This weekend, the first RUIDO FEST brought in a unique and diverse crowd of close to 25,000 people combined in three days of Latin alternative and global new music to the Addams/Medill Park in Chicago, IL.
With exciting performances from over 50 music acts from all over the American Continent and Spain, RUIDO FEST was the first three-day music festival of Latin American rock, indie, alternative and electro acts in U.S. The festival weekend featured a diverse roster of already established and cutting edge indie bands, DJs and underground music in a family-friendly environment with wonderful weather.
The first RUIDO FEST was critically acclaimed by local, national and international press that covered the festival. La Banda Elástica (LBE) a legendary online publication specialized in Latin Alternative music and culture wrote about the festival: "The best Latin alternative exponents, with musical DNA that is not replicated in other latitudes of the world, gave life to the first festival consecrating Latin rock to the United States by transforming the effervescent Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago into one single soul and one single voice."
RUIDO FEST was co-presented by Riot Fest Presents, Rock Sin Anestesia, Metronome, and Star Events, some of the most experienced large scale event organizers in the country, with strong ties to the Chicago Latin music industry and to local area communities.
Supported in part by Jack Daniel s, Coors Light, Coca Cola, McDonalds, Red Bull, Hoy Newspaper, Remezcla and La Banda Elástica (LBE), RUIDO FEST featured performances by Café Tacvba, Zoé, Molotov, Kinky, Ozomatli, Compass: Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah, Zero Kill, Kali Uchis, Estelares, Silverio, Porter, Enjambre, Nortec Collective Feat. Hiperboreal, AJ Davila y Terror Amor, Master Blaster Sound System, María y Jose, Natalia Clavier, Siddhartha, Astro, Mexican Dubwiser, Jessy Bulbo, La Vida Boheme, Sonido Gallo Negro, Los Aguas Aguas, Pastilla, Maria Daniela y Su Sonido Lasser, Descartes a Kant, Cardiel, Los Rakas, Rey Pila, Denver, Banda de Turistas, Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, Ceci Bastida, Hurakan, Esso! Afro Jam FunkBeat y Los Románticos de Zacatecas.
"Ruido Fest is not only a name of a musical event, it s also a promise on its way to be one of the most established events in its genre. (LBE)
"This one [festival], thankfully, is quite unique. There s nary a Mumford nor Son in sight. Put together by Riot Fest and three other local promoters, RuidoFest is the largest gathering of Latin American rock, indie, pop and electro acts we ve seen this far north" (Time Out Chicago)
"Though the weekend s setup was similar to any other festival the atmosphere was the first of its kind here in the states: a weekend music festival that celebrated rather than shadowed, Latino-centric music, culture and identity. " (Circus Magazine)
"Ruido Fest is Rock en Espanol s Lollapalloza" (Chicago Tribune)
"[RUIDO FEST] es un ruido que promete, como dijo Rubén Albarrán vocalista de Café Tacvba, convertirse en un verdadero sonido, y un escaparate para la música latina y todo desde Chicago." (Hoy
