Finding Your Family at a Festival: Riot Fest Edition
Whether biological or logical, born or found, those who we hold onto and those we meet that we can genuinely call family is a beautiful, and sometimes, zany thing. New family, old family, family near, and far – finding the humans and creatures that get you, uplift you, and love you is a gift. Just like the gift that of family, Riot Fest also keeps on giving, and we want you and your family to enjoy the brought-and-found family fun – and a little dysFUNction – we spotted over three days of Chicago’s international stepchild of a festival (if we say family 10 more times we owe Vin Diesel money). Let’s take a look at the Riot Fest Family 2023 scrapbook… shit now it’s nine more times.
Family are the ones who will support your buying habits.
Family are the ones who will support your buying habits.
Tegan and Sara are the type of family that are sisters from the same mister. TWINNING!
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Family will have y’all thorn’ the same set in the air – Gang gang!
Fake Names are the supergroup type of family comprised of friends doing what they love to do together.
Family will always be along for the ride with you.
Juggalos define family!
Viagra Boys’ head of the family wears the notion on their neck that when it comes to coming together, “you need me”.
Family, you can bet you ash, you gotta catch ‘em all! (And that’s ten – we’ll cash app you the green, Groot.)
Family will laugh with you no matter the situation!
If you need to lay back and relax, family will make sure you’re okay to do so.
Sometimes family is so tight knit, like FranK Turner and the Sleeping Souls who wear the same knits together.
Sometimes you find family by the light being shone upon them – seems like 070 Shake would be solid familia.
Death Grips wants y’all to know it’s all good to find your one, one, ones that make up for you family and he will be one of them!
Pup is all about the pack mentality of family – stick with your dawgs!
Family will check in to see if you’re having a good time!
Family will call you out, bring you out, AND hang out with you for decades (just like Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of ICP)!
Sometimes it’s okay if, in the future, your family is a bunch of nobodies (that’s a play on the wonderfully sad dancing Future Nobodies band).
Families can be cults and cults can be families but the safest scenario is that CULTS are a family that won’t have you trying to kidnap Jodie Foster or drink Kool-Aid in your Nikes.
Family can start with a kneel and a ring – congrats to these newlyweds!
Family will always have your back… or you butt! (These captions are the reason my family doesn’t consist of a partner for me.)
Davey Havoc of AFI (FKA A Fire Inside, now A Family Inside) knows the importance of putting an arm around your fellow brother or sister.
Family sticks together in times of riot and of peace!
Family ramps you up no matter what you’re doing!
Family comes in all shapes, sizes, and ages!
FEA saben que familia puede bonita a veces y feo a veces!
The Interrupters are not only comprised of blood family and found family they have an anthem for it, “This is my family, my one crazy family, the ones who understand me…”
Family makes sure you’re hydrated (or taken care of in any way).
Family can be the funkiest of all parliaments. Did you know that George Clinton’s daughter Scottie is now a part of P-Funk?
Family is love. <3
Pinkshifit understand that showing off how badass your people are is what family is all about.
Brace(s) yourself for al the smiles when you’re with family!
Whether you’re a Quasi-crew of 2 or fully formed nation of fifty it’s all about quality when it comes to family.
Screaming Females are the “three best friends that anyone could have” type of family.
Did y’all know that Faygo (ICP’s favorite pop/soda) has a flavor called “Ohana” which is Hawaiian for family? (This post not sponsored by Faygo… but it should be.)
There are so many ways to have, find, and evolve your family – the most important thing is that you find them and they find you in whichever reciprocally positive way that may be. Find your family at Riot Fest next year.
From our family to yours – stay young, broke, and beautiful TOGETHER! (Also, feel free to support our family by joining the Brokeass Stuart Patreon and tipping your favorite family-friendly (usually) writer.)
ALL these amazing photos were shot by Matt Christ!
Credit: Wikimedia Commons; Canva – created by author
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