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PHOTOS: Riot Fest 2023 Day 2 in Douglass Park

Jehnny Beth entertains the crowd during her afternoon set at Riot Fest on Saturday. (Bob Chiarito/For the Sun-Times)

Walking into Riot Fest Day 2 on Saturday afternoon, fence scrims along Ogden Avenue had been spray painted over with messages of dissent, and messages about Riot Fest needing to leave Douglass Park, echoing the “no parks for profit” refrain and telling festivalgoers to “go back 2 the burbs.”

But that didn’t deter music fans from descending on the park for the second day of the fest on the city’s Southwest Side.

Here’s a look at some of the sights at this year’s music festival, which continues through Sunday.

Corey Feldman performs on Day 2 of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Corey Feldman performs on Day 2 of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Fans wait for Corey Feldman’s performance to begin on Day 2 of Riot Fest. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Corey Feldman performs on day two of Riot Fest. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Attendees walk past graffiti on perimeter fences as they head to Day 2 of Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Saturday afternoon. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Music fans enjoy the sights and sounds of Riot Fest on Saturday afternoon in Douglass Park. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Jehnny Beth entertains the crowd during her afternoon set at Riot Fest on Saturday. (Bob Chiarito/For the Sun-Times)
Jehnny Beth entertains the crowd during her afternoon set at Riot Fest on Saturday. (Bob Chiarito/For the Sun-Times)
Attendees gather in Douglass Park for day two of Riot Fest. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Enola Gay performs on day two of Riot Fest in Douglass Park on the Southwest Side. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Fionn Reilly performs with Enola Gay at Riot Fest on Saturday. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Juggalos arrive at Riot Fest on Saturday afternoon in advance of the late-night headlining set by Insane Clown Posse on Day 2 of the festival. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
Anti-festival signs can be seen posted in the neighborhood as Day 2 of Riot Fest kicked off in Douglass Park on Saturday, (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
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