Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery + 3-Day Recap Video
So many great pictures, it’ll probably crash your tabsRiot Fest is over, and yeah, we’re bummed too. But don’t worry, the memories live on (and so do the porta-potty lines). There were crowdsurfing newlyweds, reunions, anniversaries, and of course, you beautiful maniacs. We’ll have a few more galleries, videos, and cool shit to share in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait until…
Couldn’t Get That Black Hoodie? Preorder Riot Fest 2024 Merch Now
Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did?Are you already regretting not picking up some of our 2024 merch? Was your favorite design sold out by the end of the weekend? Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did? We got you covered. Riot Fest 2024 merch is now live. Merch items typically ship in 2-3 weeks…
Riot Fest 2024: Sunday Photo Gallery
Riot Fest 2024 is over, but the memories will live on forever if you want them to. See the pics from day three, and don’t delete the app! We’ll have our Best Of Riot Fest Gallery, People Of Riot Fest Gallery, and a few more videos and photos coming your way soon. Plus, if you…
Riot Fest 2024: Saturday Photo Gallery
Gates open 12 PMIt’s the beginning of the end – Sunday of Riot Fest 2024 is here. Take a look at our Saturday photo gallery, and get ready to end this festival weekend with a bang. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. Take a look at the final Late Night…
Riot Fest 2024: Friday Photo Gallery
Gates open at 11amRiot Fest 2024 Day One. If you can’t remember what happened, watch the video recap and see how good you look in all the photos. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. We’ve also got daily schedules, Late Night Aftershows, transportation and neighborhood guides so you know where to get late night…
Half Your Friends Don’t Actually Like You Like That
A new study by researchers at MIT analyzed friendships in 84 subjects aged 23 to 38 and found that about half of perceived friendships aren’t mutual. That’s right, according to this study, about half of the people you think are your friends don’t actually like you like that. In a study titled “Are You Your…
Meat is Murder The Video Game
Morrissey and PETA Team Up For 8-Bit Video GameMorrissey and PETA have teamed up to bring us a video game version of “Meat Is Murder”. From the press release: The Smiths’ 1985 classic “Meat Is Murder” is back in 8-bit form for This Beautiful Creature Must Die, PETA’s new online game that features an instrumental arcade-style version of the song on loop. Players…
Violent Soho Releases Video For Blanket
Violent Soho have about as much in common with cult leader David Koresh as an echidna does with a banana, but their hugely anticipated new album Waco — named for the small Texas city that was the site of the Koresh-led Branch Davidian siege with the FBI in 1993 — is similarly dismissive as federal…
Don’t Forget To Book A Hotel For Riot Fest
We know, we know. Searching for hotels takes time, and you don’t have any of that. Curadora is here as our Hotel Accommodations Partner, to help simplify the process. We’ve partnered with Curadora to help you browse the coolest hotel accommodations Denver and Chicago has to offer. With Curadora, you can search all local hotels…
Watch Devo Play Max’s Kansas City In 1977
In July of 1977, Devo played 3 nights at Max’s Kansas City in New York w/ The Cramps and Suicide. Devo would of course play Max’s Kansas City a number of times after this, most famously on November 15th, 1977 when David Bowie introduced them on stage as “the band of the future!” Here is…
A Star Trek Corn Maze Is Boldly Going
Where No Corn Maze Has Gone BeforeIt may seem highly illogical, but you will soon be able to boldly go where lots of people will be going — to a giant corn maze at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove, IL celebrating 50 years of Star Trek. Venture out into this a-maze-ing creation with Captain Kirk, Spock, and the Star Trek…
Thank You Douglas Park
Douglas Park Beautification Initiative from Stoptime Live on Vimeo. Riot Fest had a great day with our neighbors in Douglas Park on Saturday. Huge thanks to the residents and volunteers who came together for Douglas Park Beautification, the Community Job Fair and Community Ticketing Registration. If you weren’t able to make it, not to worry…
That One Time The Dave Matthews Band Dumped 800 Pounds Of Poop On A Boat Full Of People
Today is the anniversary of one of the shittiest days in Chicago’s history. A day that will forever leave a stain on the city. For a city that is used to getting dumped on this one is still pretty crappy. I shit you not, this is a true story. On the afternoon of Aug. 8,…