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2-DAY PASS - Riot Fest & Sideshow
The Replacements, Blink-182, Iggy And The Stooges, Rancid, AFI, Brand New, Public Enemy, Airborne Toxic Event, Devotchka, AWOLNATION, Matt & Kim, FLAG, Rocket from the Crypt, Bad Religion, Guided by Voices, The Dismemberment Plan, Alkaline Trio, Superchunk, Yo La Tengo, Against Me!, Best Coast, Minus The Bear, Naked Raygun,
And more...
May Farms
64001 US Highway 36
Byers, CO, 80103
11:00 AM
This event is all ages
2-DAY PASS - Riot Fest & Sideshow
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With more than 20 million albums sold worldwide, blink-182 is widely considered one of the best punk rock bands of all time. Formed in the San Diego suburbs in 1993, the band found international fame, multi-platinum albums and massive radio airplay success before breaking up in 2004. Although each member went on to their own successful projects, personal events and natural chemistry brought them back together. In what each of the band members describe as nothing short of fate, they have newfound inspiration and creativity together, and are working to create the summer's best rock show. Known for connecting with their fans, blink-182 is out to prove that after five years apart, they can still deliver a massive show and this will be the highlight of the summer touring season. Rancid
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One of the cornerstone bands of the '90s punk revival, Rancid's unabashedly classicist sound drew heavily from the Clash's early records, echoing their left-leaning politics and fascination with ska, while adding a bit of post-hardcore crunch. While some critics dismissed Rancid as derivative, others praised their political commitment, surging energy, and undeniable way with a hook. And, regardless of critical debate over their significance, the band's strengths made them perhaps the most popular neo-punk band after Green Day and the Offspring. Their third album, 1995's ...And Out Come the Wolves, made them a platinum-selling sensation and an inescapable presence on MTV and modern rock radio. While they never translated that success into an enormous blockbuster record (like the aforementioned bands who hit the mainstream first), that wasn't necessarily their ambition, choosing to stay with the independent punk label Epitaph and the creative freedom it allowed them. That decision helped them retain a large, devoted core audience as revivalist punk-pop began to slip off the mainstream's musical radar. Lifelong friends and longtime punk fans, the two had grown up together in the small, working-class town of Albany, near Berkeley; they'd also played together in the legendary ska-punk band Operation Ivy, Armstrong as "Lint" and Freeman as Matt McCall. After Op Ivy disbanded in 1989, Armstrong and Freeman spent a few weeks in the ska-punk outfit Dance Hall Crashers, as well as Downfall; Freeman later briefly joined the hardcore band MDC. Meanwhile, Armstrong was waging a battle with alcoholism (but, fortunately, winning), and to help keep his friend occupied, Freeman suggested they escape their day jobs by forming a new band, which became Rancid. The duo added drummer Brett Reed, Armstrong's roommate and a familiar presence on the Gilman Street scene where Operation Ivy had cut their teeth. Just a couple of months later, Rancid was performing live around the area, and in 1992 they released a five-song debut EP on Lookout! Records. The EP caught the attention of Brett Gurewitz and his well-respected Epitaph label, which signed Rancid to a highly favorable contract guaranteeing them a generous amount of creative control. The band's eponymously titled, first full-length album arrived in 1993, pursuing an up-tempo, hardcore/skatepunk style with few hints of early British punk. Rancid had been seeking a second guitarist, and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong even played live with the group at one show. They pursued Lars Frederiksen, a Bay Area resident who'd joined a later incarnation of U.K. Subs and was performing with the band Slip; Frederiksen initially declined Rancid's invitation to join, but when Slip disbanded, he quickly changed his mind and came along on Rancid's first tour. Frederiksen made his recording debut on the early-1994 EP Radio Radio Radio, a side dalliance on Fat Wreck Chords. Released later that year, Let's Go was the album that made Rancid's name in the punk underground. It marked the beginnings of their fascination with the 1977-era London punk scene, particularly the Clash, and it also provided their first widespread exposure when MTV picked up on the video for the single "Salvation." Let's Go quickly went gold, and with the breakout mainstream success of Green Day and the Offspring that year, major-label interest in Rancid quickly escalated into a full-fledged bidding war (even Madonna's Maverick imprint got in on the action). Ultimately, Rancid decided that no major could offer them the level of decision-making power that Epitaph had given them, and stayed right where they were. Rancid scored a major success with their next album, 1995's ...And Out Come the Wolves, whose title was a reference to the near-predatory interest in signing the band. The Clash fe**sh was even more pronounced, augmented with a greater interest in the original Two-Tone ska revival the Clash had helped influence (bands like the Specials). "Ruby Soho" was a major MTV and radio hit, and "Time Bomb" and "Roots Radicals" were hits in their own right. The album went platinum and made Rancid one of the most visible punk bands around. They played the 1996 Lollapalooza Tour, and afterwards took a short break, their first since becoming a quartet. DuRain or Shine Event, Lineup Subject to Change,
Riot Fest Denver
System Of A Down, Modest MouProdigy, Pixies, Snoop Dogg, Iggy Pop, Tenacious D, Ice Cube & Special Guests, Run DMC, Rancid, Moto Flogging Molly, Coheed and Cambria, Drive Like Jehu, L7, Explosions in the Sky, KONGOS, Cypress Hill, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Cold War Kids, Airborne Toxic Event, Anthrax, Iration, Bootsy Collins Rubber Band, Yelawolf, Babes In Toyland, Death Grips, The Damned, Eagles of Death Metal, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, GZA, OK Go, De La Soul, Testament, Desaparecidos, The Dead Milkmen, Nada Surf, The Lawrence Arms, Reverend Horton Heat, Andrew W.K., GWAR, The Black Lips, The Get Up Kids, American Nightmare, Bayside, Swervedriver, Millencolin, The Vandals, Less Than Jake, The Joy Formidable, Doomtree, Cloud Cult, 7 Seconds, and many many more...
