Riot Fest 2018 - September 14-16 - Douglas Park, Chicago Tour • Page 234

Took a quick glance, I'm going to be running around non-stop Sunday.

 

Welp fucking kill me. TWY and Alk3 is the worst conflict

 

Yup. I've never seen trio but the TWY are a top 5 band for me. FML

 

Wow this Alkaline Trio/TWY conflict sucks.
Never seen Trio, but The Wonder Years are my favorite band. Fuck.

 

This is where I’m at too. Sucks.

 

friday has two conflicts for me. sunday, i can catch a bit of everything i wanna see.

 

Worst conflicts are The Fever 333 vs. Liz Phair, Sum 41 vs. The Front Bottoms, Bleachers vs. Atmosphere vs. Taking Back Sunday, Beck vs. Andrew WK, Alkaline Trio vs. The Wonder Years

 

Holy shit Sunday is a mess

 

There's definitely some conflicts, and things I'm bummed about missing but... The choices are pretty easy, ultimately.

 

I think Trio is probs getting the cut for me. If I go to TWY then I get watch Incubus from afar, then see Bad Religion and then go to RTJ.

 

Sunday is perfect for me. I can basically stay at Radicals all day and then jump between Incubus and Bad Religion at the end. Friday definitely has my toughest choices.

 

My biggest conflict is Suicidal Tendencies vs. Bouncing Souls. Normally Bouncing Souls would get the easy win, but Suicidal is playing their first album and I have seen the Bouncing Souls many many many times. But then again the two sets I have seen from them at Riot Fest are two of my favorite sets I have ever seen them play because Greg just really seemed to be having a blast.

 

Well, at least y'all can see Beach Bunny without any conflict.

 

Brutal friday: Matt & Kim vs Flogging Molly vs Digable Planets... AND Weezer vs Dropkick vs Cypress Hill...AND pussy riot vs aquabats....AND front bottoms vs sum 41

Brutal Saturday: Gary Numan vs Cobra Skulls.. AND Adolescents vs wolfmother vs conflict... and Elvs vs the Voidz

Sunday actually flows for me!

 

Happy for Mom Jeans. getting that main stage slot.

 

And Speedy Ortiz!

 

There is no reason for the conflicts to be this bad. Wow. Sorry for anybody who's into the same things I am. Basically every day has my must-sees conflicting most of the time.

 

Do we think Suicidal Tendencies and Bad Religion will open with their albums, play them last or mix them into the set? Might make a difference for me.

 

I kinda wish they had the second set of main stages alternating the way they do the other two... That would have helped this some.

 

definitely a little mad at the jesus lizard vs Interpol but other than that...this is SO MUCH BETTER than last year for me

 

Which stages are two main stages, two mid stages, and the 5th lone one?

 

I am chalking up a bunch of things not going my way about this festival (having to [smartly] skip Saturday due to marathon training early on Sunday morning, set time conflicts, not getting off work early enough on Friday to see a band or 2 that are must-sees) that I am simply gonna go and have a good time and enjoy the things I can.

 

main - riot & roots,
other 2 big one - rise and radicals
small -rebel

 

MAIN: RIOT/ROOTS
MID: RADICALS/RISE
SMALL: REBEL

 

Conflicts that make zero sense whether you like the band(s) or not:

Elvis Costello vs Killing Joke (classic act vs classic act)
Bully vs Reignwolf (guitar girl vs guitar guy)
The Aquabats vs Pussy Riot (rare act vs rare act)
Dropkick Murphys vs Cypress Hill (popular gen x/y hit band vs popular gen x/y hit band)
Incubus vs Father John Misty (singer ladies swoon over vs singer ladies swoon over)
Blondie vs Superchunk (classic gen x indie rock vs classic gen x indie rock)
Clutch vs Suicidal Tendancies (the punks and metal dudes will not appreciate this at all)