Overview

• Nineteen aftershows are set for September 17–21 at spots including The Vic, Bottom Lounge, Reggie’s Chicago, Concord Music Hall, Metro, the Empty Bottle, Sleeping Village and Cobra Lounge.
• The lineup features punk and alternative icons such as The Damned, Sex Pistols with Frank Carter, The Front Bottoms, Alkaline Trio, Bouncing Souls, H2O, Marky Ramone and Buzzcocks.
• These citywide performances will bookend the main Riot Fest celebration at Douglass Park, headlined by Blink-182, Weird Al Yankovic, Green Day and Weezer on September 19–21.
• Presale tickets open at 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, August 6, with password RIOT20, followed by a general public sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 7.
• Organizers have also teased a to-be-announced 20th anniversary aftershow at Metro on Friday, September 19.