Cost: varies per show ($70 for a three-day pass to Congress Theater)

What to expect: Several rockin' shows spread out across five venues (Congress Theater, Metro, Subterranean, Double Door, Cobra Lounge) over five days. We're talking mosh-inducing rock and punk.

Why to go: Highlights include Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Naked Raygun, Butthole Surfers and The Dead Milkmen.

The schedule:

Wednesday, October 7
Butthole Surfers, The Bomb, The House That Gloria Vanderbilt (Metro, 6 p.m. doors)
Official Day One Riot Fest After Party (Cobra Lounge, 10:30 p.m.)

Thursday, October 8
7Seconds, Das Kapital, Vortis (Beat Kitchen, 6:30 p.m.)
Wax w/special guests (Liar's Club, 10 p.m.)

Friday, October 9
Murder City Devils, Dead Milkmen, Apocalypse Hoboken, Riverboat Gamblers, The Frankl Project (Congress Theater, 5:30 p.m. doors)
Naked Raygun, Rights of the Accused, No Empathy, Wax (Metro, 6 p.m. doors)
The Aggrolites, Deals Gone Bad, The Pinstripes (Subterranean, 9:30 p.m.)

Saturday, October 10
NOFX, Cock Sparrer, 88 Fingers Louie, Street Dogs, Youth Brigade, Shot Baker, Off With Their Heads (Congress Theater, 4 p.m. doors)
Dead Milkmen, Teenage Bottlerocket, Teen Idols, Anxiety High (Metro, 6 p.m. doors)
The Aggrolites, Beer Nuts, Cobra Skulls (Subterranean, 9:30 p.m.)
Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime in Stereo, Ruiner (Beat Kitchen, 2 p.m.)

Sunday, October 11
Alkaline Trio, Screeching Weasel, Pegboy, The Arrivals, She Likes Todd (Congress Theater, 5:30 p.m. doors)
Cock Sparrer, Lower Class Brats, Flatfoot 56, Fear City (Metro, 6 p.m. doors)
Official Fest Closing Party (Cobra Lounge, 10:30 p.m.)