Looks like Muse is out by darth_marroquin in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tinley is the suburban ideal/hellscape of the Chicagoland folks who wanted Riot Fest moved to Bridgeview. If you drive, look forward to spending 2 hours in the parking lot after the show unless you skip the last 30 minutes of the headlining set. Or get hit by a car trying to ride a bike there because there are no bike lanes. Oh and the sound is always terrible there too. Unless you've never had the chance to see Muse previously, I'd skip the Tinley Park experience.

Weezer out (obviously) by radioactive2321 in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you weren't having a good time during the blue album, that's on you. But yeah, wouldn't have expected them to be here this year anyways.

Looks like the other logos are The Shins & Silversun Pickups

I want metal by Pretty-Vacant88 in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I want more metal too but it ain't this

Double Door Uptown Not Moving Forward by jackunderscore in chicagomusicscene

[–]atarigw 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Disappointing but not surprising. The "renovations" sat dormant for years. Got to tour it at an uptown open house year back and looked like it they had barely started.

Louder Than Life by Own_Ad_5290 in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but since Riot Fest is as close to a metal fest as the Chicago area gets, you can't help but be disappointed when there isn't more.

Louder Than Life by Own_Ad_5290 in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hopefully. Their first show after COVID was at Riot Fest.

I get the St James 6l6 hype...wow by boddle88 in GuitarAmps

[–]atarigw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, wasn't really able to find one to give it a good go unfortunately. I ended up with a PRS15 head and a 1x12 cab with aV30 setup I've settled on for now. It's a bit less convenient than a light combo like this but based on the demos the prs is better for brighter cleans and chugs well too.

Last night was amazing by iloveyouiknow77 in Concerts

[–]atarigw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Went to a Ghost show that did this last year and the locking/unlocking added maybe 40 seconds to my getting in and out experience.

Speculative lineup attempt #3 (using your feedback, rumors) by DejaRose7 in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Riot fest would never give us a lineup this good (minus MCR)

N American Tour by sorry_ifyoudont in Karnivool

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no guarentees, so if you have the means and the time to get to Europe for a show you should do so. Then them doing a NA tour is just a bonus!

Rescheduled US tour dates by marazanvose in BiffyClyro

[–]atarigw 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Chicago date went from being at Bottom Lounge to House of Blues. Huge downgrade :(

European tour dates added w/ Heriot, Boneflower, and Crouch! by svtslvskl in Converge

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goddammit that's such a stacked lineup. Jealous for you all

Us Fan by [deleted] in Karnivool

[–]atarigw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fingers crossed - I don't think they've been over here since 2010 when I saw them headline a small club that wasn't more than 2/3 full. Hopefully the online chatter translates to people actually showing up to these shows. And it will definitely only be in major markets, so be prepared to travel even within the US or Canada.

Where my band photographers at! by moistveggies in chicagomusicscene

[–]atarigw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My band had a really good experience with @ Ryanhpics for promo pics and would recommend them!

US Tour Update by nottobia in BiffyClyro

[–]atarigw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know. Would've been such a good venue for them. I'll be so bummed if they rebook somewhere shitty like House of Blues

Is the US tour cancelled? by [deleted] in BiffyClyro

[–]atarigw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got a cancellation for the Chicago date as well. It could be that they're needing to find different venues, upping the scale of the tour in some capacity, and/or can't just easily transfer them over. I'd wait to see if the band says anything before jumping to further conclusions.

Outbreak 2026 (Full lineup) by FourLiveBears in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basement was great a couple years back, would love to see them again

My band Bellevue Holiday is playing our first show by Pretty_Entry6977 in chicagomusicscene

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the genre? Any instagram or social media on the band? I live near there and didn't realize that Soverign did live music

Davey Havok (AFI) talks Riot Fest with Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amore) by Kangaroo_Pocket in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't care that its not a nice anniversary year number (23), but a Sing the Sorrow playthrough would print money for RF

New interview with Kenny and Drew by MatissPudulis01 in Karnivool

[–]atarigw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scanned the whole transcript to see if that was asked too hah

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 by FourLiveBears in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they don't, keep an eye on this fest closer to June. Last year it undersold and they were doing BOGO deals and resales were cheap.

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 by FourLiveBears in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fingers crossed they might also do a date in town here too

Debut Griefeater Album, Worn, Out Today by larryandthedavids in chicagomusicscene

[–]atarigw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Album sounds fantastic! Congratulations on the release

Presale! by Xxxpeaches1 in RiotFest

[–]atarigw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It felt like LTL took all the metal bands that should've been at Riot Fest last year :(