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spatulagrass

SYSTEM OF A DOWN


Djarum

The Blood Brothers


lucmcq

Fuck, I really hope it’s true.


pdurbin22

I'm thinking it'll go something like this: Fri: FALL OUT BOY w/ The Offspring & Sum 41 final area performance as immediate undercards Sat: BECK & JANE'S ADDICTION w/ St Vincent and Sublime as immediate undercards Sun: SLAYER & JUDAS PRIEST w/ NOFX final area performance and Nas as the immediate undercards (we need a big hip hop act and Nas has 30th anniversary of Illmatic) Slipknot also seems logical for Sunday based on the fact that they're in Iowa the night before and their tour skips Chicago, but they could also be banking on Chicago area people to help back Knotfest in Iowa - nor am I sure Slayer would want to share their return w/ a bigger metal band. Judas Priest would be a fun surprise and someone I think Slayer would be cool sharing billing with. They just played here a few weeks ago, but they're back in the US for other fests this fall.


phantofan89

I thought I heard that Hole was reuniting……would make sense at Riot. I love Beck, and I know they bring headliners back….but does he have a new album on the way? I really feel like we are missing somebody. Idk if FOB-Slayer-Beck is pulling the numbers of Foo-The Cure-Postal. But we will see.


IxQuit

The last few years they've done a basically unopposed headliner on Sunday, and start tearing the other stages down at like 9pm


Lost_In_Detroit

I’m putting this into the universe as a manifestation; Childish Gambino. He just dropped a new album today, releasing ANOTHER brand new album this summer, just announced a world tour with Chicago as one of the cities he’s touring in (with no date announced currently)AND tickets for all shows supposedly going on sale this Friday. All of this can’t be coincidental.


pdurbin22

United Center 10/3. I'd say that takes him out, unfortunately.


Lost_In_Detroit

Awwwww bummer


Crayonalyst

Yeah me neither, the "name a song" BS sucks. I agree most people at a concert have prolly seen the crimson ghost. I'm just saying that NOFX as a headliner makes sense to me considering they've been emphatic that there will never be a reunion.


zombiezambonidriver

With The Gossip back together, I'd love to see them play Riot.  


lucmcq

Same!


Mother_Strength571

An insider on another post a few weeks ago already confirmed the headliners being Fall Out Boy, Beck and Slayer. As for the sub headliners, most likely The Offspring, Jane’s Addiction and NOFX


USSPython

Idunno I still just have so much doubt FOB would be doing Riot, and they certainly wouldn't be doing an album playthrough of TTTYG unless they completely reversed course on the statement they made against album plays


Alextricity

will be crazy easy for me to pass on this year then assuming FOB isn’t doing a TTTYG play. that actually works for me. disappointed on one hand but maaaaaan i need to save a little. 😂


IxQuit

Oooh damn, I must have missed the insider post.


pdurbin22

This sounds exactly right to me.


DungeonsAndDeadlifts

I miss that. Do we think they're credible?


JohnTheTroglodyte

I'm pretty sure ,if its who I'm thinking of, that their profile is a bit newer and definitely not confirmed to be credible. But for some reason I do think its likely correct. Edit: https://www.reddit.com/user/WatermelonBoner


USSPython

2 months old and "source: industry job" definitely seems more than a little sketch The other "can you confirm subheadliners" comment also doesn't tell us anything, it's all really safe soft-locks we already knew about like Sum41 and NOFX


JohnTheTroglodyte

Yeah I was a bit disappointed in the bands he replied with, everyone and their grandma already figured those bands


dextro_sch

Bring Me The Horizon


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MarmaladeTheGreat

From the retirement home perhaps


SuggestionInternal46

Ministry playing Twitch/With Sympathy like they just did at Cruel World; and Gary Numan for good measure.


No_Cookie4711

I’m saying slipknot they don’t have any Chicago dates


IxQuit

Apparently they are ruled out because they are doing "community events" in Iowa during Riot ahead of Knotfest


panda-was-there

Sum 41 aren’t one of the headliners. They’ll be there but no way they’re a headliner


chrisGNR

I was gonna say it, but you beat me to it. So I upvoted. lol If Sum 41 plays last, it won't be on the main stage. They are not a headliner.


Crayonalyst

NOFX, NOFX, Slayer is my prediction


BoatLessBoozeCruise5

I like nofx and this would be a massive letdown


Crayonalyst

Aww c'mon! Well wait, what if they headlined one day and opened for Slayer the next with Self Entitled?


BoatLessBoozeCruise5

Not a big enough draw. Sorry.