Friday Aug 28, 2015 – Sunday Aug 30, 2015
2:00 PM
All Ages
$99.98
National Western Complex
4655 Humboldt St
Denver, CO
LAYAWAY TICKETS
VIP
Festival Admission 08/28-08/30
5 beverage tickets
2 VIP Lounges with plenty of shade, tents, and picnic tables, direct sight lines to main stages
Express Entry Gates
Expanded Bar Options not available in GA
Complimentary Bottled Water
Air Conditioned Restroom Trailers
Complimentary Cell Phone Charging
Re-entry privileges
SUPER VIP
Includes Standard VIP amenities + more.. Access to viewing areas at all stages
Access to air-conditioned Super VIP-Only 'Big Top' Lounge
* Complimentary open bar & snacks
* Lounge furniture
* Live stream of concert
* Air-conditioned restrooms
* Free wifi & cell phone charging
* Photo booth
All You Can Ride carnival pass
Concierge host
Merchandise gift
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3-DAY PASS - General Admission
DENVER l Tiered Prices: $99.98 (sold out), $129.98 (on sale now), $159.98, $179.98
$129.98
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3-DAY PASS - VIP
DENVER l Tiered Prices: $259.98 (on sale now), $289.98. VIP Includes: Admission Into Festival Grounds, 08/28 - 08/30. 5 beverage tickets. Two VIP Lounges with plenty of shade, tents, and picnic tables, with direct sight lines to main stages. Express Entry Gates. Expanded Bar Options not available in GA. Complimentary Bottled Water. Air Conditioned Restroom Trailers. Complimentary Cell Phone Charging. Re-entry privileges
$259.98
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3-DAY PASS - Super VIP
SUPER VIP: One 3-Day Super VIP Pass. Access to viewing areas at all 4 stages. Access to air-conditioned Super VIP-Only 'Big Top' Lounge (feat. complimentary open bar and gourmet snacks, comfortable lounge furniture, live stream of concert, air-conditioned restrooms, free WiFi and cell phone charging stations, photo booth). Comp admission and fast pass to all carnival rides. Express entry gates with re-entry. Merchandise gift. On-site concierge host inside Big Top Lounge. Access to Regular VIP areas within festival grounds (feat. air conditioned bathrooms, complimentary bottled water, private bar area) * Price listed is inclusive of local tax
$895
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3-DAY PASS - Carnival - All You Can Ride
DENVER l All You Can Ride Carnival Pass valid 08/28 - 08/30. Unlimited rides for the entire weekend. Featuring thrill rides within the festival grounds.
$39.98
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Riot Fest began in Chicago in 2005, started by music fanatics with a yen for DIY shows and low ticket prices catering to fans of underground music. Riot Fest spent seven years as a multi-venue festival, utilizing the Metro, Subterranean, Double Door, Cobra Lounge and the Congress Theater to present bands over a three-day weekend, such as Social Distortion, Danzig, C**k Sparrer, Weezer, Alkaline Trio, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bad Brains, Dead Milkmen, Fun., The Lawrence Arms, Bad Religion, Murder City Devils, Bu****le Surfers, Su***de Machines, and more. Punk, rock, indie rock, alternative, psychobilly, metal, skate punk and ska are celebrated at Riot Fest, and the organizer, Riot Mike, has demonstrated a knack for reuniting influential bands like Naked Raygun, Screeching Weasel, WAX, Blue Meanies, Articles of Faith, Plow United, Jesus and Mary Chain, Chiodos, and The Replacements.
