Taking Back Sunday – Saturday and Sunday aftershow (sold out)
Share the top line on the poster for Saturday with Rancid and Dropkick so they’ve got something going for them. But also likely to conflict with them. So sad too bad. Like the Horror, they’re from Amityville. With an early connection to another Riot Fest band of the past Brand New. Another Pop Punk band but I may put them closer to post-hardcore. They have a pretty wide range. One song is pop, and the next will be punk. Will have a huge following at Riot Fest.
Bayside – Saturday and Sunday aftershow
Pop Punk or emo from Queens, NYC. Their name was inspired on the way to a New Found Glory show. It seems all pop punk goes back to NFG, Blink, and Green Day, which puts them back to Buzzcocks and The Ramones. Bayside have been around about 20 years. They had a tragedy in 2005 when their tour bus crashed after a Boulder, CO show killing their drummer. They have done a cover EP and do covers at their shows, which would be cool.
State Champs – Saturday
Another pure Pop Punk band. From upstate New York and have been around for about 10 years. Early on toured with other Riot Fest bands, Motion City Soundtrack and Bayside. Also a veteran of the Warped Tour. And opened the main stage at Reading and Leeds.