Portraits from Riot Fest 2023: Warpaint, Kim Gordon, Ani DiFranco, and More

PUP, The Dresden Dolls, Cults, Pinkshift, Olivia Jean, Jehnny Beth, White Reaper, Origami Angel, and more backstage from Chicago’s Douglass Park.
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Portraits from Riot Fest 2023: Warpaint, Kim Gordon, Ani DiFranco, and More

PUP, The Dresden Dolls, Cults, Pinkshift, Olivia Jean, Jehnny Beth, White Reaper, Origami Angel, and more backstage from Chicago’s Douglass Park.

Words: FLOOD Staff

Photos: Timothy Hiatt

Assisted by: Zoë Pike

September 20, 2023

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Summer may be official over at the end of this week, but festival season is still in full swing. Austin City Limits, Life Is Beautiful, Ohana, and Portola—among others—are still on the horizon, while this past weekend FLOOD photographers documented the best of Sea.Hear.Now in Asbury Park and Riot Fest in Chicago.

While Kevin Allen was busy capturing live scenes from the pit for us at Chicago’s Douglass Park, Timothy Hiatt was set up backstage photographing intimate portraits with an amazing array of the fest’s eclectic roster, from legends like Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and Ani DiFranco to up-and-comers Pinkshift and Pool Kids.

Check out his portraits for FLOOD below.

Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon

PUP

PUP

Cults

Cults

Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco

Pinkshift

Pinkshift

Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls

White Reaper

White Reaper
Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

Quasi

Quasi

The Interrupters

The Interrupters

Olivia Jean

Olivia Jean

Oso Oso

Oso Oso

Screaming Females

Screaming Females

Pool Kids

Pool Kids

Aquadolls

The Aquadolls

Taylor Acorn

Taylor Acorn

Calva Louise

Calva Louise

THD

Origami Angel

Warpaint

Warpaint