The Smith Street Band Rep Australia On Riot Fest's Awesome First Line-up

Beloved Australian punk-rockers The Smith Street Band will do the country proud at this year's Riot Fest in Chicago, being named as the sole local act among the event's incredible first-wave line-up announced overnight.

The primary force of salivation over the line-up is the news that legendary punk outfit Jawbreaker will reunite to headline the festival's third day, on Sunday 17 September, though the broader roster is equally impressive, sporting fellow headliners Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age, with the wider ranks filled out by the likes of New Order, Paramore, Prophets Of Rage, M.I.A., Wu-Tang Clan, Taking Back Sunday, TV On The Radio, Dinosaur Jr, FIDLAR, Bad Brains, Death From Above 1979, Peaches, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Say Anything, Dead Cross, Minus The Bear, The Menzingers, GWAR, Real Friends, Beach Slang, Chon, The Hotelier, Alice Bag, The Regrettes and a whole lot more, including 25-plus other bands not even yet announced.

Feast your eyes on the full first line-up below and let the envy flow through you. 

Riot Fest hits Chicago's Douglas Park from 15-17 September. See the event's website for more information.

Riot Fest 2017

Jawbreaker
Queens Of The Stone Age
Nine Inch Nails
New Order
Paramore
Prophets Of Rage
M.I.A.
Wu-Tang Clan
Mike D (DJ set)
A Day To Remember
Gogol Bordello
Taking Back Sunday
Vic Mensa
Dirty Heads
TV On The Radio
Ministry
Dinosaur Jr
New Found Glory
FIDLAR
Bad Brains
Death From Above 1979
Action Bronson
Pennywise
Built To Spill
X
Peaches
The Lawrence Arms
The Mighty Mighty Bosstoens
The Orwells
Bayside
Say Anything
Mayday Parade
Streetlight Manifesto
Dead Cross
Minus The Bear
The Menzingers
Liars
GWAR
Buzzcocks
GBH
Real Friends
Hot Water Music
Shabazz Palaces
Andrew WK
Fishbone
The Story So Far
State Champs
Four Year Strong
Beach Slang
The Cribs
That Dog
Knuckle Puck
Chon
Slaves
The Hotelier
The Flatliners
Dessa
Saul Williams
Engine 88
Nothing More
Alice Bag
Tobacco
Sleep On It
Downtown Boys
The Smith Street Band
The Regrettes
HDBeenDope
Gazebos
Kitten Forever
Hellzapoppin' Circus Sideshow Revue
Ramones T-Shirt
Meat Is Burger
Ughh, My Kids Are Here
The Port-A-Parties

+ More TBA