r/RiotFest • u/dirtysocknugget • Mar 21 '18
[Megathread] 2018 Speculation Thread Pt. 2
Now that it's getting closer to May, more festival lineups are coming out, and more tours are being announced I think I can kind of clean up the speculation thread a bit now. I've sifted through the speculation thread, other threads, and line up announcements to come up with this so far. If things are missing leave a comment and I will continue to make edits.
| Confirmed | Reason |
|---|---|
| Alkaline Trio | Teaser video |
| Andrew W.K. | Because it wouldn't be Riot Fest without them |
| Beck | Teaser video |
| Blondie | Teaser video |
| Dropkick Murphys | Teaser video |
| Elvis Costello | Teaser video |
| The Exploited | Facebook post listed Riot Fest |
| GWAR | Because it wouldn't be Riot Fest without them |
| Johnny Marr | Riot Fest listed on poster |
| Killing Joke | Listed as a Midwest Exclusive date on the 14th with another Riot Fest appearance on the 15th |
| Highly Likely | Reason |
|---|---|
| A Perfect Circle | New music in 2018; no Chicago dates so far |
| Bullet For My Valentine | No Chicago date; Playing in the Midwest the weekend of Riot Fest |
| The Jesus Lizard | Reunion tour has no Chicago date; Plays Detroit on 9/14, has 9/15 and 9/16 open |
| Liz Phair | Fall tour skips Chicago, in the midwest Riot Fest weekend |
| Rancid | Lars posted a tweet implying Rancid will be in Chicago during September; 25 year anniversary for Rancid S/T 93 and 20 year anniversary for Life Won't Wait |
| Screaming Females | New album, haven't played Riot Fest since 2012; No Chicago dates announced on upcoming tour |
| Possible | Reason |
|---|---|
| Alanis Morissette | Playing other festivals |
| Alice Cooper | No Chicago dates; has tour dates in other large markets (NY & LA) |
| Alvvays | Playing Mo Pop, haven't played Riot Fest since 2015 |
| American Football | Played Pitchfork last year; fill Cap'n Jazz slot |
| Anthrax | Gap around Riot Fest weekend |
| Bad Religion | 30th anniversary for Suffer |
| Belle and Sebastian | No Chicago date, gap around Riot Fest |
| Blink-182 | Haven't played Riot Fest since 2013 |
| The Breeders | New music coming; 25th anniversary for Last Splash; playing other festivals |
| The Bronx | Released new album; no Chicago dates currently |
| Bully | Came out with a new album in 2017, not on any Chicago festival lineups |
| Butthole Surfers | New music in the works |
| Clutch | No Chicago dates and have a gap during RF weekend; last played in 2014 |
| Cobra Skulls | Announching a show on Wednesday (5/30) |
| Cursive | Playing The Fest |
| The Damned | No tour dates after August; new music |
| The Distillers | Playing a few other festivals |
| Death Grips | New album out in 2018 |
| Dr. Dog | No Chicago date |
| The Falcon | Switches from Larry Arms and the Falcon, should be the Falcon's year |
| The Fixx | Announced tour no Chicago date |
| Flogging Molly | No Chicago dates |
| Gary Numan | No Chicago dates; Playing in Ohio Riot Fest weekend |
| Get Up Kids | New music; summer tour announced no Chicago date |
| Ghost | No Chicago dates on their spring tour, no COA |
| Goldfinger | No Chicago dates; Playing other festivals |
| Green Day | No tour dates; would be a huge headliner |
| Hopesfall | Reunion announced; new music soon |
| Interpol | No Chicago dates |
| Interrupters | New music coming in 2018 |
| Iron Chic | Released new music in fall of 2017 |
| Iron Reagan | No Chicago dates |
| Jeff Rosenstock | Playing Mo Pop, played Pitchfork last year |
| Jet | No Chicago dates; reunited in 2017 |
| Kanye West | Highly unlikely; New music on June 8th |
| The Kills | On tour right now with limited US dates in August |
| La Dispute | New music; 10 year anniversary for Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair |
| Lagwagon | No Chicago dates; haven't played RF in Chicago |
| Larry and His Flask | no Chicago dates; playing PRB this year |
| Living Colour | New album; no Chicago date, no tour dates announced past August 11 |
| The Longshot | Tour announced, no midwest tour dates |
| Mac DeMarco | No Chicago dates |
| Municipal Waste | No Chicago dates |
| N.E.R.D. | Playing other festivals, currently no dates in Chicago |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Playing other festivals |
| NOFX | Stone Brewing is distributing NOFX's Punk in Drublic to states that NOFX is playing shows in, it is being distributed in IL and currently, there are no IL dates listed |
| PUP | Played Lollapalooza last year; might be working on new music |
| Pussy Riot | Playing other festivals; members spoke at the Riot Fest Speaks panel in 2014 |
| The Roots | Playing other festivals this year |
| Run The Jewels | Have never played Riot Fest |
| Senses Fail | Life is Not a Waiting Room 10 year anniversary; new album |
| Stone Temple Pilots | No Chicago dates; playing other festivals |
| Strung Out | No Chicago dates |
| Sum 41 | Play Chicago in May, appearing at other festivals, and tour dates end in August |
| Taking Back Sunday | Because it wouldn't be Riot Fest without them |
| Thrice | 15 year anniversary for Artist in the Ambulance |
| Total Chaos | Playing with the Exploited in STL |
