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

Thrice announce 'Vheissu' 15 year anniversary tour

Thrice have revealed dates for their Vheissu 15 year anniversary tour.

Announced today, the tour kicks off on January 23 inside San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre, and it’ll conclude with a performance inside The Novo in Los Angeles on February 29. Joining Thrice as support are mewithoutYou, Drug Church, and Holy Fawn.

Pre-sale tickets can be purchased now on Thrice’s website. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (September 20) at noon local time.

Released in 2005, Vheissu is considered one of the best post-hardcore albums of all time. The 11 track release features the single “Image of the Invisible,” which peaked at number 24 on the Mainstream Rock charts.

Thrice’s last studio album was 2018’s Palms. Back in April, they released Deeper Wells, which features songs recorded during the Palms sessions.

Thrice tour dates

January 23 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre

January 24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

January 25 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo

January 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Event Center

January 28 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall

January 30 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

January 31 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall

February 1 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall

February 3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE

February 4 - Rochester, NY - Anthology

February 5 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall

February 7 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

February 8 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

February 9 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

February 11 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall

February 12 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live

February 13 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa

February 14 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle

February 15 - Columbia, SC - The Senate

February 16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues

February 18 - Atlanta, GA - Heaven at The Masquerade

February 20 - Austin, TX - Emo’s

February 21 - Houston, TX - House of Blues

February 22 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues

February 24 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

February 25 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory

February 27 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl

February 29 - Los Angeles, CA - The Novo