Rito Fest is scheduled this year for Sept. 14-16 at Douglas Park in Chicago. SPB hit the event last year with these takeaways. But that was 2017. 2018 is a whole new lineup, still being announced in waves.
Wave 1 includes the announcement of full album setlists from performers such as Bad Religion, Suicideal Tendencies, Lagwagon, Cypress Hill and more.
Here's the official list, as announced so far:
- Bad Religion - Suffer (1988, 30th Anniversary)
- Cypress Hill - Black Sunday (1993, 25th Anniversary)
- Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993, 25th Anniversary)
- Fear - The Record (1982, 36th Anniversary))
- Lagwagon - Let’s Talk About Feelings (1998, 20th Anniversary)
- Spitalfield - Remember Right Now (2003, 15th Anniversary)
- Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies (1983, 35th Anniversary)
The full first wave announcement is after the jump, with highlights including Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Blondie, Dillinger Four, How Snakes, Andrew WK, GWAR, Fear, and many many more.
Visit the Riot Fest website for full details.
* First Wave Lineup Announcement *
Featuring: Blink-182, Beck, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Incubus, Young the Giant, Interpol, Blondie, Alkaline Trio, Father John Misty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dropkick Murphys, Bleachers, Atmosphere, Flogging Molly, Cypress Hill, Bad Religion, Underoath, Matt and Kim, the Jesus Lizard, Sum 41, the Voidz, the Front Bottoms, Twin Peaks, K.Flay, Suicidal Tendencies, Bullet For My Valentine, Clutch, the Wonder Years, Digable Planets, Liz Phair, Cat Power, Gary Numan, Killing Joke, Hot Snakes, Wolfmother, Moose Blood, SWMRS, Johnny Marr, Superchunk, JD McPherson, Reignwolf, Lagwagon, Pussy Riot, FEAR, Andrew W.K., GWAR, the Aquabats, Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers, Face to Face, the Exploited, the Bouncing Souls, Dillinger Four, Conflict, Piebald, Adolescents, the Avengers, Cobra Skulls, HEALTH, Calpurnia, Kevin Devine, the Frights, the Districts, Arkells, the Audition, Spitalfield, Flor, Speedy Ortiz, Bully, Lower Class Brats, Total Chaos, the Fever 333, Direct Hit!, Mom Jeans., Mannequin Pussy, Pronoun, Beach Goons, the Bombpops, Badflower, Save Face, Super Whatevr, Beach Bunny, No Small Children, featuring Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue, and more to be announced.
