Riot Fest 2021: Vic Mensa, Les Savy Fav, Taking Back Sunday and more

Festival season is back, baby! In September, Paste ventured back out to Chicago for Riot Fest, one of the best rock-centric festivals with a stacked lineup in the face of the rolling tides of a pandemic. Featuring everyone from Chicago rap darling Vic Mensa to our favorite pop punk newcomers Meet Me at the Altar, emo pioneers Taking Back Sunday to the murderous folk of Amigo the Devil, Paste got to get up close and personal with some of our favorite highlights. Stay tuned for further Riot Fest coverage and stay safe as we inch closer to our normal world of live music once more.

Amigo the Devil

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Beach Goons

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Best Coast

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BLACKSTARKIDS

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Ganser

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Photo by Jade Gomez

girlpuppy

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Les Savy Fav

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Meet Me @ the Altar

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Mother Mother

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Taking Back Sunday

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Photo by Jade Gomez

Vic Mensa

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Photo by Jade Gomez