Arts & Entertainment

My Chemical Romance, Original Misfits And More To Headline Riot Fest

Nine Inch Nails will headline the third night of the festival. My Chemical Romance and The Original Misfits will headline the first two.

Gerard Way, center, of My Chemical Romance, performs in 2010 during a pre-game show for the NFL match between the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers at Wembley Stadium in London. My Chemical Romance will headline the first night of Riot Fest 2022.
Gerard Way, center, of My Chemical Romance, performs in 2010 during a pre-game show for the NFL match between the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers at Wembley Stadium in London. My Chemical Romance will headline the first night of Riot Fest 2022. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

CHICAGO, IL — Riot Fest announced its 2022 lineup Wednesday, with My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits and Nine Inch Nails set to headline the three-day festival.

The event runs Sept. 16-18 at Douglass Park. Other big names in the lineup include Alkaline Trio, Yellowcard, Bauhaus, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ice Cube and Sleater-Kinney.

Started in 2005, Riot Fest celebrates punk, rock, alternative, metal and hip-hop music. The 2022 festival will feature more than 80 artists across five stages.

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Below is the full lineup:

Friday, Sept. 16: My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, Portugal. The Man, Bleachers, Placebo, Descendents, Rocket From The Crypt, The Wonder Years, Jeff Rosenstock, Anberlin, Less Than Jake, Lagwagon, Lucky Boys Confusion, Hot Mulligan, 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

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Saturday, Sept. 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, Sept. 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

To buy tickets or for more information, visit riotfest.org.

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