Riot Fest 2019 lineup boasts Patti Smith, Bikini Kill, Flaming Lips, Slayer, Blink-182, B-52s

The lineup for the 15th anniversary of Riot Fest boasts blasts from the past, returning favorites, long-awaited reunions and plenty of new faces, too, it was announced Wednesday.

After canceling their gig at last year’s fest due to health reasons, Blink-182 is back. Also returning are fest faves Bloc Party, Flaming Lips, Rise Against and Ween. A reunited Bikini Kill are also slated for the fest, which runs Sept. 13-15 in Douglas Park.

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Punk rock legend Patti Smith & Her Band, thrash metal icons Slayer (performing in what’s billed as their “final Chicago show”), the Raconteurs, Manchester Orchestra, Violent Femmes, Die Antwoord, Jawbreaker, the B-52s in “their last Chicago show,” and the newly reunited Avail are also scheduled to perform.

Three-day passes, $129.88 apiece, for the fest are now on sale at eventbrite.com.

Here’s this year’s official lineup poster:

Courtesy Riot Fest 2019

Thirteen full album performances are set for the fest including vintage favorites such as “Over the James” by Avail (celebrating the 21st anniversary of the album’s release), “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (released in 2002) by the Flaming Lips,“ Silent Alarm” (noting its 15th anniversary) by Bloc Party and “The Mollusk” (celebrating its 22nd year) by Ween.

Here’s the full list of album performances scheduled for the fest:

• Against Me! — “Reinventing Axl Rose” and “Transgender Dysphoria Blues”
• Avail — “Over The James”
• Bloc Party — “Silent Alarm”
• Dashboard Confessional — “The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most”
• The Flaming Lips — “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot”
• Glassjaw — “Worship and Tribute”
• The Selecter — “Too Much Pressure”
• Senses Fail — “From the Depths of Dreams” and “Let It Enfold You”
• Taking Back Sunday — “Tell All Your Friends” and “Louder Now”
• Ween — “The Mollusk”

For more information on this year’s Riot Fest, visit the festival’s website.

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HERE’S THE RIOT FEST 2019 LINEUP (per Wednesday’s announcement):

BLINK-182, SLAYER (final Chicago & Milwaukee show), BIKINI KILL

THE RACONTEURS, RISE AGAINST, THE FLAMING LIPS (performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots)

JAWBREAKER, WEEN (performing The Mollusk), BLOC PARTY (performing Silent Alarm)

DIE ANTWOORD, PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND, TAKING BACK SUNDAY (performing Tell All Your Friends and Louder Now)

RANCID, VIOLENT FEMMES, DESCENDENTS, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, THE B-52s

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL (performing The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most), THE STORY SO FAR, AVAIL (performing Over The James), THE STRUTS, AGAINST ME! (performing Reinventing Axl Rose and Transgender Dysphoria Blues)

PVRIS, PENNYWISE, THE STARTING LINE, COCK SPARRER, STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO, ANTHRAX, NECK DEEP, BOB MOULD, HOT SNAKES, AMERICAN FOOTBALL

GUIDED BY VOICES, RIDE, LUCERO, TESTAMENT, ANDREW W.K., SENSES FAIL (performing Let It Enfold You and From The Depths Of Dreams)

THE GET UP KIDS, VILLAGE PEOPLE, LESS THAN JAKE, HOT WATER MUSIC, GLASSJAW (performing Worship & Tribute)

GWAR, THE SELECTER (performing Too Much Pressure), ANTI-FLAG, NICK LOWE w/ LOS STRAITJACKETS, TURNOVER, THE DAMNED THINGS, CURSIVE, TURNSTILE, SURFER BLOOD

THE ERGS!, SAVE FERRIS, FRANK IERO AND THE FUTURE VIOLENTS, WHITE REAPER, GRANDSON, H2O, I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, HOT MULLIGAN, THE HU

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, PROF, CHERRY GLAZERR, DAVE HAUSE & THE MERMAID, THIS WILD LIFE, THE GARDEN, DRAKULAS, DEAD SWORDS, CAN’T SWIM, CAROLINE ROSE

THE BEACHES, MAT KEREKES, ANGEL DU$T, MICROWAVE, PKEW PKEW PKEW, SINCERE ENGINEER

SKATING POLLY, NO PARENTS, ULTRA Q, LANDO CHILL, CLEOPATRICK, ELDER BROTHER, THIN LIPS, CHAOS CHAOS, KALI MASI, YOURS TRULY, GANSER, RAMONA

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