Riot Fest 2024: The Mohawk Report
The mohawk numbers have seen a SIGNIFICANT increase!Well Riot Fest, you did it again. Another year, another incredible weekend. And what’s more, I have fantastic news. The mohawk numbers have seen a SIGNIFICANT increase! Friday had a total of fifty-six (56) mohawks. Saturday followed up with fifty-one (51) mohawks. Finally, Sunday closed out with forty-two (42). That is a total of one…
Riot Fest x Chicago Stars FC Collab Tee
If you missed it, the Chicago Stars FC announced their new crest and team name. To celebrate this, we’ve worked with them to design a Riot Fest x Chicago Stars long sleeve tee for you all to sport all fall and winter long. We’re also teaming up for a special match on 11/3 at SeatGeek…
In Defense of Ska Giveaway
If you love Ska (or hate it), we have the book for you. In a mix of interviews, essays, personal stories, historical snapshots, obscure anecdotes, and think pieces, In Defense of Ska dissects, analyzes and celebrates ska in exactly the way fans have been craving for decades. This book will enlist ska-lovers as soldiers in the ska…
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2024 By YOU
Who needs professional photographers, right?Ah, fan-submitted photos: where “artistic vision” often translates to “I took this on my phone in bad lighting.” We love getting more content from the year, though, so kudos to you all for capturing something—even if that something is a perfectly framed picture of your shoe or a spectacularly awkward selfie. Thanks for the unique…
Photos: Gorilla Biscuits, Big Laugh, and Get Rad at Vivarium, 10.12.24
Pics of the bands and you at Vivarium on October 12th, 2024Photos from the Gorilla Biscuits show at Vivarium with Big Laugh, Get Rad, and Instill.
Staff Picks: Pets in Costumes
While we’d love to have you all trick-or-treat at Riot Fest HQ, there’s not enough room in the office for that. So, since we can’t give you candy, here’s the next best thing – cute pictures of our pets in their best Halloween attire. Maybe this gallery will give you some inspiration for your pet’s…
Your New Favorite Band: Four Year Strong
For fans of Fall Out Boy, Pierce the Veil, Måneskin, and Breaking BenjaminNever before have we used our collective brain power as a staff to recommend music, one person at a time, but that all changed in 2024…
Riot Fest Day at the Chicago Red Stars – Win Tickets to the match and passes to Riot Fest 2025
Music and soccer fans, it’s time to pretend we get along. Riot Fest and the Chicago Red Stars are teaming up for a special match on 11/3 at SeatGeek Stadium. See the Chicago Red Stars battle the Kansas City Current on Sunday, November 3rd at 2pm just one week before the start of the NWSL…