Snapshots From Riot Fest Denver 2016: Misfits, Sleater-Kinney, Ween And More

· Sep. 6, 2016, 2:00 am

Photo: Sleater-Kinney At Riot Fest 1 — Sleater-Kinney

Denver hosted the three-day Riot Fest & Rodeo music event for the fourth consecutive year over the weekend. The festival had bounced around several venues before settling on the National Western Complex last year, and the 2016 marked the first time the event did not change location.

The real story, however, was the historic reunion of Misfits with original singer Glenn Danzig. Sunday at Riot Fest was the first time Danzig had performed with the horror-punk band in 33 years.

Dozens of other bands filled out the 2016 Riot Fest bill, including three more acts that had also recently reunited after a hiatus: Ween, Wolf Parade and Sleater-Kinney.

Hip-hop had a strong showing with Nas, 2 Chainz, Vince Staples and Danny Brown. And indie rock fans young and old could enjoy sets from Yo La Tengo, Bleached, Sleigh Bells, The Dandy Warhols and Colorado's own DeVotchKa.

OpenAir was on site all weekend. Browse our photos from this year's Riot Fest below. And follow OpenAir on Twitter and Instagram for more.

Friday

Photo: Dan Deacon crowd at Riot Fest 2016 — Dan Deacon and audience

Photo: Wolf Parade at Riot Fest — Wolf Parade

Photo: F***ed Up At Riot Fest 2016 — F***ed Up

Photo: Death Cab For Cutie At Riot Fest 2016 — Death Cab For Cutie

Photo: Jane's Addiction At Riot Fest 2016 — Jane's Addiction

Saturday

Photo: Dandy Warhols At Riot Fest 2016 — The Dandy Warhols

Photo: Yo La Tengo At Riot Fest 2016 — Yo La Tengo

Photo: The Hold Steady At Riot Fest 2016 — The Hold Steady

Photo: Devotchka At Riot Fest 2016 — DeVotchKa

Photo: sleater-Kinney At Riot Fest 2 — Sleater-Kinney

Sunday

Photo: Bleached At Riot Fest 2016 — Bleached

Photo: 2 Chainz At Riot Fest 2016 — 2 Chainz

Photo: Sleigh Bells At Riot Fest 2016 — Sleigh Bells

Photo: Misfits At Riot Fest 2016 — Misfits

The Riot Fest experience

Photo: Riot Fest sideshow 2016 — The 2016 Riot Fest Denver sideshow

Photo: Crowd mohawks at Riot Fest 2016 — The crowd

See our photos from other recent music festivals in Colorado: Vertex Festival, the Underground Music Showcase and Westword Music Showcase.

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