Day two of Riot Fest Chicago 2015 on September 12th featured performances by iconic proto-punk singer-songwriter Iggy Pop, who released his newest album, Apres, on May 9th, 2012 via Thousand Mile, New York-based alt rock quintet Taking Back Sunday, who released their sixth album, Happiness Is, on March 18th, 2014 via Hopeless Records, which was co-produced by Mike Sapone (Brand New, Straylight Run), newly reformed Chicago-based pop-punk band The Academy Is, Ohio-based melodic hardcore band The Devil Wears Prada, who released their fifth album, 8:18, on September 17th, 2013 via Roadrunner, and more!
Click here to check out our day 1 photos with No Doubt, Alkaline Trio, & Faith No More!
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Iggy Pop _____________________________________________________________________________________
Iggy Pop performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Iggy Pop performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Iggy Pop performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Iggy Pop performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Iggy Pop performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Iggy Pop performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Taking Back Sunday _____________________________________________________________________________________
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Taking Back Sunday performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Academy Is _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Academy Is performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Devil Wears Prada _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Devil Wears Prada performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
Desaparecidos performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Thurston Moore _____________________________________________________________________________________
Thurston Moore performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Thurston Moore performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Thurston Moore performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Thurston Moore performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
Thurston Moore performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Hovland)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Joy Formidable _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Joy Formidable performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
GWAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Deer Hunter _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Deer Hunter performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Deer Hunter performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Deer Hunter performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Deer Hunter performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Deer Hunter performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
FIDLAR performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Ataris _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Ataris performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Ataris performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Ataris performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Ataris performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Ataris performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Ataris performing at Riot Fest Chicago in Chicago, IL on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo: Katie Kuropas/Aesthetic Magazine)
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