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Riot Fest 2019: Day 3 photo gallery

The Raconteurs, Taking Back Sunday and others took the stage on Sunday at Douglas Park.

By Ashlee Rezin

Riot Fest is celebrating its 15 year in 2019, with three days of music and more at Douglas Park.

Here’s a look at some of the fun from this year’s event, which also features the debut of Riot Fest beer — Riot Fest Sucks Pale Ale. The festival gates open at 11 a.m. each day at the park, 1401 S. Sacramento. Tickets/passes are available at riotfest.org.

Today’s lineup includes: Bikini Kill, The Raconteurs, Ween (“The Mollusk”), Patti Smith and her band, Taking Back Sunday (“Tell All Your Friends” and “Louder Now”), the B-52’s, Against Me! (“Reinventing Axl Rose” and “Transgender Dysphoria Blues”), The Starting Line, Streetlight Manifesto, Bob Mould, American Football, Village People, Ride, Guided by Voices, Less Than Jake, Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, Frank Iero and the Future Violents, Save Ferris, The Ergs!, White Reaper, Teenage Bottlerocket, Dave Hause and the Mermaid, This Wild Life, Dead Swords, The Beaches, Sincere Engineer, Skating Polly, Ultra Q, Kali Masi, Ganser and Ramona

Check out our 10 must-see acts here.

Kathleen Hanna, of Bikini Kill, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Bikini Kill performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Kathleen Hanna, of Bikini Kill, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Bikini Kill performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Jack White, of The Raconteurs, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Jack White, of The Raconteurs, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

The Raconteurs perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

The Raconteurs perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Patti Smith and Her Band perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Patti Smith and Her Band perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Patti Smith and Her Band perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Festival-goers flock to Douglas Park for day three of Riot Fest, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Patti Smith and Her Band perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Patti Smith and Her Band perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2019.

Fans cheer as Against Me! performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Fred Schneider (left) and Kate Pierson, of The B-52s, perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

The B-52s perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Cindy Wilson (left) and Kate Pierson, of The B-52s, perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Fans cheer as The B-52s perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

The B-52s perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Cindy Wilson, of The B-52s, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday night, Sept. 15, 2019.

Laura Jane Grace, of Against Me!, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Laura Jane Grace, of Against Me!, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Fans cheer as Against Me! performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Laura Jane Grace, of Against Me!, performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

The Village People perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

The Village People perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Fans cheer as Against Me! performs on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

The Village People perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

Fans crowd surf as the Village People perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

The Village People perform on day three of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2019.

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