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…
‘I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love’ Turns 20: How the Legacy of My Chemical Romance Began
Before the fame and fortune, My Chem was a DIY band from New Jersey, poised to change alternative music forever. Even then, the writing was on the wallThe camera shakes, the pictures blurs, the lighting leaves a lot to be desired, and the stage is nondescript in the manner of suburban VFW halls. Four-fifths of My Chemical Romance avert their anxious eyes away from the crowd. Only frontman Gerard Way makes himself available to their locked gaze. He’s in an ill fitting…
Just Added: Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone and More at Riot Fest 2022
Check out the full lineup and get your tickets nowWe’re officially less than 60 days away from Riot Fest 2022. With that, we’re adding 8 more artists to help you decide whether you’re going or not (obviously, you should). Check out our full lineup below. Friday will see Taking Back Sunday return once again to Riot Fest, along with Marky Ramone. Saturday is getting…
Riot Fest’s “Now That’s What I Call Goth” Playlist
Start prepping your darkest eyeshadow and prepare for Riot Fest with our Now That’s What I Call Goth playlist: 20 goth songs, all from the very goth bands playing our very goth music festival.
Sunny Day Real Estate Defined Emo Forever with ‘Diary’
On the band’s first (and finest) album—and how its influence is still heard todayDiary was already getting old when I was young enough for it to mean something to me. I was 12 years old when it was released in 1994, just the right age to miss it the first time around. But my feelings had not yet grown to be so complex, so urgently in need of…
A Virtual Safe Haven 5K: Run Fast, Do Good, Win Riot Fest Tickets
This September, you can help the homeless, get some exercise, and win Riot Fest tickets all at the same time. A Safe Haven Foundation is keeping its virtual 5K going with the 3rd Annual Global Virtual Run/Walk to End Homelessness. Everyone who signs up for the race is entered to win a pair of Riot Fest tickets!…
100% of Riot Fest Merch Sales Benefit Brave Space Alliance Today
For the final day of Pride Month, 100% of our merch profits today (June 30) will be donated to Brave Space Alliance, a Black-led, trans-led organization located on the South Side of Chicago. Head over to RiotBrand.org to pick up some merch and support a great cause. About Brave Space Alliance: Brave Space Alliance is the first…
Premiere: Hear Sincere Engineer’s New Song “Bottle Lightning Twice” (As Inspired by ‘Hey Arnold!’)
See Sincere Engineer at Riot Fest this year on Friday, September 16Riot Fest favorites Sincere Engineer are back this year, and Deanna Belos and the gang will be bringing some new material. We’ve got a new song with a music video to share today; watch it below. “Bottle Lightning Twice” is a nostalgic track that was inspired by the hit 90s animated series Hey Arnold!—when asked…
Premiere: Sitting On Stacy Play Castaways in “Some Kind Of Way” Music Video
Southern California’s Sitting On Stacy have a brand new music video for their song “Some Kind Of Way” that we’re stoked to share today. Watch it below. If you haven’t heard Sitting On Stacy before, they’re best described as alternative rock with some surf influences mixed in. The video sees the band marooned on a…