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.
Pitch In for the Parks and Help Keep Douglass Park Clean
Join us for a park cleanup and win Riot Fest VIP ticketsWe sure miss Douglass Park right about now—but festival or no festival, we still want to see the park kept clean. That’s why the Riot Fest Foundation would like to encourage you to Pitch In for the Parks. Pitch In for the Parks is a city-wide initiative for volunteers to help keep Chicago’s parks clean…
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.