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…
The Riot Fest 2024 Map Is Here
Never get lost again.Never get lost again with this trusty map for Riot Fest 2024 in Douglass Park. Riot Fest is back in Douglass Park with five large stages, exclusive VIP and Deluxe lounges, Deluxe viewing areas near the stages, and RiotLand, a top-secret world featuring Logan Arcade, the Riot Pop!! skate ramp, and some surprise attractions you’ll…
The Riot Fest 2024 Schedule is Here.
See what time your favorite bands are playing, at the same time, on opposite sides of the parkWith just 36 days until Riot Fest, it’s time to know who’s playing when and what bands you have to painstakingly decide between. Take a look below to see who’s playing when on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and we’ll see you in Douglass Park! Schedule is subject to change.
Community Spotlight: Beelove Cafe
Our Community Spotlights feature all the wonderful food, nightlife, and local businesses found within Douglass Park, home to Riot Fest. Join us throughout the year as the Riot Fest staff recommends their favorite spots in the neighborhood on a continuing basis—in hopes that you’ll make a stop in Douglass Park before, during, and well after…
Yellowcard’s Ryan Key Breaks Down ‘Ocean Avenue’ Track by Track
When I called up Yellowcard’s lead vocalist Ryan Key to rank every track on their iconic album Ocean Avenue, he was rushing to make a flight. To take his mind off the situation, I asked about his Star Wars fandom. “Yoda is my Jesus,” he informed me. Yellowcard crystallized a classic pop-punk moment in time…
3-Day Passes Are Sold Out; Gogol Bordello, Sparta Added for Riot Fest 2022
2-day passes are available for any combination of daysWith just one week away from Riot Fest, we’ve got a few additions to our 2022 lineup for you today. Sparta will take the stage on Friday, September 15; Gogol Bordello will return to Riot Fest for a Saturday set on September 16; and on Sunday, September 17, the Riot Stage will host a special…
The Refreshing Honesty of Bully, a Band That Helped Me Change
Is it bad that I like streaming? I grew up in the pre-internet age, where everything you knew about music and culture came from a magazine or the radio, maybe the occasional commercial, or if you were lucky, MTV. Streaming is a new age, one that brings with it many well-documented pitfalls and failings, not…
Playlist: Riot Fest Bands We Found on Your iPod
In memory of the iPod, the ultimate MP3 playerAfter 20 years, the iPod is no more: Apple announced earlier this year that it was discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model of what is indisputably the most iconic MP3 player of the 2000s. Even if the days of click wheels, wired headphones, and $0.99 singles (sure grandma, let’s get you to bed…)…
L.S. Dunes Reveal Themselves, Announce Debut Album ‘Past Lives’
The new supergroup features members of My Chemical Romance, Circa Survive, Thursday and Coheed & Cambria; Hear their first single “Permanent Rebellion”At long last: the elusive L.S. Dunes have finally revealed themselves! The new supergroup is comprised of Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Tim Payne (Thursday), Tucker Rule (Thursday), and Travis Stever (Coheed & Cambria). Listen to their first single below. L.S. Dunes will release their debut album Past Lives on November…
Who The Heck Are L.S. Dunes?
“I haven’t heard them, but I’ve heard of them.” Even the most batshit crazy Riot Fest fans will see a few bands on our lineup that they’ve never listened to (whether they’ll admit it or not). This year, though, we have one band that absolutely none of you have listened to: L.S. Dunes. That’s because…
The Schedule is Here! The Schedule is Beer!
I guess you all need to know what time each band plays on what day. And apparently, some of you like being prepared and make a whole schedule for your weekend at Riot Fest. Well, good news: starting today you can do both, because the schedule is here and (you guessed it) the schedule is…