Barely a week ago, we learned who was attending this year’s Riot Fest. Now, as of Friday afternoon, we got even more added to the impressive bill.
Riot Fest announced that 28 bands and artists were being added to the festival. The festival also revealed the daily lineup for 2021. Friday’s announcement added Machine Gun Kelly, The Orphan The Poet, Bearings, Oxymorrons, Dropkick Murphys, 3OH!3, Knuckle Puck, Devon Kay & The Solutions, Bleached, and Kississippi, among others. Check out the current lineup and the daily lineup below.
However, two bands that were added last Friday will not be performing this fall. Emo trio Hospital Bracelet were removed following a post by former drummer Manae Hammond, saying that frontperson Eric Christopher did not ask Hammond or bassist Arya Woody to perform. She said in her thread, “so, if riot fest does happen this year, you won’t see arya and i playing with hospital bracelet. aside from being notified of it two days ago and not even being offered to play it, ever since we finished recording the album, we’ve barely been a part of the band.”
Saves The Day were also taken off the lineup following an accusation made against frontman Chris Conley. Loudwire reported that the now 41-year-old frontman — who met the victim when he was in his “mid-twenties” — groomed, harassed, and sent sexually charged messages to a minor. The incident happened sometime between March and December 2020. You can check out the messages here. Conley later confessed to the allegations, saying “I greatly mishandled a relationship with an old friend.” STD’s label Equal Vision Records (Gideon, The Juliana Theory, Young Culture) posted his statement and added that they “take allegations of this nature very seriously” and that they “are working diligently to uncover the truth behind what happened and our actions moving forward will reflect what we are able to find.”
Tickets are available now, but 3-day passes have sold out, as well as single day tickets for day 3.
Riot Fest 2021 will take place September 17 – 19, at Douglas Park in Chicago, Ill. A special Thursday Preview Party happens on September 16 featuring surprise sets from mystery bands and much more.
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