Riot Fest 2012 lineup announced

The organizers of Chicago's Riot Fest have announced the first wave of bands that will be playing the festival, including Iggy & the Stooges, Elvis Costello, Descendents, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Gaslight Anthem, Coheed and Cambria, Dropkick Murphys, NOFX, and a reunion from Chicago ska-punk act Slapstick, among many others. The festival will take place September 14th - 16th, at the Congress Theater and Humboldt Park. Tickets are on sale now.

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• Rise Against
• Iggy and the Stooges
• The Offspring
• Elvis Costello
• A Day to Remember
• Coheed and Cambria
• Descendents
• Gogol Bordello
• Dropkick Murphys
• NOFX
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
• The Gaslight Anthem
• Alkaline Trio
• Awolnation
• Slapstick
• The Promise Ring
• Chiodos
• GWAR
• August Burns Red
• Less Than Jake
• Built to Spill
• Frank Turner
• Reverend Horton Heat
• Fishbone
• Nobunny
• A Wilhelm Scream
• Screaming Females
• Teenage Bottlerocket
• Off With Their Heads
• Sister Crayon
• Deals Gone Bad
• White Mystery
• Larry and His Flask
• The Story So Far
• Japanther