HUMBOLDT PARK — If taking in dozens of bands per day isn't enough for you, we rounded up some things to do after Riot Fest.
I need food and beer
Located just outside of the festival's northern entrance/exit, Humblebar and Lounge is one of the closest bars to Riot Fest. You can make a beeline for the bar, 3018 W. North Ave. after each night's headliners, but don't worry — it's open until 2 a.m. Friday and Sunday and until 3 a.m. Saturday. Get a PBR and shot here for $6.
Tanveer Ali previews the best spots around Humboldt Park for dinner, a beer, or how to get there/home:
Near the main entrance at Division and California, Bullhead Cantina, 1143 N. California Ave., is serving up drafts, Micheladas and nachos, all for $4 each. The bar will be definitely be open until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, it'll be open until at least midnight.
It's a little bit of a walk from the festival grounds, but Lockdown Bar & Grill, 1024 N. Western Ave., serves up some of the best burgers in town and promises to stay open late.
Oh, and the longtime dive bar California Clipper, 1002 N. California Ave., recently reopened after a renovation spurred by its new owner Brendan Sodikoff. It'll be open until 2 a.m. Friday and Sunday and 3 a.m. Saturday.
I need more Riot Fest
Several venues around town, from the Aragon Ballroom in Uptown to the Near West Side's Bottom Lounge, are hosting official Riot Fest aftershows. Several of the shows are sold out, but as of Friday, there were still a few shows you could get into without resorting to scalping. (Here's the full list of aftershows.)
We suggest checking out Chicago punk rockers Naked Raygun at Double Door (10 p.m. Sunday) or, if you can get in, Andrew W.K.'s DJ set at Beauty Bar (10 p.m. Saturday).
For those who didn't get aftershow tickets, Emporium Arcade Bar, which is setting up an arcade on the festival grounds, is serving as the official Riot Fest post-hang location. This is true of both the Wicker Park bar, 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave., and the Logan Square location, 2363 N. Milwaukee Ave., which opened this summer. The bars don't have anything Riot Fest-related planned, but there will be lots of games, beer, and possibly DJs.
Oh, and you can also eat pizza with Macaulay Culkin. On Friday after Riot Fest, East Room, 2828 W. Medill Ave. in Logan Square, will have a pizza party. The party is being hosted by Pizza Underground, the pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band that's fronted by the "Home Alone" star and plays Riot Fest first thing Saturday. Food and beer are free.
I need to go home!
We get it. Rocking out at a three-day festival is exhausting. Here's how to make a quick exit:
The CTA plans to run extra No. 70 Division and No. 72 North buses as the festival lets out every night.
There's a Divvy bike stand near the main entrance at Division Street and California Avenue. The next-closest one is at North and California avenues.
For those of you riding your own bikes, plan to grab them from the official bicycle parking just west of the main entrance on Division.
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