Organizers behind Chicago’s Riot Fest (September 15-17 at Douglas Park) unveiled over 70 artists in their First Wave lineup announcement with headlining performances by genre-breaking artist Nine Inch Nails, desert rock ruffians Queens of the Stone Age, and the exclusive reunion of seminal punk rock band Jawbreaker.

Other special inclusions on the lineup include 80s post-punk pioneers New Order, Paramore, Prophets of Rage, the inimitable M.I.A., Wu-Tang Clan, a DJ set from Beastie Boys’ Mike D, an exclusive 40th Anniversary set by punk hardcore legends Bad Brains and special appearances by Chicago brethren Ministry and Vic Mensa.

Riot Fest will also once again feature a full-scale carnival with rides, games of chance, and of course, the Hellzapoppin’ Sideshow Revue freak show, which will see a much extended footprint from prior years. And to satisfy the refined palates of Riot patrons, there will be over 40 unique and diverse food vendors from which to choose.

Riot Fest 2017’s First Wave Of Artists:

Nine Inch Nails (Friday), Queens of the Stone Age (Saturday), Jawbreaker (Sunday), New Order, Paramore, Prophets of Rage, M.I.A., Wu-Tang Clan, Mike D (DJ Set), A Day To Remember, Gogol Bordello, Taking Back Sunday, Vic Mensa, Dirty Heads, TV on the Radio, Ministry, Dinosaur Jr., New Found Glory, Death From Above 1979, Bad Brains, FIDLAR, Action Bronson, Pennywise, Built to Spill, X, Peaches, The Lawrence Arms, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Orwells, Bayside, Say Anything, Mayday Parade, Streetlight Manifesto, Dead Cross, Minus the Bear, The Menzingers, LIARS, GWAR, Buzzcocks, GBH, Real Friends, Hot Water Music, Shabazz Palaces, Andrew W.K., Fishbone, The Story So Far, State Champs, Four Year Strong, Beach Slang, The Cribs, that dog., Knuckle Puck, Chon, Slaves, The Hotelier, The Flatliners, Dessa, Saul Williams, Nothing More, Alice Bag, Tobacco, Sleep On It, Downtown Boys, Engine 88, The Smith Street Band, The Regrettes, HDBeenDope, Gazebos, Kitten Forever and featuring Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue, plus more artists to be announced.

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For the past two decades, Mindless Self Indulgence, featuring frontman Jimmy Urine, have been whipping crowds into furious riots with their heart-pounding electro-punk. With MSI currently on hiatus, Jimmy Urine has been keeping busy by exploring his personal pleasures of synthesizers, comic books, and video games; extending his creative palette in movie soundtracks, TV and video game music including "Metronomicon," " I Want To Be Human," "The Hive," and more.

He has now combined all those songs with new ones to release them together as one compilation album entitled The Secret Cinematic Sounds of Jimmy Urine, due out April 28 via The End Records on digital, CD, and LP formats. The album is now available for pre-order, with the first single ‘Fighting With The Melody’ available now for download and streaming. Please see below for all pre-order options, including physical formats at Amazon. Says Jimmy Urine, "Hey, if I'm going to take a break from Mindless Self Indulgence, the dopest band ever, then I better be doing shit that makes me fucking happy like synths, comics, video games and acting in awesome fucking movies." And indeed he will also be featured in the upcoming blockbuster film Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

The first single, ‘Fighting With The Melody’, was created for the RPG game "Metronomicon." He explains: "When I wrote 'Fighting With The Melody,' I wanted to write it from the point of view of the boss you were fighting on screen. I wanted it to be like a crazy over the top Disney villain song. The game creators sent me some character art and animation and there wasn't one specific character so I wrote it so it could be applied to any boss or monster; basically a boss in a video game is cocky and wants to fucking kill you and depending on how you play will probably kill you a bunch of times. All the lyrics of the song reflect that attitude and idea but the falsetto hook is just pure Jimmy Urine." So bust out the synths and drum machines and snort some vaporware for a chiptune adventure!

Official Tracklist

01. Fighting With The Melody

02. I Want To Be Human

03. Phase

04. Final Level

05. End Boss

06. All Together Friends Forever

07. Patty Hearst

08. Not For Me

09. Aching Addicted Affection Again

10. Salome

11. Beethoven Symph 7 Alleg Mvt 2

12. Available On Betamax

13. Lento Romantico Erotic Incubo

14. Based On A True Story