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…
Riot Festivus Holiday Display
Do you want to get in the holiday spirit and have a chance to win 6 VIP passes to Riot Fest Chicago 2017? Of course you do. We’re looking for your best Riot Fest themed Holiday display. Want to go all Clark Griswold and decorate the entire house in a Riot Fest themed holiday display?…
RIP Sean P. McKeough, Riot Fest Partner and Producer
Last night, Riot Fest lost an irreplaceable part of its closely-knit family. Sean P. McKeough, partner and producer, passed away at the age of 42. Sean’s partner in Riot Fest, Michael Petryshyn (aka Riot Mike) has issued the following statement. “Sean was Riot Fest’s pillar of strength. I loved him. I admired him. And to…
Four Day Celebration 2017 Planned at Prince’s Paisley Park
A four-day celebration, from April 20th to 23rd, 2017, at Paisley Park will honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Prince, as the world marks the first anniversary of his passing. The four days will feature live music from artists including Revolution, 3rdEyeGirl, Morris Day and the Time, New Power Generation and Liv Warfield and…
The $30,000 Space Poop Challenge
Looking to earn some extra money? NASA has kind of a crappy problem and needs your help in the Space Poop Challenge. In space, solids, fluids, and gases float around in microgravity, and when an crew member is in a space suit for up to ten hours, and up to six days in an emergency,…
The Riot Fest Guide To Surviving Thanksgiving With Your Family
Thanksgiving is all about coming together as a family to celebrate buying stuff for Christmas, watching football, and eating food. But if you are stressed about the big meal and potentially divisive dinner conversation, like a family argument about politics, or religion, or why you are such a disappointment, or why you don’t have children…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy Of The Week: Suzie
Suzie A155257 Can we give Suzie a reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving? How about a warm, loving forever home?! Suzie is a 1-year-old, spayed female dog who came into the Chicago Animal Care and Control as a stray on 9/19. If there’s one thing we know about our girl, Suzie, it’s that she likes…
The Night Max Headroom Hijacked a TV Station In Chicago
On the evening of November 22nd, 1987 Max Headroom hijacked two TV stations in Chicago. At approximately 9:15 PM, during Nine O’Clock News with Dan Roan on WGN-TV Channel 9, the broadcast signal was hijacked as he narrated highlights of the Bears victory over the Lions. The screen went black for 15 seconds and then…
ON SALE NOW: Riot Fest Chicago 2017 Holiday Presale Tickets
The gift that keeps on giving the whole yearOn Sale NOW: Riot Fest Chicago 2017 HOLIDAY Presale Tickets. September 15th – 17th, 2017 Can I refill your eggnog? Get you something to eat, drive you into the middle of nowhere, and leave you for dead? This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap,…