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.
We’re Hiring! Sign Up at Riot Fest’s 2022 Job Fairs
And if you live nearby, sign up for complimentary tickets to Riot Fest 2022We’re seeking residents from North Lawndale and Douglass Park-adjacent communities to work in temporary positions during this year’s festival. Applications are now live; apply below or send in this PDF form to [email protected]. Applications are due August 17. In addition: we’d like to remind neighbors that those who live within the four block radius of Douglass…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Have a New Album Coming Out This September
Their first record in 9 years arrives September 30; Listen to the lead single “Spitting Off the Edge of the World”Just in time for Riot Fest, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have graced us with a brand-new single: “Spitting Off the Edge of the World,” their first release in 9 years. The song is the first single off their upcoming fifth studio album Cool It Down (out September 30), as well as their first release with…
Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Year Zero’ Tried to Predict 2022. What Did It Get Right?
A look into the themes found across the band’s 2007 release, where Trent Reznor wrote about a dystopian, totalitarian 2022Sometime in the mid ’00s, Trent Reznor saw the writing on the wall. It didn’t spell out anything good. In 2000, human sock puppet George W. Bush was essentially installed as President by the Supreme Court after losing the popular vote. He was re-elected in 2004, coasting on a post-9/11 wave of jingoism, racism, and…
Find Your 2022 Tickets with Riot Fest’s Shitty Scavenger Hunt
Follow the clues. Find the tickets. Attend our shitty music festival.Contest time! We’ve hidden Riot Fest 2022 tickets across Chicago’s smelliest landmarks. Each location has an envelope containing a pair of 3-Day passes—but you’ll have to find them before anyone else does! Scroll through the photos below for a hint of each location (there’s 8 total); we’ll be dropping hints throughout the day on our…
Riot Fest’s Shitty Merch Dump is Here
Scoop up some fresh new drip (including a limited-edition toilet seat) via RiotBrand.orgNo matter what we do, who we book, or how much we please you people, there’s always someone who sees our lineup and says the same thing every year: “It’s shit.” So today, Chicago’s #2 Music Festival is proud to present the “It’s Shit!” Merch Dump, featuring a collection of new designs—and some very-limited, yes-we-really-made-them…
You’re Wondering Now: JER’s Essential Ska Playlist
Catch JER and Lincoln Hall this Thursday, June 2 at Reggies Rock ClubSka bands get a lot of unnecessary shit. No one knows this better than Jeremy Hunter (AKA JER, of Skatune Network fame), who has been at the forefront of a major ska punk resurgence over past few years—and on the front lines of a major effort to redefine the genre. If one were to seek…
The Douglass Park Beautification Initiative: Volunteer and Get Riot Fest Tickets
Douglass Park and North Lawndale residents can apply to work temporary positions—and for complimentary tickets—at Riot Fest 2022We’re looking for volunteers to help keep Douglass Park beautiful, in exchange for Riot Fest tickets! Information on Community Tickets and our annual Job Fairs are also now available.
Staff Picks: Books to Read for AAPI Heritage Month (Because I Said So)
A majority of my youth was spent reading and writing. Seldom did I see characters with the same complexion as me, were from the places I was from, or who spoke the languages I spoke. But thankfully, now the landscape of media has changed with more representation, due in part to the diverse makers and…