The lineup for 2023’s Riot Fest has been announced. The list consists of the Cure, Foo Fighters, the Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Turnstile, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Mars Volta. The festival will take place in Chicago’s Douglass Park during September 15-17. Here is the poster below.
Bands performing at Riot Fest consist of Kim Gordon, the Breeders, 100 gecs, Tegan and Sara, 070 Shake, Code Orange, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jehnny Beth, Thursday, Cults, Insane Clown Posse, Balance and Composure, Origami Angel, the Gaslight Anthem, Say Anything, Ani DiFranco, and many others.
Tickets to the festival are on sale now via the Riot Fest Website. Once they are sold out, you can find tickets available via StubHub.
Foo Fighters are on the road this year without their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who died last year at the age of 50 while the band was on tour in South America. In an Instagram post on New Year’s Day, the group said goodbye in 2022. They called it “the most difficult and tragic year” that he band has ever known.
The Cure is currently in the midst of it’s first North American tour in seven years. That run is currently set to wrap up in Miami, Florida, on July 1. The band has also confirmed to tour South America this year, although dates have yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, Queens of The Stone Age will spend time in the UK, where it will hold three shows. The desert rock band will head to Halifax, Margate, and Cardiff as part of the run and will be supported by the Isle of Wight’s Coach Party
Read about the Cure in “The Story of Goth in 33 Songs”
Riot Fest – 2023 Lineup
Friday 9/15: Foo Fighters, Turnstile
Saturday 9/16: The Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age
Sunday 9/17: The Cure, The Mars Volta
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