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Gallery: Riot Fest 2019

Chicago’s three-day, punk-rock carnival was host to Slayer, Jawbreaker, Raconteurs, Patti Smith, Rise Against, Bob Mould, Rancid, Bikini Kill, Lucero, the Struts, and more. Here are our favorite guitar-related moments from the 15th annual gathering.

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Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano

The folk-punker heading up the Violent Femmes since 1980 enjoyed most of the set with his Fender Custom Shop Thinline.