Riot Fest 2017 coverage

Queens of the Stone Age close down the second night of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Aerialists perform on a tightrope over fans at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Must-see band: Jawbreaker

The Lawrence Arms performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Gogol Bordello performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Peaches performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Bad Brains performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Fans rock out during Death From Above's performance during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Must-see band: X

Sleep On It performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Must-see Band: GBH

A performer holds up razor blades he pulled out of his mouth as part of the Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Fans watch New Order perform during Riot Fest Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Trent Reznor performs with his band Nine Inch Nails during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Must-see band: Peaches

The Orwells performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Gogol Bordello performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Jesse F. Keeler performs with Death From Above during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Aerialists perform on a tightrope over fans at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

B-Real, and Tom Morello, of Prophets of Rage, performing during Riot Fest, in Douglas Park on Sunday Sept., 17, 2017.

Must-see band: Jawbreaker

Queens of the Stone Age close down the second night of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Trent Reznor performs with his band Nine Inch Nails during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

The sun sets behind the ferris wheel at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Must-see band: A Day to Remember

Sleep On It performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Sebastien Grainger performs with Death From Above during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Bernard Sumner of New Order performs during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Must-see band: A Day To Remember

The Lawrence Arms performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

A performer pulls a screwdriver out of his nose as part of the Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Bernard Sumner of New Order performs during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

X performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Sleep On It performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Real Friends performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday, September 17, 2017.

X performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Jawbreaker's band members, performing during Riot Fest in Douglas Park on Sunday Sept., 17, 2017.

Must-see band: X

A festivalgoer hands a pen back to a Chicago Fire Department paramedic after writing on a van during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Must-see band: Jawbreaker

Must-see band: The Flat Liners

Must-see band: Nine Inch Nails

Knuckle Puck performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Fans at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

A man crowd-surfs as Knuckle Puck performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Must-see band: Queens of the Stone Age

Bad Brains performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Queens of the Stone Age close down the second night of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Must-see band: Capt'n Jazz

Bad Brains performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Britany Russell sits next to her 2-year-old daughter, Frances, during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago. Russell said this is Frances' third Riot Fest.

Sleep On It performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

TV on the Radio performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Right, Versus lead singer Richard Baluyut, performing with his band, during Riot Fest, in Douglas Park, at 1401 S. Sacramento Drive, in Chicago, on Sunday Sept., 17, 2017.

Must-see band: Paramore

Knuckle Puck performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

TV on the Radio performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Members of Prophets of Rage, performing during Riot Fest, in Douglas Park on Sunday Sept., 17, 2017.

Members of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black band left, Christian Music, and right, Kembra Pfahler, posing for photographs after their performance during Riot Fest, in Douglas Park.

Fans watch the Lawrence Arms at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Trent Reznor performs with his band Nine Inch Nails during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Must-see band: Streetlight Manifesto

Fans watch Gogol Bordello perform at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Knuckle Puck performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Jesse F. Keeler performs with Death From Above during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Queens of the Stone Age close down the second night of Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Gogol Bordello performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Fans rest on the lawn at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Saturday, September 16, 2017.

A performer throws a yo-yo as part of the Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Jawbreaker's Blake Scharzenbach, performing with his band during Riot Fest on Sunday Sept., 17, 2017.

A crowd watches a performer put a meat hook through his nose as part of the Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Liars perform at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Gillian Gilbert of New Order performs during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

Real Friends performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Fans sit on the grass during Death From Above's performance during Riot Fest on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Douglas Park in Chicago.

X performs at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Fans watch Sleep On It perform at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Friday, September 15, 2017.

Must-see band: New Order