Audio By Carbonatix
Riot Fest has just announced its 2014 lineup, and it features Slayer, The Cure, Wu Tang Clan, Die Antwoord and more. The festival will make its second appearance in Denver (well, technically Byers, where the host May Farms is located) from September 19 to 21. A limited number of early bird tickets are $99.98 and on sale now.
Riot Fest will be considerably bigger this year than last in several ways: The Fest will be three days instead of two and feature four stages instead of three. They’re also doubling the number of both camping spaces and carnival rides as well as adding a second VIP area and more shade tents. Some logistical concerns from last year have been addressed as well — there will be free parking and organizers promise a reconfigured layout designed to help alleviate traffic concerns.
The rest of the lineup is below, along with some more information about this year’s Riot Fest.
See also:
–The fan scene of Riot Fest 2013
–The best of Riot Fest Denver
–The twenty best tattoos at Riot Fest Denver
Riot Fest 2014 Denver Lineup
The Cure
The National
Rise Against
Weezer
Social Distortion
The Flamying Lips
Primus
Slayer
Sublime with Rome
Wu Tang Clan
TV on the Radio
Descendents
A Day to Remember
NOFX
Die Antwoord
Dropkick Murphys
Bring Me the Horizon
Gogol Bordello
Violent Femmes
City and Colour
The Used
Taking Back Sunday
Manchester Orchestra
New Found Glory
Lucero
Failure
Hot Snakes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Clutch
Bouncing Souls
Face to Face
Glassjaw
Buzzcocks
Dum Dum Girls
Bob Mould
Stiff Little Fingers
All
Las Dispute
Mineral
We Cam as Romans
The Expendables
3OH!3
The Menzingers
Big Freedia
The ORwells
Passafire
Larry and his Flask
Nostalghia
Skaters
In the Valley Below
Dads
Pianos Beomces the Teeth
I am the Avalanche
Radkey
Cerebral Ballzy
Red City Radio
Wounds
The Unlikely Candidates
Sole and DJ Pain 1
The Bots
Tiny Moving Parts
Plague Vendor
My Body Sings Electric
…and more to come.
More information about this year’s festival is on the next page.
Riot Fest originated in Chicago ten years ago. This will be the second time it has appeared in Colorado; both times the organization behind it has partnered with Soda Jerk Presents to put together the local installment. Last year, we got Guided By Voices, FLAG and the Replacements, among others.
The Early Bird ticket price includes entry to all three days. They will be available for a short period of time, at which point prices will go up in tiers to $129.98, then $149.98, $178.98 and finally $189.98. VIP passes are $289.98. Camping passes are also on sale now.
In addition to the Colorado and Chicago dates, Riot Fest will be in September on September 6 and 7. The lineup there was announced on Saturday, and they’re already up to the $178.98 price tier. Bands include Death Cab for Cutie, Social Distortion, Die Antwoord and The National.
Riot Fest Teaser from Riot Fest on Vimeo.
• BACKBEAT’S GREATEST HITS •
– The fifty best rap lyrics of all time
– The ten biggest concert buzzkills
– Five more concert buzzkills
– From Phish to Floyd, the ten best light shows