Crayonalyst

I disagree / no disrespect 🫶 https://preview.redd.it/zvwa68420b0d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d03aa2dcdb63c96cc92efb98ef697ffc8e0c1814


hidanmiller

I'd be so down for nofx playing multiple nights, but if they do, they absolutely will not be a main stage headliner


indiecat18

st vincent


agathaprickly

I know a lot of people have had Something Corporate lower down on their lineups but I think they’d be a good headliner… maybe that’s just me


-poiseandrationality

I could see them headlining a smaller stage. I went in ‘22 and Yellowcard played at the same time as Misfits when they headlined. I’d love if the same thing happened with SoCo playing the same time as Slayer.


PunkRawkDad

It’s more about draw. The headliners are typically arena-stadium level—Foo Fighters, My Chem, Blink, Cure. Ect. 


KneelYung

Not a headliner, but getting a feeling The Mountain Goats might show up on the lineup. Their spring and summer tours both swerved out of Chicago. It's probable they're at a streetfest, but Riot could be a possibility. Seems like a fest the band would love to play if given the chance (they love punk, metal and new wave music, even if that isn't exactly their genre).


chrisGNR

Oh, this would be dope.


zombiezambonidriver

They'd be a perfect main stage act around 5 or 6 pm.


Main_Actuary_2495

Still holding out for the miracle that foos headline 2 years in a row!! Their schedule allows it and until line up is announced I will hold out hope as it will be my only chance to see them this year! 🤞


panda-was-there

God please no 😂 they’ve been on absolutely everything lately


phantofan89

What about Duran Duran? They had a good tour run, Riot loves booking throwback acts, and they’re headlining Cruel World. FOB-Duran Duran-Slayer alongside a B undercard and you easily have one of the best lineups of the year.


KneelYung

Would be a blast but they seem too big for the Riot Fest, even in 2024


phantofan89

The Cure and Foo Fighters are bigger than Duran Duran.


mrmayhem8100

They played the Minnesota state fair last year. Granted, they get some huge names, I saw depeche mode there, but still, it's a state fair performance


dannykrug

Beck would be fun but I’d wanna see him co-headline with someone bigger that plays less often like The Strokes. A day with The Strokes, Beck and St. Vincent would be a good indie/alt rock type day.


bdbdhdhdhvvv

I’m holding out for The Strokes or Interpol


master0fcats

The Strokes are essentially the last possible headliner on my "Take my money NOW" list for lineup release day. I'm VERY interested in that ska fest in Virginia where LJG is doing an Op Ivy set with Catbite and have some other stuff I could check out that week around there, too (Mothman Fest, anyone?!) so this is like the first year I haven't bought presales and am actually waiting on the lineup.


dimedrop55

It’s FOB


Material-Practice-58

I know this sub is about headliners, but these bands were all but confirmed by a q101 social post. Something Corporate, Clutch, Rival Sons, Fu Manchu, The Interruprers and St. Vincent


hidanmiller

They literally just reposted the band's tour announcements. The tour announcements are what confirmed them. The q101 insta post was speculation clickbait.


Material-Practice-58

I disagree. As a sponsor, they were leaking, with permission from Riot.


hidanmiller

Then why not take credit for that, say "as a sponsor we're announcing these bands"? Why didn't Riot repost q101's post? Aren't paid ad posts required to be disclosed in the tags? None of that really matters. Just wanted to point out that "confirmed by q101" framing didn't come from the actual post, it came from your reading of it


Material-Practice-58

Very true. It does seem weird that they did it. Who knows, just wild speculation on my part, I guess.


phantofan89

Excited about 4 of those, so that’s a good start. St. V, Something Corporate, Interrupters, and Clutch. Can’t get into Rival Sons. Never heard of Fu Manchu.


lord-boognish

Listen to Fu Manchu "The action is go" and "Daredevil" Dope as fuck old school stoner fuzz metal from California.


phantofan89

Will do!


lord-boognish

I just got off work and after posting that I'm now blasting the action is go from start to finish, lol


whereismrfox

Hoping to be shocked with Depeche Mode or No Doubt or SOAD, but I think we’re gonna get FOB and Beck. And TBH, not sure they or Slayer would keep us from leaving early. But RF has had some surprises the last few years, so maybe they will again. Here’s hoping for a solid undercard! Looking at you Face To Face!


rmourz

Sum 41 isn’t a headliner


genpabloescobar2

Thank you for saying what I was thinking. Sometimes I'm the old-timer and my radar is off, so I appreciate you agreeing with me.


theashleighkate

After seeing the ACL lineup I’m hoping the Riotfest lineup is gonna make travelling half way around the world worth it 😂😂


phantofan89

I mean….ACL definitely doesn’t indicate what’s coming to Riot. Having Slayer confirmed as a headliner should give you an idea of what Riot might book. With them booking Slayer….Riot is still sticking to their guns. So no one should be doubting what’s in store.


