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…
Smashing Pumpkins’ New Double Album ‘CYR’ is Out This November
It’s got 20 tracks, and it’ll be out November 27 on Sumerian RecordsHey, something to look forward to! The Smashing Pumpkins have a new record on the way. It’s a 20-track double album called ‘CYR,’ and it’s due out November 27.
Riot Fest At The Movies 2020 Photo Gallery
Photos are in from Riot Fest At The Movies last weekend. We hope you all enjoyed as many corn dogs as we did. Oh, and the movies. Those were also good.
Help Naked Raygun’s Pierre Kezdy Cover Cancer Costs
From his earliest performances with Strike Under and Trial By Fire to his most prominent work in Pegboy and Naked Raygun, Pierre Kezdy has spent his life giving us some of the best punk music in Chicago history. Naked Raygun and Pierre Kezdy are both synonymous with Riot Fest—Naked Raygun’s 2006 reunion is easily one…
Remembering Toots Hibbert, a Founding Voice of Reggae
The frontman of Toots and the Maytals passed away last Friday at 77RIP Toots Hibbert, a founding voice of reggae and the unforgettably joyful frontman of Toots and the Maytals. Blast some Toots and the Maytals this week with our playlist.
An Illustrated Guide to A Clockwork Orange’s Nadsat Slang
Before our screening of Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation, brush up on your Nadsat with this illustrated guide.
The Secret Weapon on the ‘Kill Bill’ Soundtrack: The 5.6.7.8’s
A deep dive into a great cut from Quentin Tarantino’s bloody revenge thrillerThe 5.6.7.8’s cover of “Woo Hoo” scores one of the best—and bloodiest—scenes in the first ‘Kill Bill Vol. 1’. Dive into the history of the Japanese garage rock trio before we screen the film this Friday at Riot Fest At The Movies.
1994: The Year ‘Clerks’ Broke
How Kevin Smith built a bigger tent for indie filmKevin Smith has been the figurehead of a major cinematic/pop culture cottage industry for over two decades. Given that, it can be easy to forget that it all started with a modest, grubby little black and white film whose budget was less than the sticker price of some luxury cars.
‘The Lost Boys’ and the Definition of a Cool Vampire
Reexamining the cult bloodsucker favorite ahead of Riot Fest At The Movies‘The Lost Boys’ is a movie that’s completely obsessed with cool, while also being deeply suspicious of the very concept.