While nearly every summer music festival has a handful of acts that consistently make the lineup, Riot Fest has an entire family of artists that regularly return to the three-day party in Douglas Park. Saturday’s lineup was filled with appearances from old friends, including gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, local legends the Lawrence Arms and Staten Island's most famous hip-hop outfit the Wu-Tang Clan. Even Glenn Danzig (who reunited with the original lineup of the Misfits at last year's fest) showed up to tear through his heavy metal opus, Danzig III.
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While it was nice to see some familiar faces, it was equally exciting to catch some Riot Fest first-timers winning over the crowds. Early in the afternoon Peaches brought anatomically correct costumes, buoyant electro-pop and some sexually explicit lyricism to the main stage, while hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces unleashed cosmic grooves nearby. Later, Beastie Boys emcee Mike D spun (and rapped) along to his favorite hip-hop tracks, including cuts by Chance the Rapper, Kanye West and Run DMC. The evening closed with a whirlwind set from Queens of the Stone Age—a long overdue appearance that left us hoping that Josh Homme’s next Riot Fest gig isn’t another 13 years in the making.
Relive another sticky day in Douglas Park with our favorite photos from Saturday at Riot Fest.
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas
Photograph: Neal O'Bryan