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…
Tom Hanks To Portray Mr. Rogers in Upcoming Biopic, ‘You Are My Friend’
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, because Tom Hanks has been cast as Fred Rogers in the upcoming biopic You Are My Friend. The film follows “cynical journalist” Tom Junod become a better person (or something like that), as he begrudgingly embarks on an assignment to cover Mr. Rogers, and then becomes his friend. The…
Autodiscography: Aaron Turner on Isis, Hydra Head, and like a million other projects
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration,” Stephen King once wrote. “The rest of us just get up and go to work.” In that spirit, Riot Fest proudly introduces Autodiscography, a new anthology series where we celebrate the tireless work ethic, versatility, and imagination required of our favorite prolific musicians. For today’s inaugural installment, we managed…
Uncool Recording Academy President Declares That If More Women Want To Win Grammys, They Need To “Step Up”
The 60th annual Grammy awards were presented by The Recording Academy in New York last night. As is now standard with post-awards show chatter, the topic of who was recognized for their talents was hotly debated… or better yet, the topic of who was not recognized. After only one of the nine main awards went…
Frank Turner Releases New Song, Announces New Album And Tour
Frank Turner just announced his new album, Be More Kind. His seventh album will come out on May 4 via Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor Records. Along with the announcement, Turner has dropped the album’s first single, an “angry punk song” called “1933,” which you can check out below. He’s also announced a tour of the United States,…
We’re Flagging Vince McMahon’s XFL Reboot For Unnecessary Smugness
Late last week every armchair quarterback harrumphing the murky politicizing of the NFL was at least intrigued by the announcement that WWE overlord Vince McMahon is relaunching the XFL. Perhaps some even nodded in agreement when McMahon fired off buzzwords like “faster,” “simpler,” and “shorter” to describe the games. His detached 25-minute press conference during…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, January 26th, 2018Happy Birthday Eddie Van Halen. RIP Terry Wayne Ward. A man who never owned a cellphone and had zero working knowledge of the Kardashians. We salute you. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/rip-terry-ward-man-never-owned-cellphone-zero-working-knowledge-kardashians/ There were “Nutella Riots” in France yesterday. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/riots-across-france-nutella-went-sale/ The end of the world is coming. Again. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/bible-says-world-going-end-june-24-2018/ Tired of hyper-sexualized comics that are a horny teenager’s fever…
There Were Riots Across France Yesterday Because Nutella Was On Sale
Nutella, the magically sweet hazelnut and cocoa spread that makes everything taste like dessert, has been implicated in a series of riots that took place throughout France yesterday. An unprecedented 70 percent off sale across the Intermarché chain of supermarkets sparked violence at several of their locations, the BBC has deliciously reported. An employee of…