Festival No. 0000943 · Est. 2015
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- Venue
- Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center
- Address
- 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. 60623
- City
- Chicago, US
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About the artists
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Against Me! formed in Gainesville, United States, in 1997. Plays acoustic rock, alternative punk, country rock, cowpunk, folk punk, pop punk, punk, punk rock. -
Alexisonfire formed in St. Catharines, Canada, in September 2001. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, emo, emocore, experimental rock, noise rock, pop screamo, post-grunge.
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Alkaline Trio formed in Mchenry, United States, in December 1996. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, pop punk, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Alvvays formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2011. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, power pop, rock.
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Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness was born in Concord, United States, on 3 September 1982. Plays piano rock.
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Andrew W.K. was born on 9 May 1979. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, piano rock, pop rock, punk rock, rock.
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Anthrax formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Atreyu formed in Yorba Linda, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, metal, metalcore, rock.
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Babes in Toyland formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1987, and split up in 2001, after 14 years. Plays alternative rock, grunge, noise rock, punk, punk rock, riot grrrl.
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Bayside formed in Queens, United States, in October 2000. Plays alternative rock, emo, punk rock, rock.
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Beach Slang formed in 2013. Plays punk.
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Benjamin Booker was born on 14 June 1989. Plays blues rock, garage rock revival.
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Billy Idol was born in Stanmore, United Kingdom, on 30 November 1955. Plays alternative dance, classic rock, electronic, hard rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, punk.
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Bootsy Collins was born in Cincinnati, United States, on 26 October 1951. Plays christmas music, contemporary r&b, deep funk, funk, funk metal, metal, p-funk, soul.
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CIV formed in 1994, and split up in 2000, after 6 years.
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Coheed and Cambria formed in Nyack, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Counterpunch formed in Chicago, United States. Plays punk, punk rock, rock.
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Cypress Hill formed in South Gate, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative hip hop, boom bap, chicano rap, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, nu metal, rap rock.
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Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 21 July 1978. Plays dancehall, hip hop, reggae.
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De La Soul formed in Amityville, United States, in 1987. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap.
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Desaparecidos formed in Omaha, United States, in 2001. Plays emo, post-hardcore, punk.
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Dirty Fences formed in New York, United States.
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Dirty Heads formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, hip hop, reggae, reggae rock, ska.
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Doomtree formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2001. Plays hip hop.
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Drive Like Jehu formed in San Diego, United States, in 1990, and split up in 1995, after 5 years. Plays math rock, post-hardcore, punk rock.
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Dwarves formed in Chicago, United States, in 1983. Plays garage punk, hardcore punk, punk rock.
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Eagles of Death Metal formed in Palm Desert, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Echo & The Bunnymen formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
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Elway formed in Fort Collins, United States, in August 2007.
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Every Time I Die formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1998, and split up on 17 January 2022, after 24 years. Plays hardcore punk, mathcore, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk, southern metal, southern rock.
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Faith No More formed in San Francisco, United States, in September 1983, and split up in 2021, after 37 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental, funk metal, metal, pop rock, post-punk, rap metal.
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FIDLAR formed in Los Angeles, United States, in April 2009. Plays garage punk, garage rock, skate punk, surf.
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Fishbone formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1979. Plays funk, funk rock, rock, ska.
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Fit for Rivals formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, punk rock, rock.
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Fki formed in 2007.
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Flatfoot 56 formed in 2000. Plays celtic punk, hardcore punk, punk rock.
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Flogging Molly formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1997. Plays celtic punk, folk, folk punk, folk rock, punk, punk rock.
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Foxtrott was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1986. Plays electro.
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Gwar formed in Richmond, United States, in 1985. Plays comedy rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Hum formed in Champaign, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, post-hardcore, shoegaze, space rock.
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Ice Cube was born in Crenshaw, United States, on 15 June 1969. Plays gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Iggy Pop was born in Muskegon, United States, on 21 April 1947. Plays alternative rock, art rock, classic rock, garage rock, hard rock, new wave, post-punk, proto-punk.
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Indian Handcrafts formed in Barrie, Canada, in 2010. Plays garage rock, metal, psychedelic, rock, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Into It. Over It. formed in Chicago, United States, on 27 September 2007. Plays emo, indie rock.
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Jimmy Cliff was born in Adelphi, Jamaica, on 30 July 1944, and died on 24 November 2025, aged 81. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Joyce Manor formed in Torrance, United States, in November 2008. Plays emo, folk punk, indie rock, pop punk, power pop, punk, punk rock.
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Kevin Devine was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 19 December 1979. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
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Knuckle Puck formed in Chicago, United States, in 2011. Plays alternative punk, alternative rock, emo, punk, punk rock, rock.
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KONGOS formed in 2007. Plays alternative rock.
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L7 formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1985. Plays grunge, punk.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry was born in Kendal, Jamaica, on 20 March 1936, and died on 29 August 2021, aged 85. Plays dub, reggae, rock, rocksteady, ska.
