{"id":2027321,"date":"2025-09-16T22:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2027321"},"modified":"2025-09-16T22:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:22:43","slug":"riot-fest-welcomes-tom-skilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/riot-fest-welcomes-tom-skilling\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Fest welcomes Tom Skilling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CHICAGO \u2014 Some big names are heading to Riot Fest;<\/a> Blink 182, Weezer, Green Day. \u00a0And perhaps biggest of all: Tom Skilling.<\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s Very Own Tom Skilling will deliver \u00a0\u2014 via video link \u2014 the official forecast for the event. <\/p>\n

More: \u2018Begrudgingly agreed\u2019: John Stamos agrees to join Riot Fest lineup after years of begging, but with a few conditions <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRiot Fest has built its legacy on reunions \u2014 from the Replacements to the Misfits to Jawbreaker \u2014 giving fans moments they thought they\u2019d never see. For its 20th anniversary, the festival is bringing that spirit home, reuniting Chicago\u2019s most beloved meteorologist with the forecast itself as a tribute to the city where it all began,\u201d a statement from the festival said. \u201cFor 45 years, Chicagoans turned to Tom Skilling for forecasts delivered with both expertise and charm, building an endearing bond that lasted generations. Though he\u2019s now enjoying retirement and splitting his time in Hawaii, Skilling will return \u2014 via video link \u2014 to deliver the official forecast for Riot Fest 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

Riot Fest announces daily lineups <\/a><\/p>\n

Riot Fest take place Friday to Sunday in Chicago\u2019s Douglass Park. Three-day general admission passes are sold out, but 2-day, 1-day, and VIP are still available.<\/p>\n

Riot Fest says Skilling\u2019s committed to being there in person for live forecasts next year.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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