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…
Why DIY? Vol. II: How To Make Money On Tour, Part 1
Imagine you’re a DIY band booking your own tour, and you’re wondering how to come home with cash. Four musicians pile into a van and drive up to 8 hours, load in to the club around 5pm, soundcheck, perform, sell merchandise, and load out at 2am. Congratulations, you’ve worked 16 hours today, which multiplied by…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017Today is National American Eagle Day, as well as National Vanilla Milkshake Day. God bless America! Foo Fighters just announced a whole bunch of shit, and none of it sucks. The band’s ninth album, Concrete and Gold, will be released on September 15th. Album cover art is below, and track listing is here. They’re going…
Douglas Park Beautification Initiative & Ticket Registration
DOUGLAS PARK 2017 BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVE This summer, we’re working hard to make sure Douglas Park, Riot Fest’s home in Chicago, stays beautiful. We’re looking for volunteers to help out a total of 3 days this summer by mulching trees, picking up trash, pulling weeds, planting flowers, and more. Volunteers are needed on each of…
Riot Fest Single-Day Lineups Announced. Danzig Returns To Riot Fest.
Riot Fest single-day lineups are here and Danzig returns to Riot Fest. Find out what bands are playing on what day and snag your single-day and two-day tickets before they’re gone. Single-day, two-day tickets, and three-day passes are ON SALE NOW. And make sure to keep an eye out, the final two full-album performances will…
In Defense of the Punk Saxophone
They say there are two kinds of people in the world: those who say there are two kinds of people in the world, and those who don’t. I stand with the former in saying that there are those who think saxophone sounds good in punk rock, and those who don’t. While the saxophone has been…
Stranger Things Are Getting Their Own Action Figures
You can add one more things to our Christmas list, the cast of Netflix’s Stranger Things are getting their own action figures. Made by Funko and set for release in August, the 3.75″ figures will come in two collections of three. The first set will include, Lucas, Mike, and Eleven. And yes, Eleven will have…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, June 19th, 2017Today is National Martini Day, so shake it up, people! Dead Cross, the very super group featuring Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox) and Michael Crain (Retox), just released a new single. Buckle up, then check out “Seizure and Desist.” In the band’s first…