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…
“We’re Going to Make A Point”: The Fever 333 is Taking Action, and You Can Too
The Fever 333’s first-ever show was out of a U-Haul truck in the parking lot of Randy’s Donuts in Inglewood, California on July 4 of last year—a much-hyped gig to introduce a band that has, in short order, become one of the most compelling protest acts to come out as a result of the new…
For a few million dollars, you can name your own dinosaur species
We’re thinking that ‘Riotfestasaurus’ rolls off the tongue nicelyIf you have a few million dollars sitting around, you can own and name your very own dinosaur species. Paris-based auction house Aguttes is putting the skeleton of an as-of-yet-unnamed dinosaur species up for bids. Professor Eric Mickeler, who’s assisting Aguttes with the sale, says that like much like bowling (and not at all like…
Why does Gnarly Metal Bring Me So Much Comfort and Joy?
We Asked a Music Therapist for All of the AnswersMusic therapy comes in many shapes and sizes, depending on the needs of a client. The basic consistency amongst therapists is that music acts as the conduit through which they connect with clients. Whether it’s in an attempt to alleviate anxiety, battle an addiction, or cope with tragedy, therapists use music as a tool to…
The Smoking Popes Spoke to Me with ‘Destination Failure’
The year was 1997, or 1998, or 1999. It was certainly pre-millennium, but definitely post-Green Day’s Dookie changing everything for me like Nirvana’s Nevermind changed everything for so many other people a few years prior. I was at my local Hollywood Video in Rockford, Illinois—probably trying to figure out how to rent an R-rated, straight-to-VHS Anna Nicole…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Emmitt
It was love at first sight with Emmitt. He’s shy, but not hard to leash. Emmitt walks next to his handler and looks up at you for reassurance and approval. Off leash, he really didn’t leave his handler’s side. At first, he would tremble, but as he was pet, he became less afraid. He even…
NIne Inch Nails Announces New EP and Huge Tour with The Jesus and Mary Chain
If you want tickets, you’ll have to wait in line, because they’re only available at the box officeNine Inch Nails has announced a new EP. Bad Witch is scheduled for release on June 22 and is the final EP of the trilogy the band started last year with Not the Actual Events and Add Violence. The Cold and Black and Infinte North America 2018 tour (with support from the Jesus and Mary Chain) kicks off…
Listen to a new song from pronoun
NPR just debuted “wrong,” a new song from pronoun, the musical project of Brooklyn native Alyse Vellturo. The tune is the second single from her pronoun’s album, set for release in 2018 via Rhyme and Reason Records. Why does Vellturo’s solo project have a band name, and how did it come about? Turns out she chose…
You can buy this old broken guitar for around $60,000
So, this is what’s become of rock ‘n’ roll: a smashed guitar behind a glass case displayed on some rich guy’s wall. On September 22, 1990 at the Motorsports International Garage Show in Seattle, Kurt Cobain, lead singer of a band called Nirvana, smashed his Aria Pro II Cardinal Series guitar on stage. After grabbing…