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Ashlee Rezin

Riot Fest 2019: Day one photo gallery

Matt Pryor, of The Get Up Kids, performs on day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Riot Fest is celebrating its 15 year in 2019, with three days of music and more at Douglas Park.

Here’s a look at some of the fun from this year’s event, which also features the debut of Riot Fest beer — Riot Fest Sucks Pale Ale. The festival gates open at 11 a.m. each day at the park, 1401 S. Sacramento. Tickets/passes are available at riotfest.org.

The lineup today includes:

Blink-182 (performing “Enema of the State”), the Flaming Lips (“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”), Jawbreaker, Rancid, Violent Femmes, Descendents, Dashboard Confessional (“The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most”), Pennywise, Cock Sparrer, Neck Deep, Hot Snakes, Lucero, Senses Fail, Glassjaw (“Worship and Tribute”), The Get Up Kids, Hot Water Music, Anti-Flag, H2O, Hot Mulligan, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, Caroline Rose, Mat Kerekes, Angel Du$t, The Garden, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Pink Fly, No Parents, Thin Lips, Yours Truly and Can’t Swim.

Check out our 10 must-see acts here.

Festival-goers flock to Douglas Park for day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
The Get Up Kids perform on day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
Fans dance and cheer as The Get Up Kids perform on day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
Rob Pope (left) and Nathan Shay, of The Get Up Kids, perform on day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
Fans dance and cheer as The Get Up Kids perform on day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
Festival-goers flock to Douglas Park for day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
Festival-goers flock to Douglas Park for day one of Riot Fest, Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2019.
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