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Music / Riot Fest Riot Fest finalizes its daily lineups—though the big new acts were announced yesterday
Posted By Leor Galil on 09.07.18 at 04:30 PM
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One week before opening day, Riot Fest has finalized its lineup, though the three big additions went public yesterday. When the festival announced Run the Jewels, Weezer, and Taking Back Sunday (who play the fest almost as frequently as Andrew W.K. and Gwar), they were presented as replacements for previously announced headliners Blink-182, who were forced to cancel several dates because drummer Travis Barker has been struggling with blood clots in his arms since June. With the release of daily lineups today, it's become clear that Weezer will headline Friday, Beck will headline Saturday, and Run the Jewels will coheadline Sunday night with Incubus.
Related Not even 2018 can stop Riot Fest: It’s been a bad year for punks—and for everyone else who hates authoritarianism. But Riot Fest has persevered to bring us Run the Jewels, Blondie, Gary Numan, and 85 more acts.
Not even 2018 can stop Riot Fest
It’s been a bad year for punks—and for everyone else who hates authoritarianism. But Riot Fest has persevered to bring us Run the Jewels, Blondie, Gary Numan, and 85 more acts.
It’s been a bad year for punks—and for everyone else who hates authoritarianism. But Riot Fest has persevered to bring us Run the Jewels, Blondie, Gary Numan, and 85 more acts.
Music Feature
Friday, September 14
Weezer
Young the Giant
Taking Back Sunday
Dropkick Murphys
Bleachers
Atmosphere
Flogging Molly
Cypress Hill, performing 1993's Black Sunday in its entirety
Matt & Kim
Sum 41
Front Bottoms
K. Flay
Digable Planets, performing 1993's Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) in its entirety
Liz Phair
Swmrs
Aquabats
Lagwagon, performing 1998's Let's Talk About Feelings in its entirety
Pussy Riot
Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers
Face to Face
Arkells
Flor
Fever 333
Speedy Ortiz
Direct Hit!
Bombpops
Archie Powell & the Exports
Typesetter
Blood People
Saturday, September 15
Beck
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Interpol
Jerry Lee Lewis
The Jesus Lizard
Voidz
Twin Peaks
Cat Power
Gary Numan
Killing Joke
Wolfmother
Andrew W.K.
Reignwolf
Gwar
Street Dogs
Conflict
Adolescents
Cobra Skulls
Piebald
Health
Frights
Districts
Bully
Lower Class Brats
Badflower
Mannequin Pussy
Total Chaos
Beach Bunny
Sunday, September 16
Run the Jewels
Incubus
Blondie
Alkaline Trio
Father John Misty
Bad Religion, performing 1988's Suffer in its entirety
Underoath
Suicidal Tendencies, performing 1983's Suicidal Tendencies in its entirety
Bullet for My Valentine
Clutch
Wonder Years
Johnny Marr
Superchunk
JD McPherson
Fear, performing 1982's The Record in its entirety
Bouncing Souls
Dillinger Four
Avengers
Calpurnia
Kevin Devine
Audition
Spitalfield, performing 2003's Remember Right Now in its entirety
Dangerous Summer
Mom Jeans
Beach Rats
Pronoun
Super Whatevr
Save Face
Beach Goons
Just Friends
No Small Children
Update: Hot Snakes have canceled their Riot Fest performance.
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