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Riot Fest TV Is Here, Just Released On Our App

Riot Fest TV Is Here, Just Released On Our App

You can now scroll through music videos, classic commercials and more on the Riot Fest app!
July 12, 2023 (October 27, 2023) // Riot Fest

Do you love mindlessly scrolling through content? Do you stare at your phone to distract you from awkward social situations? Do you like pooping and looking at your phone? What about wasting time at work to stick it to your boss? If you said yes to any of those questions, our latest app update will feed that craving.

Sitting on the train, between meetings, ignoring your loved ones, or really any time you get that urge to look down at your phone, you can now head to Riot Fest TV on the Riot Fest app! We’ve curated thousands of hours of awesome content. It’s kind of like MTV in the old days (but better because it’s us)!

SKIP TO

The Channels
WHAT IS IT?

Download the Riot Fest App

iOS
ANDROID

Download The App + Tap The RFTV button

We’ve got 10 channels for you to scroll through. This includes Riot Fest 2023 artist music videos, live shows by some of our favorite artists, cartoons, old TV shows, classic commercials, movie clips (including a feature-length Shrek re-told fan-created masterpiece), local Chicago band music videos, Riot Fest TikToks, music videos for artists with upcoming shows with Riot Fest Presents and, of course, some really weird shit.

Riot Fest Sucks Network AKA Riot Fest TV

Check it out now by hitting that middle tab button on the Riot Fest app and you’re watching Riot Fest Sucks Network!

The controls are simple. You can change the channel by swiping up or down (or clicking the arrows on the right).

Even better, if you get to something you hate (ouch), you can skip it! Just swipe right or hit the skip button. Double-tap to see the video’s artist, and click the YouTube button or long-press to watch the video on YouTube. (This entire thing is powered by YouTube)

And, for those shameful few of you who have yet to download our app, you can do so below, for free, on iOS and Android.

iOS
ANDROID

RFTV Curated Content

Music Videos.

Calling back to the original MTV era, we’ve queued up hundreds, maybe even thousands of music videos on RFTV. This includes visuals from musicians on the Riot Fest lineup, Chicago-based artists, bands playing upcoming shows and more. Check out music videos from Queens of the Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie, The Gaslight Anthem, AFI, Turnstile and many others.

Classic Commercials.

Commercials just aren’t what they used to be (smh). But, lucky for you, we’ve gathered all of our favorite nostalgic ads for RFTV. This includes the 90s Cocoa Puffs cereal factories video, the bubble tape commercial, Crest’s classic ‘sparkle mania’ ad and more.

Random Shit.

Of course, RFTV wouldn’t be complete without some random shit. Riot Fest TikToks, funky cartoons and just about every strange video we’ve enjoyed on the internet recently are loaded on RFTV. Turn off your brain and turn on the firehose of random shit tube coming at you whenever you’re in that next awkward social situation.

Skip Videos. Change Channels. Fullscreen or Letterbox view.

Swipe up or down to change channels, or tap the arrow buttons.

Swipe right to skip or tap the skip button in the navigation.

Tap the [ ] icon to toggle full vs boxed screen view.

Riot Fest Sucks Network AKA Riot Fest TV
The Channels.
  • CH01 Channel Guide
  • CH02 Riot Fest 2024 Music Videos
  • CH03 At The Fest
  • CH04 Upcoming Shows Music Videos Shuffle
  • CH05 Upcoming Shows Music Videos By Date
  • CH06 Riot Fest TikTok’s Under The Radar
  • CH07 TikTok Vertical Video Heroes
  • CH08 TikTok Listening to some of your bands
  • CH09 Local Music!!
  • CH10 Movies
  • CH12 For Music Nerds and Gearheads
  • CH13 Classic Commercials
  • CH14 Shutup & Eat
  • CH23 Old TV
  • CH26 Kid-Friendly Music Videos
  • CH27 Cartoons
  • CH68 Live Shows
  • CH99 Really Weird Shit

Download the Riot Fest App

iOS
ANDROID

Got something we should add?

Send us the YouTube link below, and we’ll see if it’s worth adding to one of our channels! Some restrictions apply cause of rules and all that.

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