Video in the player above from 2024 shows the life-sized butter statue of John Stamos on the Riot Fest grounds from overhead.

CHICAGO (WGN) — After a years-long one-sided love affair between Riot Fest and actor John Stamos, the beloved TV uncle has finally agreed to make an appearance at the annual music festival, but there are some special demands that must be met.

Organizers announced on Thursday that years of social media harassment have finally paid off, as Stamos is set to join in on the fun at Douglass Park for the first time this year.

The long journey to get the Big Shot to make an appearance at the festival began back in 2013, when organizers tagged Stamos in a Tweet asking him to reunite Jesse & The Rippers, the fictional band fronted by Stamos on Full House, for a performance

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