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 App Just Got Updated with the Riot Fest 2023 Map!
(And this one only kinda sucks!)We’re almost a week away from Riot Fest, and you know what that means… It’s time to download the Riot Fest app. And, we’re making it worth your while with updates for 2023. We’ve got a brand new GPS-enabled festival map for you to check out with even more restaurants and nearby food to explore.…
Braid’s Bob Nanna Talks Favorite Memories from Riot Fest & His Favorite Venues in Chicago
If you’ve been coming to Riot Fest for a while, there’s a decent chance you’ve encountered Bob Nanna at some point. Best known as the guitarist/vocalist in bands like Braid, Hey Mercedes and Lifted Bells, he’s played a pivotal role in the local scene and the evolution of emo over the years. He’s also something…
Riot Fest 2023 Yearbook – Now Available For Preorder
Commemorate your time at Riot Fest, available for pre-order on-site at Riot Fest today!Remember high school? Remember how cool and popular you were? Now you can relive those glory years with the Riot Fest Yearbook! We are making a real life yearbook to commemorate your time at Riot Fest. Picture our massive photo galleries from 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017 and even 2016 in two parts, except not…
AFI Essentials Playlist
See AFI on Sunday at Riot Fest!The greatest artists are the ones who create without any regard for what they’re supposed to sound like. Whether you’re talking about The Beatles, Prince, Nine Inch Nails or Dolly Parton, these musicians are always unapologetically themselves. It keeps the creative process fun, and, to be honest, makes things infinitely more interesting for their fans.…
If You Like The Mars Volta…
Then you should listen to this playlist and then go see the bands at Riot Fest on September 15-17!Personal, political and all-around transcendent, The Mars Volta are trailblazers in every sense of the word. They formed in the wake of At The Drive-In’s sudden breakup, combining their hardcore work ethic with a newfound prog-rock curiosity. Songs started stretching well past the 10-minute mark and their albums grew into emotionally complex science fiction sagas.…
If You Like Turnstile…
Then you should listen to this playlist and then go see the bands at Riot Fest on September 15-17!While they’ve been around for more than a decade, things have definitely been different for Turnstile lately. After releasing GLOW ON in 2021, they went from being reliable punk rock workhorses to one of the biggest alternative bands in the world, earning Grammy nominations and touring arenas with heavy hitters like My Chemical Romance and…
The Riot 2023 Band Schedule is Here!
See what time all the bands are playing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Riot Fest!In case anyone was wondering what time each band plays on what day, we have just the announcement for you. We even heard that some on you are planning to make a whole schedule for your weekend at Riot Fest. Update 9/17 2 PM The Sunday schedule has been updated below! Catch a FREE aftershow…