Riot Fest, the annual mishmash of punk, rock, and chaos—sometimes mistaken for a musical festival despite its resemblance to a mosh pit on steroids—is gearing up for its 2024 edition. This year, the festival will abandon its longtime home at Douglas Park in Chicago and set up camp at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. In a move that screams "we’re serious about spreading the disorder," the new venue has been christened RiotLand (New York Post).

Scheduled to run from September 20 to 22, Riot Fest 2024 will make sure attendees remember the dates—not that they’ll be able to forget three days of drum beats echoing in their skulls. The lineup is a who's-who of musical acts designed to both thrill and terrify. Heading the tsunami of sound are Fall Out Boy, Beck, and—you might want to sit down for this—Slayer, who are defying their own retirement announcement from January 2018 to headline the Sunday performance.

And it's not just Slayer bringing the noise. The festival also boasts performances by Public Enemy, Sublime, Rob Zombie, St. Vincent, The Offspring, NOFX, and The Marley Brothers. If you’re into challenging your eardrum integrity, there will be over 90 acts across the three-day extravaganza, featuring big names like The Descendents, Circle Jerks, Pennywise, Buzzcocks, and The Dillinger Four.

Tickets are available now, with pricing that allows you to choose between financial ruin and complete destitution. Three-day passes start at $244, with single-day passes available from $170 (New York Post). If you’re feeling swanky or just want to avoid the general crush of humanity, there are VIP and deluxe packages that are a bit lighter at just under two-day for $190 and three-day for $250.

The move to SeatGeek Stadium, or RiotLand, as it now proudly proclaims itself, isn’t without its drama. According to Riot Fest co-founder Mike Petryshyn, better known as 'Riot Mike,' the location change stems from disagreements with the Chicago Park District. Unsurprisingly, the park bureaucracy might have had second thoughts about hosting what could effectively be described as a musical apocalypse. However, the Chicago Park District has not withdrawn the permit application and stated it’s pending provisional approval, suggesting they’re either optimists or gluttons for punishment.

In the festival's grand tradition, it seems the only thing guaranteed (besides the decibels) is an experience that might be memorable for all the wrong reasons—and a few right ones. So, if you’re ready for another year of headbanging, eardrum-threatening, mosh-pit muddling fun, remember to snag your tickets before they sell out. Because if there’s one thing certain about Riot Fest, it’s that chaos, much like Slayer, is back on the menu.

And so, as the faithful gather once more under the banner of disorganized bliss, we raise our DIY banners high and shout along with Riot Mike, “We’ll see you at RiotLand!” Because if there's anything that unites us, it’s knowing that sometimes, just sometimes, chaos is indeed a thing of beauty.

For more information and to snag your passes to the cacophonous carnival that is Riot Fest, visit the official Riot Fest website.