Steve Soto passing is a very tragic loss. I’ve heard he was a very lovely man. So sad

 

Steve seemed like a really great guy when I watched the Adolescents at Warped Tour 2017. He let a bunch of small kids that were sidestage come up and use his mic to sing during Amoeba.

RIP.

 

Can't tell is Spice Girls buzz is real or not. I aint mad tho.

 

Friend looking to pay her vet bills:

 

Definitely going to have to get that second wave next week I'd imagine

 

I assume nothing related to Riot Fest this year haha.

 

especially if the fucking spice girls show up. which seems like a hilarious pipe dream in the darkest timeline when you consider the first Riot Fest lineup:

 

Lmao the Spice Girls are not going to play Riot Fest we are running too far with that

 

i mean...if abba is going to play in 2019, anything is possible.

 

Count all these bands out.

 

Windhand, eh? Well, shit.

 

Wow that lineup is killer

 

If that wasn’t the same weekend as Mo Pop I’d be all over that.

 

Elvis Costello cancels tour after surgery

 

Looks like it's just his European tour dates... But the Riot Fest date isn't on his site. Not sure if it was there before or not.

 

Third headliner is brand new. Blink, Beck, brand new. And the person in here that said itd be scary, was the reactions of people that brand new is headlining. 2nd wave will be announced when brand news final dates are announced(very soon).

 

Where the hell are you getting that information? I know the Riot Fest folks are a bit tone deaf after booking Jerry Lee Lewis, but you'd really think they'd risk the backlash of booking Brand New? I can't speak for others, but booking them is a good way to get me to not go to the fest or any aftershows this year...