Music See photos of St. Vincent, Public Enemy, Fall Out Boy, and more at Riot Fest 2024 Check out EW's exclusive portraits and performance photos from the head-rattling Chicago festival. By Ben Trivett Published on September 23, 2024 02:48PM EDT For nearly 20 years, Chicago's Riot Fest has been pairing huge names in rock, punk, metal, and hip-hop together with fresh young acts from across the globe to create a fully immersive experience. This year's festival grounds added RiotLand, giving attendees a chance to break from the head-rattling five stages and enjoy a carnival-like experience of rides, nostalgia-inducing food vendors, interactive activations, pro wrestling, and circus acts. Even amid all that, the music was center stage at Douglass Park. Highlights included Nashville rockers Winona Fighter, indie darling St. Vincent, Windy City favorites Fall Out Boy, hip-hop legends Public Enemy, and punk stalwarts NOFX, with fans braving rain on Sunday to watch Slayer close out the festival with a set full of classic metal hits and wild pyrotechnics. Check out some of Entertainment Weekly's exclusive portraits and performance photos from Riot Fest 2024 below. 01 of 12 St. Vincent St. Vincent performs at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 02 of 12 Public Enemy Public Enemy pose backstage at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 03 of 12 Flavor Flav and Alyssa Naeher Flavor Flav and Alyssa Naeher pose backstage at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 04 of 12 Fall Out Boy Fallout Boy perform at Riot Fest 2024. Anthony Linh Nguyen 05 of 12 Slayer Slayer perform at Riot Fest 2024. Anthony Linh Nguyen 06 of 12 NOFX NOFX perform at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 07 of 12 Sincere Engineer Sincere Engineer pose backstage at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 08 of 12 The Hives The Hives pose backstage at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 09 of 12 The Hives The Hives perform at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 10 of 12 Dillinger Four Dillinger Four pose backstage at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 11 of 12 Beck Beck performs at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett 12 of 12 Winona Fighter Winona Fighter pose backstage at Riot Fest 2024. Ben Trivett