I Don't Wanna Go Fest 3 January 8 - 11, 2026 in Chicago, IL

4 NIGHTS - 2 VENUES - 31 BANDS

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Text list of band or album names, including "All The Wine," "Anxiety Patrol," "Bellyache," "Boybrain," "Casual Fanatics," "Chicken Happen," "Darling Dead Drugs," "Dia Jane," "Directrix," "Fury," "G.P.S.," "Heavy Sleeper," "Jack Riedy & The Dealbreakers," "King Sans," "The Last Great Riot," "Lollygagger," "Nightfreak," "Panda Riot," "Panther Style," "Pink Frost," "Plum," "Problems," "Rad Payoff," "Sex Dream," "Snowguffs," "Speed Babes," "Sprite," "Stake Weight," "Voidclass," and "Watermelon."

2026 Burlington Bar Schedule

  • Scenic landscape of a lake surrounded by rolling hills and mountains under a cloudy sky.

    Day 01

    Problems

    Pink Frost

    Sprite

    Speed Babes

  • Scenic landscape of rolling hills and a modern building, with snow-capped mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

    Day 02

    Panda Riot

    Daarling

    Plum

    Snowcuffs

  • A modern rectangular building with a glass front and wooden exterior, set in a mountainous landscape with grassy terrain.

    Day 03

    Boybrain

    Lollygagger

    Stake Weight

    King Sans

  • Modern wooden house with stone steps, set in a mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks in the background.

    Day 04

    Heavy Sleeper

    Directrix

    Fury

    Panther Style

Silhouette of a person jumping with arms raised, against a background of a sunset or sunrise.

3425 W Fullerton Ave

Chicago, IL

 

2026 Reed’s Local Schedule

  • Scenic landscape of a lake surrounded by rolling hills and mountains under a cloudy sky.

    Day 01

    Anxiety Patrol

    The Last Great Riot

    Casual Fanatics

    Dead Drugs

  • Scenic landscape of rolling hills and a modern building, with snow-capped mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

    Day 02

    Chicken Happen

    All the Wine

    Rad Payoff

    Dia Jane

  • A modern rectangular building with a glass front and wooden exterior, set in a mountainous landscape with grassy terrain.

    Day 03

    Nightfreak

    Sex Dream

    Bellyache

    Watermelon

  • Modern wooden house with stone steps, set in a mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks in the background.

    Day 04

    Speed Babes

    Voidclass

    G.P.S.

    Jack Reidy & The Dealbreakers

Circular logo with text 'Be nice or leave' at the top, 'Reed's Local' in large stylized font in the center, and 'Chicago IL' at the bottom.

3017 W Belmont Ave

Chicago, IL