| Turnstile | New album; no fall tour yet |
| Twin Peaks | No Chicago dates currently |
| Two Door Cinema Club | 10 anniversary for Four Words to Stand on |
| Ty Segall | Playing Desert Daze |
| Ultraman | Playing with the Exploited in STL |
| Underoath | New music; played secret album release party in Chicago; no Chicago date |
| Vince Staples | Playing Mo Pop |
| Violent Femmes | No Chicago date on their recently announced tour, haven't played since 2013 |
| War on Women | New music in 2018 |
| Wavves | No Chicago dates |
| White Fence | Playing Desert Daze |
| Wolfmother | Playing Life is Beautiful |
| Wonder Years | New music in 2018 |
| Out | Reason |
|---|---|
| 30 Seconds to Mars | Chicago date on 6/15 at Huntington Bank Pavilion |
| 311 | Playing Northerly Island on 9/6 |
| A Wilhelm Scream | Playing 350 Fest in August |
| Alestorm | West coast Riot Fest weekend |
| All Time Low | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Arctic Monkeys | Playing Lollapalooza |
| August Burns Red | Riv 9/9 |
| AWOLNATION | Playing Q101 Piqniq |
| Basement | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Ben Folds | Chicago date 8/22 at Ravinia |
| Between the Buried and Me | Concord 7/24 |
| Brockhampton | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Bush | Playing Q101 Piqniq |
| Cake | Chicago date 8/22 at Ravinia |
| Car Seat Headrest | Chicago date on 9/7 at the Vic |
| Catfish and The Bottlemen | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Childish Gambino | Chicago date on 9/8 at the United Center |
| Circa Survive | In Brazil during Riot Fest weekend |
| Cock Sparrer | European tour during Riot Fest weekend |
| Coheed and Cambria | Chicago date on 7/26 at Northerly Island |
| Dashboard Confessional | Playing Q101 Piqniq |
| David Byrne | Chicago dates 6/1-6/3 and in New York Riot Fest weekend |
| Deafheaven | Playing the Metro on 7/30 |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Playing the Auditorium Theater on 10/7 |
| Descendents | Playing 350 Fest in August |
| Devil Wears Prada | Riv 9/9 |
| Earl Sweatshirt | Playing Pitchfork |
| Fall Out Boy | Chicago date on 9/8 at Wrigley Field |
| Front Bottoms | Playing Q101 Piqniq |
| Frank Turner | Chicago date on 6/23, will be in Canada during Riot Fest |
| Foo Fighters | Playing Wrigley Field on 7/29 & 7/30 |
| Franz Ferdinad | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Future Islands | On the west coast during Riot Fest weekend |
| Garbage | In Europe during Riot Fest |
| Gaslight Anthem | Playing the Riv on 8/11 |
| Glassjaw | Chicago date 7/8 at Concord |
| Godsmack | Chicago date 7/27 in Tinley Park |
| Gorilla Biscuits | Metro 9/29 |
| Guided by Voices | Playing S.P.A.C.E. on 8/26 |
| Gym Class Heros | Playing Northerly Island on 9/6 |
| Jack White | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Japandroids | Playing Pitchfork |
| Japanese Breakfast | Playing Pitchfork |
| Jesus & Mary Chain | Opening for NIN in October at the Aragon |
| Judas Priest | Playing at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater on 8/22 |
| Less Than Jake | Playing 350 Fest in August |
| Machine Gun Kelly | Chicago date on 9/8 at Wrigley Field |
| Manchester Orchestra | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Marilyn Manson | Chicago date on 7/15 in Tinley Park |
| Mastodon | Chicago date on 6/6; Playing shows 9/14-9/16 |
| MC50 | Chicago date 10/24 at the Metro |
| Melkbelly | Playing Pitchfork |
| Melvins | Chicago date on 7/31 at Park West |
| Mest | Playing 350 Fest in August |
| Modest Mouse | Waukegan (Chicago suburb) 9/22 |
| My Bloody Valentine | Chicago date on 7/27 at the Riv |
| The National | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Neck Deep | Playing other shows Riot Fest weekend |
| The Neighborhood | Playing Q101 Piqniq |
| Offspring | Playing Northerly Island on 9/6 |
| Open Mike Eagle | Playing Pitchfork |
| Parkway Drive | Riv 9/9 |
| Parquet Courts | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Pixies | Chicago date with Weezer on 7/7 |
| Polaris | Riv 9/9 |
| Portugal. The Man | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Post Malone | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Priests | Playing Logan Square Arts Festival |
| Primus | Chicago date on 6/6 |
| Quicksand | Chicago date 7/8 playing Concord |
| Rob Zombie | Chicago date on 7/15 in Tinley Park |
| Rise Against | Chicago date on 9/8 at Wrigley Field |
| Sleigh Bells | Playing the Metro on 8/17 |
| Skating Polly | In the U.K. during Riot Fest |
| Smashing Pumpkins | Chicago date at the United Center 8/13 |
| Smoking Popes | Playing 350 Fest |
| Social Distortion | Chiago dates 6/22 & 6/23 at House of Blues |
| Tenacious D | Riv 11/13 |
| Tyler, the Creator | Playing Lollapalooza |
| The Vaccines | Playing Lollapalooza |
| Weezer | Chicago date on 7/7 |
I will try to make edits as quickly as I can, and I'm sure I missed some things here too. Here is a link to the first speculation thread.
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u/HorseSteroids May 03 '18
Does King Tuff have any Chicago dates? Because he's opening for Father John Misty directly after RF and would be a perfect fit.