Saturday, September 20, 2025

Riot Fest by the numbers

Days before event I realized I had no idea where I could park my car: 2

Miles from event where I could find the closest prepaid parking spot: 2.5

Years since the last time I took Metra: 10

Years since the last time I was on the Western Avenue Metra station: 14

Miles walked from CTA stop on Western to ticket agent: 1.4

Songs I heard from Shohen Knife before I had to go back to give my daughter her VIP ribbon: 3

Minutes waiting at stage for Mac Sabbath: 30

Cheeseburger shaped balloons tossed into the crowd by the band: 2

People who crowd surfed during the show (including Ronald Osborne) : 6

People in mosh pit which formed next to me: 40

Changes from Puddles set and the one opening for Weird Al: 1

Songs from Camper Van Beethoven seen while on way to explore one end of the festival area: 3

Arcade games in the free to play area I wanted to play but would not work: 2

Years since I played Elevator Action: 30+

Wrestling matches watched: 2

Cost at VIP Bacci booth for a cheeseburger with fries, a giant slice of cheese pizza, and a can of Coke Zero: $39.48

Times using the water station to refill bottle: 5

Estimated viewing capacity for the Rebel Stage: 10,000

Agnostic Front Songs seen there: 3

People who know me by my first name met: 5

Total People seen who have created at least one song that was the most requested for a year on the Doctor Demento Show: 4

People who complimented me on the disc golf shirt I wore which I am wearing on my FB cover photo: 10

Times I had to force myself from not explaining the shirt and just say thank you: 10

Times I got carried away when someone asked about my Innova hat: 1

Total stages there: 5

Designed crowd for "Weird Al" stage known as the Rise stage: 2,500

People who were watching the Sparks concert there: 4,000

People who attended sold out Weird Al concert at Madison Square Garden this year: 
18,000

People at Riot Fest Weird Al concert: 12,000

People who replying to Weird Al pictures on the Riot Fest FB page stated the wrong stage was used: 12

Hours from leaving apartment to getting back home after walking 3/4 mile to bus towards my daughter's car: 12

Disc golf courses played the day after due to how cramped my legs were: 0

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