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…
The Riot Fest 2024 Map Is Here
Never get lost again.Never get lost again with this trusty map for Riot Fest 2024 in Douglass Park. Riot Fest is back in Douglass Park with five large stages, exclusive VIP and Deluxe lounges, Deluxe viewing areas near the stages, and RiotLand, a top-secret world featuring Logan Arcade, the Riot Pop!! skate ramp, and some surprise attractions you’ll…
The Riot Fest 2024 Schedule is Here.
See what time your favorite bands are playing, at the same time, on opposite sides of the parkWith just 36 days until Riot Fest, it’s time to know who’s playing when and what bands you have to painstakingly decide between. Take a look below to see who’s playing when on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and we’ll see you in Douglass Park! Schedule is subject to change.
Something Weird Video’s Horror Catalog is Worth Digging Through
AGFA director Joseph A. Ziemba shares his favorite spine-tingling findsJust in time for Halloween, American Genre Film Archive director Joseph A. Ziemba picked his five favorite horror flicks from the Something Weird Video horror catalog.
The Ethical Slut’s Guide to Halloween Costumes in 2020
A horny how-to on responsibly celebrating Halloween during a pandemicThis has been a tough year for sluts. For everyone else, too, sure—but I don’t want the specific plight of sluts to get lost in the shuffle. While businesses are losing profits and even shutting down, so too are our body count gains coming to an absolute shrieking halt. Our holes are shut down for…
Run the Jewels to Perform ‘RTJ4’ in Full on Adult Swim
Holy Calamavote airs Saturday, October 17 at midnightOur weekend plans, like many of you, involve staying indoors and doing very little. So why not catch a Run the Jewels livestream this Saturday night?
Support Local Artists and Breweries at Cobra Lounge’s Pop-Up Shop
Grab some DIY six-packs and vintage Riot Fest merchIn an effort to help out local bands and artists through the pandemic, Cobra Lounge has teamed up with Jeppson’s to launch a pop-up shop every Thursday to Sunday
Punk and Horror Go Together like Riot Fest and Drive-Ins
Pump yourself up for The Riot Fest Halloween Special with this playlistWe’ll be mixing horror flicks with punk at the end of the month with The Riot Fest Halloween Special—so in that spirit, we’ve put together some of our favorite horror soundtrack moments to get the mood rolling.
‘Group Sex’ Turns 40: An Oral History of Circle Jerks’ Debut
Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, and more talk about the making of a hardcore classicKeith Morris’ abrupt departure from Black Flag at the end of 1979 came as a shock to everyone around him; few would realize it was a gift in disguise until the Circle Jerks came together before the end of the year.
It’s Showtime: The Riot Fest Halloween Special is October 30 & 31
Three live performances, two classic horror flicks, and a fang-tastic costume contestWe have no intention of spending Halloween alone. So that’s why we’re inviting you out for two nights of frights at the Chicago Drive-In for The Riot Fest Halloween Special, a bone-chilling weekend of three live performances, two classic horror flicks, and a costume contest at the Chicago Drive-In on October 30 & 31.
Contest: Show Off Your Best Costume at The Riot Fest Halloween Special
Win Deluxe passes to Riot Fest 2021… and a really cool trophyA concert, a Halloween flick, and a costume contest? That’s probably way better than whatever half-baked idea you have for a Halloween celebration.