My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins announced for Riot Fest 2021

This year’s installment of Riot Fest has been postponed, but this didn’t stop organizers from unveiling the first string of acts for next year’s event.

Revealed today, The Smashing Pumpkins, Run The Jewels, and The Pixies will headline the event, which takes place from September 16 through September 19, 2021 at Chicago’s Douglas Park. September 16 (Preview Night) will feature secret sets from bands that will be only be available that day. Other bands set to perform include Fever 333, The Sounds, Circle Jerks, and Sublime With Rome. My Chemical Romance, who were slated to headline this year, will still perform at the 2021 installment.

You can check out the first wave announcement below. More acts will be released leading up to the event.

If you purchased tickets for the 2020 installment of Riot Fest, you can use them for next year or request a refund or transfer them to a friend here. Refunds/transfers are only available until July 16, 2020. Tickets for Riot Fest 2021 are available here. Entry into the Preview Night is only available for those keeping tickets for next year or folks buying tickets by July 16, 2020.

Riot Fest - First wave announcement

My Chemical Romance

The Smashing Pumpkins

Run the Jewels

The Pixies

Coheed and Cambria

Taking Back Sunday

Sublime with Rome

Dirty Heads

Lupe Fiasco performing The Cool

Vic Mensa

The All-American Rejects

New Found Glory

Simple Plan

Gogol Bordello

Circle Jerks

Thrice

Circa Survive

K.Flay

Toots and the Maytals

Jawbox

Les Savy Fav

Best Coast

Bayside

L7

Meg Myers

PUP

Mayday Parade

FEVER 333

Living Colour

Big Freedia

SWMRS

Beach Bunny

Alex G

Thursday

Saves the Day

Don Broco

Joywave

Hepcat

Fishbone

Fucked Up

Boston Manor

The Sounds

White Lung

KennyHoopla

Beach Goons

Meet Me @ the Altar

Radkey

Holy Fawn

Chubby and the Gang

Big Freedia and Low Cut Connie team up for Azz Across America tour

Bounce music artist Big Freedia and rock act Low Cut Connie will join forces for the Azz Across America tour.

Presented by Ben & Jerry's, the tour, which was revealed today, kicks off on October 24 inside Atlanta’s Masquerade on October 24, and it will end with a performance inside Solana Beach’s Belly Up on November 21.

Tickets for this trek will go on sale to the general public tomorrow (August 9) at 10 a.m. local time.

Low Cut Connie are plugging their latest studio album Dirty Pictures (Part 2). Big Freedia, who appears on the new cover on Billboard Magazine, released Third Ward Bounce last year.

Big Freedia, Low Cut Connie tour dates

October 24 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

October 25 - Savannah, GA - Victory North

October 26 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel

October 27 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson

October 29 - Washington, DC - 9 -30 Club

November 2 - Boston, MA - Royale

November 4 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom

November 5 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's hall

November 7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave

November 9 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall

November 11 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar

November 12 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre

November 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall

November 15 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre

November 16 - Eugene, OR - Wow Hall

November 17 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom

November 19 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre

November 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater

November 21 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up