Riot Fest is coming (and it’s slightly different this year)

Riot Fest will be back in Denver on August 28-30, but this time it will be taking place at the National Western Complex.

Not only that, but this year the event will be humorously titled “Riot Fest & Rodeo.” Last year’s event featured epic performances by the likes of the Cure, the Descendents, Slayer, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Social Distortion, Bob Mould, the Violent Femmes, and many more. The 2015 festival promises to be just as memorable.

“What sets Riot Fest Denver apart from the other two markets (Chicago and Toronto) is we create a new theme for it every year,” said Michael Petryshyn, Riot Fest Founder. “We did it last year at Mile High and it was something that we really enjoyed doing with the creative team here and with Denver-based Shike Design. So, now that we’re at the Complex, Riot Fest & Rodeo it is. But, even more exciting are the people at the National Western Complex. They understand who we are, want to see the fest succeed and are sincerely some of the nicest people I’ve met in quite some time. It’s still moves me to see people care about Riot as much as I do.”

The lineup will be released in May along with other site details. According to a press release, “To celebrate the announcement, organizers are releasing a limited number of early bird 3-day passes Friday April 24 at 12pm MST, so music fans on a budget can take advantage of great prices (starting at $69.98) for more bands than you can shake a stick at. The complex is located at 4655 Humboldt Street; visit nationalwesterncomplex.com for more information.”