New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Western Publicity) On the heels of announcing Riot Fest in three cities within the past week (Toronto,
Chicago and Denver), organizers have released the first big surprise in celebration of Riot Fest's 10th Anniversary, entitled "10 Years. 10 Essential Albums."
"During last year's Violent Femmes' set at Riot, where they performed Violent Femmes unannounced in its entirety, it dawned on me that if we ever did an album play thing at Riot, we should make it something that the fans would remember years from now," said Michael Petryshyn, Riot Fest partner. "So, I literally was walking back to my trailer after their set and it hit me… '10 Years. 10 Essential Albums.'… and yeah, it grew from there."
To help celebrate Riot Fest's 10th Anniversary, ten bands have joined in to play their seminal albums either at Riot Fest in
Chicago or in both Denver and Chicago. Nine of the bands have been released today:
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking (Chicago)
The Offspring:
Smash (Chicago)
Weezer: "The Blue Album" (Chicago & Denver)
Slayer: Reign in Blood (Chicago & Denver)
Samhain: Initium (Chicago)
NOFX: Punk In Drublic (Chicago & Denver)
Descendents: Milo Goes To College (Chicago)
Naked Raygun: Throb Throb (Chicago)
The Get Up Kids: Something To Write Home About (Chicago)
There is one more album organizers are holding close to their chests, but have promised to unveil it in a separate announcement in the upcoming weeks, as well as additional 10th Anniversary surprises.
"We have one more band playing an album that we're immensely excited about… but it wouldn't be Riot if we didn't tease a little beforehand," chuckles Petryshyn. "No matter what though, this is really about thanking our fans. The work put into the lineups this year and things like the essential albums plays is for them… as clichéd as it may sound, it's the truth. We'd be nowhere without them and maybe the way we thank them is by giving them a fest where we can all sing along."
Riot Fest is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year, and to celebrate organizers have assembled three festivals in North
America this September: Toronto's Riot Fest & Expo (9/6-9/7) at Downsview Park, Chicago's Riot Fest & Carnival (9/12-9/14) in Humboldt Park, and Denver's Riot Fest & Sideshow (9/19-9/21) at May Farms.
Tickets for all 3 Riot Fests are on sale now via www.ticketfly.com. More band announcements are forthcoming as well as a few more 10th Anniversary surprises.
TORONTO:
City and Colour *
Metric * The
National *
Billy Talent *
Rise Against * The
Flaming Lips *
Social Distortion * Death Cab for Cutie * Death from Above 1979 *
Brand New *
Paul Weller * AWOLNATION * Stars * The Head and the
Heart *
Dropkick Murphys *
Die Antwoord * Tokyo
Police Club * The
New Pornographers *
Taking Back Sunday * Bring Me the Horizon * The Afghan Whigs *
Alkaline Trio *
Glassjaw * Bob Mould * Thurston Moore * Buzzcocks *
Clutch *
New Found Glory *
Circa Survive *
Manchester Orchestra * Lucero * Title Fight *
Bad Suns * Citizen * Lemuria * Mounties * PUP * Nostalghia * Radkey * Rubblebucket * Pentimento * Broncho * The Hotelier *
Laura Stevenson * The Beaches * Somos * Restorations * Say Yes * Seaway * Wounds *
Little Big League & More to be announced...
CHICAGO:
The Cure *
Jane's Addiction * The
National *
Rise Against *
Weezer *The
Flaming Lips *
Social Distortion *
Slayer * The
Offspring *
Wu-Tang Clan *Descendents * Tegan and Sara *
Metric * Samhain *
Cheap Trick * ???? * P*ssy Riot (Nadya Tolokonnikova & Masha Alekhina) * Patti Smith *
Taking Back Sunday Die Antwoord * City and Colour *
Paul Weller *
The Used *
Bring Me The Horizon * ???? * NOFX *
Dropkick Murphys * Gogol Bordello *Of Mice & Men *
Mastodon *The Afghan Whigs * Naked Raygun * C*ck Sparrer *
Dashboard Confessional * Superchunk * Billy Bragg * Blue Meanies * Lucero *
New Found Glory *
Saosin w/
Anthony Green * ???? *
Mighty Mighty Bosstones *The Murder City Devils Mudhoney * Failure * Hot Snakes * The
Dandy Warhols * Thurston Moore *
Circa Survive * The Get Up Kids *
Motion City Soundtrack * Me First and the Gimme Gimmes * Streetlight Manifesto *
Clutch * GWAR * Buzzcocks * Andrew W.K. * Bouncing Souls * Stiff
Little Fingers * Face to Face *
Kurt Vile & The Violators * Marky Ramone w/ the Bouncing Souls * Wavves *
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears *
We Came As Romans *
Senses Fail * The Orwells * ALL * Mineral * Title Fight * La Dispute * RX
Bandits *Samiam * 7 Seconds *Anti-Flag * The Menzingers * The Front Bottoms * Silverstein * Emarosa * Citizen * The World is a Beautiful Place... *
Bad Suns * The
Pizza Underground * The Hotelier * Nostalghia * In The Valley Below * Radkey * Pianos Become The Teeth *
Modern Baseball * I Am the Avalanche * Skaters
Laura Stevenson * Cerebral Ballzy * Red City
Radio * PUP * Dads * Show You Suck
The
Unlikely Candidates *
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas * My Gold Mask * The Bots * Broncho
The American Scene * Baby Baby * Restorations *Wounds * Plague Vendor * Team
Spirit * Somos
Rose's Pawn Shop * Chumped *Archie Powell & The Exports * Ex
Friends * UR Lineup Sux Bro
Ughhh, My Parents Are Here & more to be announced!!
DENVER:
The Cure * The
National *
Rise Against *
Weezer *
Social Distortion * The
Flaming Lips *
Primus *
Slayer *
Sublime with Rome *
Wu-Tang Clan * TV on the
Radio *
Descendents *
A Day To Remember * NOFX *
Die Antwoord *
Dropkick Murphys * Bring Me the Horizon * Gogol Bordello * Violent Femmes * City and Colour *
The Used *
Taking Back Sunday *
Manchester Orchestra *
New Found Glory * Lucero * Failure * Hot Snakes * Me First and the Gimme Gimmes *
Clutch * Bouncing Souls * Face to Face *
Glassjaw * Buzzcocks * Dum Dum Girls * Bob Mould * Stiff
Little Fingers * All * La Dispute * Mineral *
We Came As Romans * The Expendables * 3OH!3 * The Menzingers * Big Freedia * The Orwells * Passafire * Larry and his Flask * Nostalgia * Skaters * In the Valley Below * Dads * Pianos Become the Teeth * I Am The Avalanche * Radkey * Cerebral Ballzy * Red City
Radio * Wounds * The
Unlikely Candidates * Sole and DJ Pain 1 * The Bots * Tiny Moving Parts * Plague Vendor * My Body Sings Electric
Toronto - https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/571321
Chicago - https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/577021
Denver - https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/577753
Camping - https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/577787
