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…
Go Where Eagles Dare: The Genius of the Misfits
How the founding horror punk band defied everything—and became immortalWhen the Misfits first came around, there was nothing in the world like them. The disco and soft rock filling the airwaves at the time was escapist at its core; the Misfits, meanwhile, shoved horrifying visions of violence in your face like a Clockwork Orange torture device. Other punk bands flirted with nihilism, but the…
The Riot Fest 2022 Album Plays: Misfits, Yellowcard, Menzingers, and More
It wouldn’t be Riot Fest without a dazzling array of full album performances, and this year will be no different. This year’s selections will give fans the rare opportunity to hear some unforgettably classic records. Here’s the list for 2022: ✶ THE ORIGINAL MISFITS – Walk Among Us (40th Anniversary)✶ YELLOWCARD – Ocean Avenue✶ THE MENZINGERS – On The Impossible Past (10th…
Coheed and Cambria Drop New Song “Comatose”
Another track off Coheed and Cambria’s next album is here for your listening pleasure. “Comatose” is the fourth single from Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind, the band’s 10th studio album out June 24. Listen below. Clocking in at a tight 3 minutes and 13 seconds, the single is a harmonious, riff-heavy song…
Watch My Chemical Romance Play “The Foundations of Decay” Live for the First Time
The band played a massive 22-song set at their first UK show in 11 years last nightAfter a lengthy wait (since 2019!), My Chemical Romance are finally playing shows again. Last night, the band kicked off their UK tour at the Eden Project in Cornwall, opening with a first-ever performance of their new single “The Foundations of Decay.” Watch it happen below. Prior to this, My Chemical Romance’s only reunion show…
My Chemical Romance Surprise Release New Single “The Foundations of Decay”
The 6-minute track is the first new music from the band since 2014’s “Fake Your Death”Eight years since their last release, My Chemical Romance have shook their fans (and several members of our staff) to the core with a comeback track. Listen to “The Foundations of Decay” below. The surprise single is the first new music from the group since “Fake Your Death,” a previously-unreleased track from their 2014 greatest…
Here’s Your Official Riot Fest 2022 Playlist
Our 2022 lineup is here, at last—and now, so is the playlist. Get to know the 85+ bands playing Riot Fest this year with our official 2022 playlist below—covering everything from the biggest acts to all the local bands we love. We’ll see you in Douglass Park this September; 1-day, 2-day and 3-day passes are…
The Riot Fest 2022 Lineup is Here (Plus Single Day Tickets)
1-Day, 2-Day and 3-Day Passes are available now! See the full lineup belowThe Riot Fest lineup is here! 1-day, 2-day, and 3-day passes are ON SALE NOW. We’ll see you September 16-18, 2022 at Douglass Park in Chicago. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCEALKALINE TRIO, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, BLEACHERS, PLACEBO, DESCENDENTS, ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, THE WONDER YEARS, JEFF ROSENSTOCK, ANBERLIN, LESS THAN JAKE, LAGWAGON, LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION,…
Who The Heck Are The Mysterines?
For our first-ever installment of “Who The Heck Is…?”, a new visual Q&A series where we introduce you to our favorite up-and-coming acts, we talked to The Mysterines, a four-piece band from Liverpool. The Mysterines started off in 2017 and is currently made up of vocalist/guitarist Lia Metcalfe, bassist George Favager, guitarist Callum Thompson, and…