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Riot Fest Chicago Reveals First Wave of Bands in 2016 Lineup

Morrissey, Ween, Death Cab for Cutie and Rob Zombie will join the Misfits as headlining acts at the September festival.

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Chicago, IL - Riot Fest in Chicago has made its first lineup announcement for the 2016 festival, featuring headliners Morrissey, Ween, Death Cab for Cutie, Rob Zombie, Social Distortion, Brand New and Nas.

Festival fans learned last week that the original members of the Misfits would reunite to perform at the event.

Other performers include, The Specials, Deftones, Fitz & The Tantrums, Jimmy Eat World and many more, though some mysteries remain as the second wave of bands has yet to be announced.

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Riot Fest and Carnival will take over Douglas Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Drive, from Sept. 16 to 18. Tickets are on sale now, though some price levels have already sold out.

A lengthy list of items banned from the event include Donald Trump, selfie sticks, Justin Bieber, crying and for some reason, cantaloupe, though John Stamos, blankets, strollers and sunscreen will be permitted.

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Take a peek at the full lineup so far:



The Original Misfits (Featuring Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein), Morrissey, Ween, Death Cab for Cutie, Rob Zombie, Social Distortion, Brand New, Nas, The Specials, Deftones, Fitz & The Tantrums, Jimmy Eat World, Descendents, Refused, Nofx, Bad Religion, Pierce The Veil, All Time Low, Underoath, Motion City Soundtrack, Thursday, Jake Bugg, The Hives, Death Grips, Chevy Metal, Bob Mould, The Hold Steady, Glassjaw, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Pepper, Tiger Army, Meat Puppets, Gza,the Wonder Years, Method Man & Redman, Dan Deacon, Dee Snider, Andrew W.k., Joey Bada$$, Gwar, Leftöver Crack, Billy Talent, The Anniversary, Neck Deep, Highly Suspect, Smoking Popes, Fucked Up, The Vandals, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Girls Against Boys, Fu Manchu, The Falcon, I The Mighty, The Toasters, Set Your Goals, Juliette Lewis & The Licks, Frnkiero and the Cellabration, Tigers Jaw, Basement, Citizen, Swingin’ Utters, Big D & The Kids Table, Diarrhea Planet, Pouya, Touché Amoré, Hippo Campus, Balance & Composure, People Under The Stairs, White Lung, Denzel Curry, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Turnover, Violent Soho, Dee-1, Bleached, Brick + Mortar, Night Riots, Plague Vendor, Off With Their Heads, Holy White Hounds , Laura Stevenson, Somos, Tancred, Microwave, Deal’s Gone Bad, Death Spells, 3teeth, Black Foxxes, The Wans, Creeper, The Walters, Jule Vera, Marina City, Worriers, Nots, Big Ups, All Dogs, The Dirty Nil, Eskimeuax, War On Women, Hard Girls, A Will Away, Can’t Swim, With Our Arms To The Sun, Donna Missal, Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Tasha The Amazon, Blackbox, High Waisted, Partner, Sleepy Kitty, School Of Rock, and Featuring Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue. More to be announced.

The original members of the Misfits, who will also headline Riot Fest in Denver, will take the stage together for the first time in more than 30 years.

Bassist Jerry Only told Rolling Stone he and vocalist Glenn Danzig have always been friends, but also adversaries. The band was born in 1977 and broke up in 1983.

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