Riot Fest 2021 (September 17-19, Chicago IL) Tour • Page 209

hell yea, give me the bands in yellow at a 2 day fest and im there! haha

 

I left out a few that would be on my "would watch and be fine with" list and you nailed a few of them, haha. Limp Bizkit, Nonpoint, Atreyu, Gojira, and Mastodon.

 

Just booked our flights/hotel for the week. It’s sinking in. I can’t believe I’m actually going to my first Riot Fest…

 

Also can't believe I missed that Ludacris and Lil Jon are playing Blue Ridge.

 

You will have the time of your life and will want to come back in 2022!

 

I bet! I’ve been wanting to go to Riot for almost 10 years!

 

Bandsintown emailed me tonight about New Found Glory playing at Radius on September 18th.

 

Isn't the draw of after shows usually that it's bands playing in smaller venues than they'd normally play? That venue is massive!

 

Radius is a fairly large venue and New Found Glory does not draw well enough, at least in Chicago, to fill that space (I've never been there as it opened shortly before COVID hit but I am basing off of Google) so that is interesting...

 

Well, it's a co-headliner. And it's definitely not the only "overplay" I've seen pop-up the last few weeks in terms of show announcements.

Still feels big, especially for an aftershow. But we know they're playing one on that date...

 

Speaking of aftershows, I personally would love this festival to do what Lolla does and book the big acts to play smaller aftershows. Nine Inch Nails or The Smashing Pumpkins at the Metro, for example.

 

From Reddit:

 

Emo Night Brooklyn posted a bunch of dates until the end of September but none for Riot weekend. Considering they had aftershows in the last 2 Riot Fests I wouldn't be surprised if they will have one for this year as well.

 

New found glory sold out 2 nights at house Of blues back back in 2018. So that’s like 3600 people. Radius holds between 2500 and 3800 depending on the configuration. Last time they did play Chicago it was concord which holds just under 1500. But with that aftershow being both NFG and simple plan I think they full radius or come close to it

 

Other factor is that there will be 30k in the city that weekend, a solid chunk of whom are from out of town and there to spend the weekend watching music.

 

Wonder if Radius will have any other larger after shows- I feel like Rancid and DKM would make sense since it sounds like it'll be in the middle of their co-headliner anyway.

What other after show venue/band combos are ya'll hoping for? Crossing my fingers for The Bronx at Cobra Lounge over here.

 

I don’t have any doubt NFG could fill that venue. Their tours always do REALLY well. People love NFG shows

 

All I want is a Lawrence Arms aftershow and I’ll be stoked.

 

Pumpkins aftershow would slay me but I would say extremely unlikely given they are doing another festival on the Sunday.

 

How about a FNM aftershow tho

 

This 100%

 

Fuck yeah. I could see them w/ The Bollweevils being another after show at Cobra.

 

Which is the biggest band that had a Riot aftershow?

 

also headliners don’t do aftershows

 

Tough to say- but maybe the Rise Against show at Aragon in 2014? Found what I could from previous years' afters shows if anyone else feels like nerding out...

2019 After Shows
2018 After Shows
2017 After Shows
2016 After Shows
2015 After Shows
2014 After Shows
2013 After Shows
2012 After Shows