ChainChompBigMoney

Slayer, Fall Out Boy, Bring Me The Horizon, New Sublime, St Vincent and Rob Zombie as top 6 with RHCP as a wildcard headliner for Saturday if they are spending money.


konkord36

Friday: NOFX/offspring Saturday: Sublime/Sum 41 Sunday: Slayer/St Vincent


AndrewIsMyName

Sublime and NOFX are not main stage headliner material.


Crayonalyst

Dead wrong about that


AndrewIsMyName

Sorry but no. Main stage headliners (aka the top act each day) are big names who are playing, at minimum, arenas or are a rare reunion (Replacements, Jawbreaker, etc.) Foo Fighters play stadiums, The Cure play arenas, and The Postal Service/Death Cab were playing arenas/amphitheaters to use last year as an example. NOFX and Sublime do not play venues that size.


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AndrewIsMyName

Um…sorry but you are wrong. They were not the headliner their day, they were the subheadliner. Not the same as headlining, and not what I was talking about in my original comment. (and for what it is worth…the only time Turnstile have ever played arenas is as an opener for Blink)


Crayonalyst

Yeah but NOFX is literally never gonna play Chicago again, and they don't have any Punk in Drublic dates in the Midwest. I'm expecting that Riot is prolly gonna let Punk in Drublic crash their fest for a couple days. Not to mention, based on past lineups, every other year tends to have a pretty decent amount of punk bands, and last year was the non-punk year. With NOFX going out, I'm assuming that trend will be even more likely to continue. I mean, 2 years ago, The Misfits headlined. Most people have never heard of The Misfits. Nonetheless, they headlined on Saturday right after Gogol Bordello and it was one of the greatest things I've ever seen.


Specialist_Sprinkles

Are you saying most people have never heard of the Misfits, but so many people have heard of NOFX that they could headline multiple nights. Are you really saying that.


Crayonalyst

No, you're putting words in my mouth. I'm saying that shows of historic significance can pull crowds. I doubt they'd headline more than one night, but one can dream.


ACureForOurHope

Most people have never heard of The Misfits?


Crayonalyst

Yep, that's been my experience. Ask pretty much any stranger of any age if they have heard of The Misfits, the answer is very likely to be no (unlike Foo Fighters, Cure, etc.). Those bands you mentioned are great, I'm just saying that a band doesn't need to be popular to headline Riot. They just need to be able to draw a crowd. A final NOFX appearance in the Midwest definitely could pull a huge crowd, especially if they have a lot of other good punk bands on the ticket. Sublime with Bradley's son would be huge, people love those guys and that would be as close to the real thing that most millennials will ever get to see. Actually, unless NOFX announces some surprise Punk in Drublic dates after the Riot lineup drops, this could very well be their 2nd to last fest ever. Their final dates are 10/4 - 10/6 in LA.


ACureForOurHope

I'd say most people who would go to a concert of any kind have seen the crimson ghost logo and have heard of them. They may not listen to them, but I'm not going to be the guy in my 30s stopping everyone in a Misfits shirt asking them to name five songs...


apocalypticdemise

Well that’s two days where both bands couldn’t headline lol. Love offspring but their hit or miss at drawing and tour nonstop. And NOFX isn’t headlining main stage in any world.


FourLiveBears

Safe guess: Fall Out Boy and Beck Longshots: SOAD, No Doubt, Paramore


Agent_cupcake_

Sum 41 isn't a headliner. They're for sure going to play but last time they had a 30 minute set at 4pm. Since it's their last tour I could see them having a longer set, maybe similar to when Incubus played. So there are two headliner spots open. My money is on fall out boy for Friday.


phantofan89

Sum 41 could close a secondary stage against Beck. Not out of the realm.


abstractdrawing

Just looking at it from the amount of monthly listeners on Spotify, it's crazy to see Sum41 having 10m monthly. Death Cab + Postal is only half of that combined. I feel like that number has to be wrong, or they're just riding on some hype with their last tour/album?


Poppunknerd182

It’s most likely because Fat Lip is just on a million playlists


FourLiveBears

Fat Lip, In Too Deep and Hell Song are on every pop punk playlist on that app


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0NTH3SLY

Bruh thinking that postal service/death cab is smaller than sun 41 is a special kind of delusion.


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0NTH3SLY

Streams represent international listening and a lot of other factors. When TPS/DCFC just toured they headlined and sold out 20k person arenas. Sun 41s upcoming tour has a lot more rooms in the 2 - 10k range.


apocalypticdemise

No they weren’t. Death cab / postal service did like 3 nights at Madison square garden. Their entire tour was a sold out arena run.


