The Weekend In Chicago Rock

You shoulda been there.

1. Against Me! at Riot Fest on Friday.

Polished and ferocious.

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2. New Politics at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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3. De La Soul at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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4. Ice Cube at Riot Fest on Saturday night.

Kot: Ice Cube Delivers N.W.A. Nostalgia.

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5. Ultimate Painting at the Silent Funny House on Saturday.

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6. Holy Sons at the Bohemian National Cemetery for Beyond The Gate on Thursday night.

Loerzel: Photos.

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7. CoCoComa at the Empty Bottle on Thursday night.

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8. Earth at the Bohemian National Cemetery on Thursday night.

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9. Tommy Stinson at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

Stinson, by the by, though something of a hot mess, is kicking ass. #riotfest

— Kevin Williams (@TribuneKevin) September 14, 2015

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10. Motörhead at Riot Fest on Friday night.

Setlist.

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11. Drive Like Jehu at Bottom Lounge for a Riot Fest aftershow on Friday night.

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12. Pegboy at Chop Shop on Saturday night.

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13. Disappears at the Bohemian National Cemetery on Thursday night.

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14. Government Issue at the Double Door on Friday night.

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15. Of Montreal at Lincoln Hall on Friday night.

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16. The Coathangers at Riot Fest on Friday.

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17. Yelawolf at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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18. Merle Haggard at Riot Fest on Saturday night.

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19. Faith No More at Riot Fest on Friday night.

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20. Anthrax at Riot Fest on Friday night.

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21. Alkaline Trio at Riot Fest on Friday night.

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22. System of a Down at Riot Fest on Saturday night.

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23. Rodrigo y Gabriela at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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24. The Runnies at the Empty Bottle on Thursday night.

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25. L7 at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

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26. Kongos at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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27. Skating Polly at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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28. Andrew W. K. at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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29. Less Than Jake at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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30. Rancid at Riot Fest on Saturday night.

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31. GWAR at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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32. Modest Mouse at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

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33. Alexisonfire at Bottom Lounge on Saturday night.

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34. Hailu Mergia at Promontory for World Music Fest on Sunday night.

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35. Babes in Toyland at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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36. Gymshorts at Bric-a-Brac on Sunday.

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37. Damian Marley at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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38. Snoop Dogg at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

Setlist.

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39. Jimmy Cliff at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

Setlist.

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40. Stephen Ragga Marley at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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41. Cypress Hill at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

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42. Barb Wire Dolls at Riot Fest on Friday.

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43. Speedy Ortiz at Riot Fest on Friday.

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44. Every Time I Die at Riot Fest on Friday.

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45. Bwana at the Mid on Friday night.

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46. La Santa Cecilia at Mayne Stage on Friday night for World Music Fest.

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47. Eleventh Dream Day at City Made Fest in Andersonville on Saturday night.

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48. Oreofest at Thalia Hall on Saturday night.

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49. The Devil Wears Prada at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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50. Hum at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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51. The Damned at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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52. The Lawrence Arms at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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53. Rick Springfield at Northerly Island on Thursday night.

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54. Loverboy at Northerly Island on Thursday night.

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55. Foreigner in Tinley Park on Saturday night.

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56. Billy Idol at Riot Fest on Saturday night.

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57. CIV at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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58. Iggy Pop at Riot Fest on Saturday night.

Yuk.

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59. Taking Back Sunday at Riot Fest on Saturday.

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60. Northern Faces at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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61. Foxing at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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62. Beach Slang at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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63. Have Mercy at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

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64. The Airborne Toxic Event at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

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65. The Prodigy at Riot Fest on Sunday night.

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And now we commence the list-ending joke band trilogy . . .

66. The Dead Milkmen at Riot Fest on Sunday.

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68. Tenacious D at Riot Fest on Friday night.

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69. No Doubt at Riot Fest on Friday night.

Don't sing - it hurts.

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