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Chicago Sun-Times
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Miriam Di Nunzio

Riot Fest 2022: Day 2 PHOTO GALLERY

The Joy Formidable performs on Saturday afternoon during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

Day 2 of Riot Fest played to a sizable crowd under cloudy skies and steady breezes at Douglass Park.

Among the highlights of today’s lineup: The Joy Formidable, Get Up Kids, Gogol Bordello, GWAR, Sunny Day Real Estate ,and the closing set by headliners The Original Misfits, who will be performing a 40th anniversary tribute to their debut album “Walk Among Us.”

Nearly 100 bands across five stages are scheduled to perform this year. The festival runs through Sunday, where Nine Inch Nails are scheduled to close out the event.

Here’s a look at some of the sights and sounds of Day 2:

Get Up Kids perform during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Get Up Kids performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Fans sing along to Get Up Kids as they perform during the second day of Riot Fest. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Get Up Kids performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Get Up Kids performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
The Joy Formidable performs during the second day of Riot Fest. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
The Joy Formidable performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
The Joy Formidable performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
The Joy Formidable performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
A vendor at the Punk Rock Books kiosk accepts payment from a festivalgoer for a book at the “Riot Mall” during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Festivalgoers look through different punk and other hardcore-related patches at a vendor located in the “Riot Mall.” (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
The Joy Formidable performs during the second day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Faelin L. twirls rainbow-colored banners as The Joy Formidable performs during day two of Riot Fest. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Dozens of festivalgoers relax on the grass near the Roots stage as The Joy Formidable performs during the second day of Riot Fest. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Fans groove to Get Up Kids in Douglass Park on Saturday afternoon. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Adam and Ashley Grant sit together on an inflatable couch in front of the main stage during the second day of Riot Fest. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Festival goers sit under some trees near the Radicals stage. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)
Mothica performs on day two of Riot Fest on Saturday. (Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Jake Hill performs on day two of Riot Fest on Saturday. (Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Bully performs on day two of Riot Fest on Saturday. (Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
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