My next move was 2 fold. 1 I had to make haste to catch Gogol Bordello. 2 I had to get away from Morrisey. its not possible for Eugene and da gang from Gogol to put on a bad show. cut time from dere set and dey just make make sure dey rock a little harder wit da minutes dey still got #riotfestsucks

Riot Fest 2026 today
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Next i took in legendary SoCal punk rockers Social Distortion, dese guys were one of my first proper rock shows back in da day and they havent lost dere swagger. Some notable tracks were missing, but having yer set cut from a full hour to 30 min will do that #chicago #riotfestsucks

Sensing da negative vibes in da crowd what with da weather drama, Tom Skilling bravley came out to calm the #riotfestsucks crowd even offering himself as tribute. We were still bummed to be sure but Toms friendly upbeat attitude helped soften the blow like a kindly grandpa bandaging a scraped knee.

After a quick stop at Cafe Tola for a much needed shot of caffeine from da best horchata latte in #Chicago i headed over to Sugar, Bob Moulds post Husker Du band. Thankfully my beverage was already well sweetened because once again a band wit food in its name did not come prepared! #riotfestsucks

Oof shit got fucked at #riotfestsucks today in #chicago. Due to weather related concerns and an abundance of caution yadda yadda dey decided to end things early today. everything from like 3:30 on got shortened or switched and in da case of Afroman just canceled outright, but fun was still had!

Angine de Poitrine from Quebec, pioneers of what I have dubbed 20 minutes ago as "Muppet Jazz" Im stone cold sober and might be too high for dis but I am not complainin #riotfestsucks #Chicago

Melt Banana came out swingin! Though much like Bratmobiles' lack of tube meat yesterday, dere were no bananas to be found! Dere was a guy dressed as a Banana but he didnt take kindly to me gnawin on his ankles, hey buddy I gotta potassium deficiency! I got a doctors note! #chicago #riotfestsucks

Kickin off day 2 of #riotfestsucks #chicago with an empanada and Strike Anywhere

Closin out da night with an epic set from Mr Iggy Pop! Not sure i can listen to Search & Destroy without a horn section now. #Chicago #riotfestsucks

Rise Against Bustin out da acoustic, 3 guesses what song hes playing first 2 dont count #chicago #riotfestsucks

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Da Sex Pistols! #chicago #riotfestsucks

A little Santigold with dinner #chicago #riotfestsucks

Now dats a damn good empanada!
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TOM FUCKING SKILLING!!! #CHICAGO #RIOTFESTSUCKS

Truly an honor for Alkaline Trio to open for a legend like Tom Skilling! #riotfestsucks #chicago

I usually prefer my brats wit onions and a bit of mustard but Bratmobile was pretty good 👍 #riotfestsucks #chicago

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First full set of da fest goes to Mariachi El Bronx from LA! #riotfestsucks #chicago