Riot Fest 2018 - September 14-16 - Douglas Park, Chicago Tour • Page 228

First show at 12? If every set was only 45 minutes and they only had 15 minutes between sets, the would be able to fit 27 bands in if they had every stage going and starting at the exact same time.

 

Longer sets, fingers crossed.

 

I could definitely see there being only four stages so you have two headliners going at the same time. They've dropped the carnival gimmick, too, so this might be much more compact.

 

A local band stage would have been great, especially for those travelling to the festival that might not get to check out the smaller Chicago bands everyday.

 

Street Dogs, the Dangerous Summer, Beach Rats, Just Friends, Archie Powell & the Exports, Typesetter, and Blood People are all the additions via the fest website

 

You know who doesn't get enough love on here?

Face to Face.

Saw them at Bottom Lougne, Punk Rock Bowling, two Chicago area shows in small clubs (on in the Burbs and one at Reggies). They are *fantastic* live and am super fucking excited to see them again.

 

Absolute yikes at the Saturday lineup. Not one band id even want to see. Sunday is insane though

 

I saw them on the Warped Rewind Cruise both acoustic and electric and they were a blast.

 

Saturday stinks. Might just rest that day.

 

Bummed I am missing Friday--flying out Sat AM. There are a few solid acts on Saturday for me--really want to see The Frights and Piebald earlier and I haven't seen Elvis or Beck, so that should be cool. Sunday will be insane from open to close and I am really pumped for RTJ & Alkaline Trio.

Sliver lining for me is I am seeing Face to Face acoustic in NJ the following week and missing Friday to see Jawbreaker in Brooklyn.

Can't wait!!!!

 

I didn't have a chance to see the last few pages here.....I see they added The Dangerous Summer, anything else?

 

Friday and Sunday are both so good. Might skip Saturday and see friends or something

 

Im doing deluxe and i promise im no where close to rich i work in a friggin warehouse, haha, i just paid off my student loans right as the presale was starting so i said "fuck it whats another (essentially) 2 more months of student loan payments in order to get to be in the front without having to try PLUS unlimited booze!" Cheers! super excited! i guess i get the negativity, but for me, the addition of weezer and RTJ is as good as any mystery headliner they could have added. Could they have rolled it out better? sure, but i just feel like they probably just kept working toward and hoping for the best, and the cards just didnt fall their way

 

i thought that too, but then i went back and counted and last year there were only 30 a day. this year we have 29, 29, 31

 

The only thing I could see them do is dropping that smaller side stage. Or maybe having only three main stages and the smaller side stage.

There was a lot of downtime with the five stages last year.

 

Beach Goons, Beach Rats, Beach Bunny............I guess this is cool somehow

 

Since blink dropped are they allowing refunds? One of my friends wants to back out since there is no second wave and I paid for the Tix of course.

 

nope

 

Nope.
"Rain or Shine event. Tickets are nonrefundable/nontransferable. All event information, including lineup is subject to change. "

 

random thought: somewhere between 8-10pm next friday i’m gonna be in chicago, absolutely hammered, watching weezer play “beverly hills.”

hell yeah brother

 

Not sure if anyone has tried to get a refund. I'd email and ask, see what they say.

 

Just stubhub it

 

Seriously. Someone will buy it.

 

Now that's where I want to be.

 

Honestly, I’m just glad they announced this shit haha now I can rest easier knowing what to expect