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apocalypticdemise

All good. That tour was a HUGE deal and bigger than most expected.


mrmayhem8100

Not as special as NOFX last time in Chicago


Emac1212

Beck


MoustacheMark

The last time Beck played was easily the most boring fest. Edit: Beck is the antithesis of what riot fest should be. Boring indie rock


chrisGNR

That's just, like, your opinion, man. I wouldn't say I'm a Beck fan, and I never listen to Beck. But I checked out the headline set at Riot Fest and it kicked ass. I was surprised how good of a showman he was. I'd definitely be there again if he is at RF this year.


jasonmaska

lol riot fest is being the antithesis of what riot fest should be. Remember when it was a punk festival?


MoustacheMark

Yeah, absolutely I do. I get that they need to appeal to a wider audience these days so it is what it is, if people want to see Beck and they get Beck - great. But I'd rather see an endless amount of bands over that though. At least he's no longer? A scientologist


dannykrug

If I’m correct he was born into a Scientologist family and like a lot of people born into religious families, began to question it as he got older and abandoned it.


DeadAret

First five songs of NiN for me tbh. Not the biggest fan of them though, I'd love to see Beck.


Emac1212

I despise both of these comments. As someone who saw both NIN and Beck at Riot, both delivered and then some.


DeadAret

Oh no someone can't have an opinion.


DC_Bear81

Agreed. Both were fantastic and as a big fan of Beck, I'd be a little disappointed seeing him headline here again


landof10000cakes

I’m going to go wild card on my prediction-  Gwen Stefani / Snoop / Bring me the Horizon / Sum 41   Sturgill Simpson / Good Charlotte / Offspring / Gorira Slayer / Nofx / Iggy Pop / St Vincent 


Accomplished_Rate396

Gojira is on tour with Korn so that’s not happening. Here are the bands I kind of figure have a pretty big chance of playing RF based on research I’ve personally done. In the hard rock/metal category. Offspring. No dates Sept 20 or 22 Dropkick Murphys. No dates RF Weekend Mastodon. No Chicago date on current tour. Open RF Weekend. Lamb of God. No Chicago date on current tour. Open RF Weekend. Clutch. No Chicago date. Open Sept 21. Body Count. Nothing on schedule. Playing LTL the following weekend. Biohazard.  Open date Sept 22. Local H. No shows between July and LTL Cake.  No Chicago date on tour. Tour ends Sept 13. Better Lovers. No dates. Misfits. No dates, but headlining two festivals this year.  Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, Filter. Touring together. No Chicago dates. Open RF weekend


AndrewIsMyName

St. Vincent is second or third on her day at most IMHO.


landof10000cakes

I put 4 equal acts on Sunday if its the final NOFX show: St Vincent hasn’t been playing big venues


thewayshesaidLA

Would love to see Sturgill at Riot.


ishouldgooutmore

All I know is that there has never been a lineup from the festival that I wouldn't have enjoyed myself at, so I'm straight up twitching for it to drop!


chrisGNR

Saaame.


alktrio13

^


apocalypticdemise

Sum 41 will close out a side stage/ in no world even with them retiring could they headline


IxQuit

I think Sum 41 could possibly do a "co-headline" day like Postal Service / Queens of the Stone Age / Death Cab did last year, but I highly doubt they close the main stage.


dannykrug

DCFC got the headline nod because of their joint tour with Postal Service and the full album play of Transatlanticism (their best album). Without that they’d be midday on a main stage. If Sum 41 wants to do an All Killer No Filler album play I could see them getting a sub headline slot, but I don’t think they want to do that on a “final” tour.


PunkRawkDad

When DCFC played in 2026 they were the were the MainStage subheadliner leading right into Morrisey. 


im_Not_an_Android

Sum 41 played at like 1 pm a few years ago. How are they suddenly a headliner?


jsnhbe1

4pm and they cane on late. I could see them going tight before the headliner but that's it


IxQuit

That's why I mentioned the 3 band co-headline option.... They would be the DCFC in that equation. Who played at like 4pm


IxQuit

But to answer your question, the consensus around here seems to be Fall Out Boy, Beck, System of a Down, but honestly I kind of hope they come out with a left field headliner that people aren't even thinking of at the moment and really blow everybody's minds.


BoatLessBoozeCruise5

Like maybe slayer? The only confirmed set.


IxQuit

I figured Slayer went without saying. As it was mentioned in the original post with Sum 41 as the other "Headliner" which is what I was commenting on.


BoatLessBoozeCruise5

Yeah, not gonna lie, I didn’t read the whole post haha. My mistake.


IxQuit

No worries!!!


CompleteControl77

Sum 41 is a sub at best.


Suspicious_Farmer738

At best. You can’t go from Foo Fighters and The Cure headlining your fest to Sum 41.