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Less Than Jake formed in Gainesville, United States, in 1992. Plays christian hardcore, punk, punk rock, ska, ska punk, skate punk.
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Lifetime formed in 1990. Plays emo, post-hardcore, punk.
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Living Colour formed in New York, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative metal, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, pop rock, rap rock, rock.
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Manchester Orchestra formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock, slowcore.
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Mariachi El Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 2006. Plays mariachi.
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Marmozets formed on 1 June 2006. Plays math rock, mathcore, post-hardcore.
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Mayday Parade formed in Tallahassee, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, indie rock, pop punk, power pop.
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Meat Wave formed in Chicago, United States.
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Merle Haggard was born in Oildale, United States, on 6 April 1937, and died on 6 April 2016, aged 79. Plays christmas music, classic country, country, singer-songwriter.
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Mest formed in Blue Island, United States, in 1996, and split up on 14 January 2006, after 10 years. Plays alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk rock, ska punk.
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Millencolin formed in Örebro, Sweden, on 12 October 1992. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Modern Life Is War formed in Marshalltown, United States, in 2002. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, punk.
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Modest Mouse formed in 1993. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, post-hardcore, rock.
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Morgan Heritage formed in Brooklyn, Jamaica, in 1994. Plays reggae.
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Motörhead formed in London, United Kingdom, in June 1975, and split up on 28 December 2015, after 40 years. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal.
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Mustard Plug formed in Grand Rapids, United States, in 1991. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
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New Politics formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009.
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No Doubt formed in Anaheim, United States, in December 1986. Plays alternative rock, pop, pop rock, power pop, rock, ska, ska punk, third wave ska.
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PEARS formed in 2014. Plays hardcore punk, punk rock.
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Pennywise formed in Hermosa Beach, United States, in 1988. Plays melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Post Malone was born in Syracuse, United States, on 4 July 1995. Plays alternative r&b, cloud rap, contemporary r&b, country, hip hop, pop rap, r&b, trap.
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Rancid formed in 1991. Plays punk, punk rock, ska punk, street punk.
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Real Friends formed in Tinley Park, United States, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, emo, pop punk, punk rock, rock.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco.
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Slightly Stoopid formed in San Diego, United States, in 1995. Plays dub, funk, hip hop, psychedelic rock, punk rock, reggae, reggae rock.
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Snoop Dogg was born in Long Beach, United States, on 20 October 1971. Plays christian hip hop, contemporary christian, g-funk, gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Stephen Marley was born in Wilmington, Jamaica, on 20 April 1972.
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Swervedriver formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock, shoegaze.
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System of a Down formed in Glendale, United States, on 1 February 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Taking Back Sunday formed in Rockville Centre, United States, on 1 November 1999. Plays emo, rock.
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Tarrus Riley was born in The Bronx, Jamaica, on 26 April 1979. Plays dancehall, reggae.
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Teenage Bottlerocket formed in Laramie, United States, in 2001. Plays punk.
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Tenacious D formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, comedy, comedy rock, hard rock, rock, rock musical.
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The Academy Is... formed in Chicago, United States, in 2003, and split up on 8 October 2011, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk, post-punk revival, power pop.
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The Airborne Toxic Event formed in 2006. Plays rock.
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The Ataris formed in Anderson, United States, on 1 November 1996. Plays pop punk, punk.
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The Brokedowns formed in 1997.
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The Clowns formed in 2006.
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The Coathangers formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2006. Plays punk rock.
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The Damned formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays dance-rock, deathrock, gothic rock, horror punk, new wave, pop, post-punk, proto-punk.
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The Dead Milkmen formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1979. Plays alternative rock, comedy rock, garage punk, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock.
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The Dear Hunter formed in Providence, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, crossover prog, experimental, indie rock, progressive, progressive rock, rock.
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The Devil Wears Prada formed in Dayton, United States, in 2005. Plays hard rock, metalcore, post-hardcore, rock.
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The Expendables formed in Santa Cruz, United States, in 1997. Plays reggae rock.
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The Joy Formidable formed in 2007. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, shoegaze.
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The Lawrence Arms formed in 1999. Plays punk rock.
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The Movielife formed in Long Island City, United States, in September 1997, and split up on 27 September 2003, after 6 years. Plays emo, melodic hardcore, pop punk.
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The White Buffalo was born in 1974. Plays americana, country.
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Thrice formed in Irvine, United States, in August 1998. Plays alternative rock, emo, hard rock, indie rock, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, rock.
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Thurston Moore Group formed in 2017.
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Tommy Stinson was born in Minneapolis, United States, on 6 October 1966. Plays alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, rock.
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Twin River formed in 2009.
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YelaWolf was born on 30 December 1979. Plays hip hop.
A guest 100% for Anthrax at Riot Fest Chicago 2015 festival, Chicago on Fri, 11 Sep 2015
Totally awesome would see them again for sure!!!
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