Chicago's punk/rock Riot Fest
Riot Fest and Carnival, the annual punk and rock music festival, returned to Chicago for its second year, putting down stakes in Douglas Park.
Pictured: Members of the band heavy metal/punk rock band Gwar hang out casually with VIP fans backstage Friday, September 16, 2016.
Riot Fans
The last big rock music event of the summer, the three-day Riot Fest features more than 120 acts, including The Flaming Lips, Morrissey, Death Cab For Cutie, Rob Zombie, and a reunion of the Misfits.
The Specials
Lynval Golding of The Specials.
The Specials
Terry Hall, lead vocalist of The Specials.
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Steven Cradock of The Specials.
Their set included “Stereotypes,” “Rat Race,” “Doesn’t Make It Alright,” “Nite Klub,” “Concrete Jungle,“ and a cover of Toots & The Maytals’ “Monkey Man.”
Jimmy Eat World
Jim Adkins, singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist of Jimmy Eat World.
Jimmy Eat World
Bassist Rick Burch, of Jimmy Eat World.
Jimmy Eat World
Drummer Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World.
Jimmy Eat World
Guitarist Tom Linton, Jimmy Eat World.
Jimmy Eat World
Guitarist Jim Adkins and Zach Lind on drums, Jimmy Eat World.
Their setlist included “I Will Steal You Back,” “Big Casino,” “Pain,” “My Best Theory,” and “Sweetness.”
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A member of Gwar.
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Hey, watch your horn, buddy: Backstage with Gwar.
Ween
Guitarist Gene Ween, of Ween.
Ween
Lead guitarist Dean Ween (right), with Gene Ween, of Ween.
The group’s 20-song set included “The Golden Eel,” “Baby Bitch,” “Dr. Rock,” and “Buenas Tardes Amigo.”
Riot Fans
The scene on the first night of Riot Fest.
The Flaming Lips
Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.
The Flaming Lips
Jake Ingalls, performing with The Flaming Lips.
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The psychedelic rock band’s set included “Race for the Prize,” “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1,” “Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung,” “What Is the Light?,” a cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” and “The W.A.N.D.”
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The Flaming Lips brings the fest’s first evening to a close, September 16, 2016.
On Sunday, Misfits singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only, and long-time guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, will perform together for the first time in more than 30 years.
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