There is a price to pay for punk rock and it sings in the tune of roughly $182,000. That’s the estimate, according to the Chicago Tribune, of repair costs to Humboldt Park after Riot Fest Chicago suffered from a massive rain downpour on its 2014 opening night. The $182,000 comes at nearly triple last year’s […]
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Riot Fest, Lollapalooza To Owe An Estimated $440,000 For Park Repairs
November 9th, 2014 
Matthew Leimkuehler 
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UTG INTERVIEW: New Found Glory @ Riot Fest Chicago 2014
September 25th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Rock bottom. That’s the best way to describe where New Found Glory sat in their career earlier this year. Accusations surrounding the abrupt departure of a former member whirled around the band — causing chaos like nothing any artist wants to see in a tenured career. It would have been so easy for our favorite […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday @ Riot Fest Chicago
September 24th, 2014 Corey From Taking Back Sunday have had a crazy year. They released a criminally underrated album (Happiness Is…), a split 10″ with The Used, and embarked on a huge, extensive tour that has lasted nearly all year, including all three Riot Fest dates. And they’re not done. They’ll cross the pond and play shows over in Europe […]
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RIOT FEST CHICAGO: The Good, The Bad, And The Totally Weird
September 22nd, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Alternative music fans far and wide congregated in The Windy City Sept. 12-14 for the greatest punk rock show on Earth, Riot Fest Chicago. The weekend was imaginably filled with amazing sets, carnival rides, beer, and deep fried everything. This year’s Riot Fest Chicago was comprised of hundreds of bands, 7 stages (8 on Friday […]
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: The Best Riot Fest Chicago After Parties
September 11th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago doesn’t have to end at 10 p.m. when the last band hits the closing note of the evening — no, the punk rock party scatters and moves throughout the city for various after parties and social events for you to attend at your pleasure. Sets from Mineral, The Get Up Kids, Rise […]
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Riot Fest Chicago’s Best ‘Under The Radar’ Acts
September 11th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Part of the beauty of going to a music festival is finding your next favorite band. You know, the next act that is going to truly change your life. This could happen to many who attend Riot Fest Chicago. Sure, the main stages are packed with fimilar and unforgettable names like Taking Back Sunday, The […]
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September 10th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest isn’t only known for being the North American festival that goes above and beyond to create the most unforgettable lineups. Yes, the carnival is cool and the music is great (there’s even going to be an arcade in Chicago this year). But why do people really love Riot Fest? It’s probably the social […]
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The Offspring Announce ‘Smash’ 20th Anniversary Tour, Confirm Riot Fest Chicago Appearance
May 12th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Offspring‘s Smash, an album that has sold more than 12 million copies and remains the best selling independent record of all time. The band has already announced a massive vinyl/CD re-issue of the album that will be available in August, but now they’ve also announced the tour […]
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LIVE REVIEW: What We Learned At Riot Fest-Chicago
September 23rd, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Well, it has been just over a week since members of the UTG staff tackled Riot Fest-Chicago and we have now had time to reflect on what we learned from the craziest weekend in recent punk-rock memory. We decided to document some of the more fascinating observations (everything from why Public Enemy is the most […]
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September 11th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago is everything an alternative music lover of the past 3 decades wants in a festival. It is arguably the most buzzed about, tweeted at, liked and talked about festival of 2013. It has the potential to be legendary. Riot Fest Chicago will be a weekend full of unforgettable sets and unrealistic appearances. Here at […]
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September 10th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago is everything an alternative music lover of the past 3 decades wants in a festival. It is arguably the most buzzed about, tweeted at, liked and talked about festival of 2013. It has the potential to be legendary. Riot Fest Chicago will be a weekend full of unforgettable sets and unrealistic appearances. Here at […]
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September 4th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago is everything an alternative music lover of the past 3 decades wants in a festival. It is arguably the most buzzed about, tweeted at, liked and talked about festival of 2013. It has the potential to be legendary. Riot Fest-Chicago will be a weekend full of unforgettable sets and unrealistic appearances. Here at […]
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