Riot Fest Launches 2022 Lineup, with headliners My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits, Nine Inch Nails

May 11, 2022

Riot Fest — one of the largest independent festivals left — is returning to Douglass Park in Chicago, IL this summer for its 17th year of production. The lineup is diverse, with a mixture of punk, indie-rock, hip-hop, goth, industrial, and more, over the course of three days (September 16-18) and including over 85 bands spanning 5 stages.

Headlining acts include My Chemical Romance on Friday, The Original Misfits on Saturday, and Nine Inch Nails on Sunday. Riot Fest is also welcoming some newcomers, most notably including indie-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs, goth rockers Bauhaus, and a re-united Sunny Day Real-Estate. Another reunion act, Yellowcard, will be at the festival performing their only show of 2022. Other Riot Fest first timers include Portugal. The Man, Yungblud, Placebo, Jeff Rosenstock, Lunachicks, The Linda Lindas, and Lucky Boys Confusion.

Founder Mike Petryshyn expressed his excitement for this year’s festival, saying, “I think this year’s lineup really speaks to who we are; it’s been a minute since we’ve gotten to create a lineup like this. I’m really excited for what this is leading into: the stuff that’s happening in the next few weeks, and the years to come.”

QUOTE FROM FESTIVAL FOUNDER MIKE PETRYSHYN:
“I think this year’s lineup really speaks to who we are; it’s been a minute since we’ve gotten to curate a lineup like this. I’m especially excited for what this is leading into: the stuff that’s happening in the next few weeks, and the years to come.”
Tickets will go on sale today (Wednesday, May 11) at 10:00 a.m. CDT; 1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day passes will all be available.

TICKETS: https://riotfest.org/chicago/tickets
RIOT FEST: https://riotfest.org

RIOT FEST 2022 LINEUP
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, Portugal. The Man, Bleachers, Descendents, Rocket from the Crypt, The Wonder Years, Placebo, Jeff Rosenstock, Anberlin, Less Than Jake, Lagwagon, Lucky Boys Confusion, Foxy Shazam, Boston Manor, Sincere Engineer, Pale Waves, Cloud Nothings, LS Dunes, carolesdaughter, Destroy Boys, AViVA, Bob Vylan, Holy Fawn, Algiers, Wargasm (UK), Cliffdiver, Sitting On Stacy

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
The Original Misfits (Performing Walk Among Us), Yellowcard, Bauhaus, Sunny Day Real Estate, Bad Religion, Yungblud, The Story So Far, The Front Bottoms, The Menzingers, Alexisonfire, Movements, jxdn, The Get Up Kids, GWAR, 7 Seconds, Madball, FEAR, Bully, The Joy Formidable, Together Pangea, POORSTACY, Mannequin Pussy, War On Women, Charlotte Sands, Jake Hill, Bridge City Sinners, THICK, Skating Polly, No Trigger, Surfbort

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ice Cube, Sleater-Kinney, Jimmy Eat World, The Academy Is…, Action Bronson, Lunachicks, The Maine, Midtown, PVRIS, Jawbox, Alice Glass, The Linda Lindas, Mom Jeans., Real Friends, The Juliana Theory, Josh A, Renforshort, Joey Valence & Brae, Weathers, Kid Sistr, Save Face, The Bombpops, Treaty of Paris, Concrete Castles, Chastity, Moon Kissed, Night Spice

Founded in 2005, Riot Fest is an independent music festival featuring the best of punk, rock ‘n’ roll, hip hop, metal, alternative, and just about everything in between. Founder Riot Mike is credited with helping to reunite iconic bands like Naked Raygun, the Replacements, The Original Misfits, and Jawbreaker, among many other reunions—a staple of Riot Fest, alongside full album performances, carnival rides, and the occasional butter sculpture. Riot Fest is independently owned and curated with quirky, original attractions; in 2016, it was named #1 Music Festival by USA Today, and in 2021 it was voted Best Music Festival in a poll for Chicago Reader. In addition to the festival, Riot Fest promotes shows year-round at a myriad of music venues across Chicago.