One of the biggest festivals of the year just unleashed its first round of artists. This year’s Riot Fest & Carnival features big names such as Faith No More, Snoop Dogg, Billy Idol, Motorhead, Iggy Pop and Modest Mouse, among many others. Take a look at the full lineup below.
Riot Fest & Carnival will be held this September 11 until September 13. The 2015 event takes place in Chicago at Douglas Park. You can buy the first set of three-day passes right here.
What makes this year’s event stand out is the inclusion of several special performances. At least five of the bands set to perform at the festival have announced they will perform their seminal albums in their entirety.
Snoop Dogg will perform his album Doggystyle, while Ice Cube will perform Straight Outta Compton Remix with a few special guests. You won’t want to miss these performances.
In addition to hip-hop legends, iconic punk bands will join the lineup for a performance of their own greatest albums. Rancid is set to perform …And Out Come The Wolves, and The Academy Is… will play Almost Here for the festival. The special performances close out with a rendition of The Dwarves’ Blood, Guts And Pussy.
While the album renditions at this year’s festival are some of the most-anticipated acts, fans also get to experience bands who rarely perform. Some of the bands who have recently reunited, and have sets lined up for the festival, include Drive Like Jehu, Faith No More, L7, Babes in Toyland and Alexisonfire.
The festival has more than just music. When you buy a three-day pass, you get access to a carnival, golf course, arcade and a show from animatronic band The Rock-afire Explosion.
This is just the first round of lineup announcements, so stay tuned here as the event announces more performers.
UPDATE 6/23:
System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie and Chef’Special have been added to the lineup below.
Riot Fest & Carnival 2015 Lineup:
System of a Down
The Prodigy
88 Fingers Louie
Chef’Special
No Doubt
Modest Mouse
Faith No More
Iggy Pop
Snoop Dogg
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Motörhead
Rancid
Tenacious D
Billy Idol
Ice Cube & Guests
Alkaline Trio
Coheed And Cambria
Taking Back Sunday
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Drive Like Jehu
Merle Haggard
Flogging Molly
Slightly Stoopid
L7
Alexisonfire
Thrice
The Dirty Heads
Stephen “Ragga” Marley
The Academy Is…
The Lawrence Arms
Kongos
Cypress Hill
Echo & The Bunnymen
Bootsy Collins’ Rubber Band
The Devil Wears Prada
Yelawolf
Pennywise
The Airborne Toxic Event
Manchester Orchestra
Eagles Of Death Metal
Anthrax
De La Soul
The Damned
Andrew McMahon
In The Wilderness
New Politics
Mayday Parade
Jimmy Cliff
Against Me!
Babes In Toyland
OK Go, Bayside
Mest
Andrew W.K.
Desaparecidos
The Joy Formidable
The Dead Milkmen
FIDLAR
Atreyu
Millencolin
American Nightmare
Swervedriver
Lee Scratch Perry
GWAR
Less Than Jake
The Expendables
Living Colour
The Thurston Moore Band
Morgan Heritrage
Lifetime
Benjamin Booker
Fishbone
Death
Doomtree
Hum
Tarrus Riley
Mariachi El Bronx
Civ
Joyce Manor
Every Time I Die
The Movielife
The Dwarves
Tommy Stinson
Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions
Real Friends
The Dear Hunter
Kevin Devine
Mustard Plug
The Ataris
Jo Mersa
Into It. Over It.
Alvvays
The White Buffalo
Black-Am-I
Skip Marley
Knuckle Puck
Post Malone with FKI
Jazz Cartier
Chef’Special
Marmozets
Modern Life Is War
Fit For Rivals
Barb Wire Dolls
The Coathangers
Flatfoot 56
Teenage Bottlerocket
Prayers
Chon
Counterpunch
Have Mercy
Speedy Ortiz
Superheaven
White Mystery
Foxing
Direct Hit!
Main Attrakionz
Ground Up
Skinny Lister
Beach Slang
Cayetana
Alex Wiley
Heems
Dirty Fences
Blis
Sleep On It
The Brokedowns
Meat Wave
Psalm One
Northern Faces
Dreamers
Souvenirs
Elway
Indian Handcrafts
Skating Polly
Signals Midwest
Modern Chemistry
Faulkner
Pears
Gateway Drugs
Tasha The Amazon
Foxtrott
Twin River
Clowns
Indian School
Die Selloutz
The Municipal Drainage Project
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