Live, in Photos: Riot Fest 2023 with The Cure, Turnstile, 100 gecs, and More

Shots of Death Grips, Viagra Boys, The Breeders, Kim Gordon, and, yes, Insane Clown Posse from Douglass Park in Chicago.
EventsLive, In Photos

Live, in Photos: Riot Fest 2023 with The Cure, Turnstile, 100 gecs, and More

Shots of Death Grips, Viagra Boys, The Breeders, Kim Gordon, and, yes, Insane Clown Posse from Douglass Park in Chicago.

Words: FLOOD Staff

Photos: Kevin Allen

September 19, 2023

The Cure at Riot Fest in Chicago, IL. September 17, 2023. Photo by Kevin Allen

Riot Fest returned to Douglass Park in Chicago for their 17th edition this past weekend. While the festival’s curation generally includes some headlining mainstays (The Cure, Foo Fighters, Death Cab for Cutie), they always have a few wild cards up their sleeves—and this year was no exception with Insane Clown Posse and Corey Feldman turning heads.

And, naturally, there was punk- and alt-rock legends galore, with Gorilla Biscuits, Ride, The Breeders, Kim Gordon, Quicksand, and H20 among many others listed on the lineup alongside current trailblazers like Turnstile, 100 gecs, Yard Act, and Viagra Boys. Often dubbed the “Warped Tour for elder millennials,” there was also no shortage of holdovers from that traveling fest’s heyday (The Used, Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, etc).

FLOOD photographer Kevin Allen was there all weekend battling for position in the photo pits. Check out his highlights below.

Turnstile

Turnstile
Turnstile

The Breeders

The Breeders

H20

H20
H20
Quicksand

Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon

Yard Act

Yard Act

Yard Act

Yard Act

Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

The Cure

The Cure

The Cure

The Cure

The Cure

The Cure
The Cure
The Cure

The Cure

The Cure

Cults

Cults

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse

Gorilla Biscuits

Gorilla Biscuits

Gorilla Biscuits

Gorilla Biscuits
Gorilla Biscuits

The Black Angels

The Black Angels

Viagra Boys

Viagra Boys

Ride

Ride
100 gecs
100 gecs

!00 Gecs

100 gecs

Drain

Drain
Drain
Drain
Death Grips
White Reaper

White Reaper

White Reaper

White Reaper

White Reaper

Scroll through more from Riot Fest in the gallery below.