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…
Who The Heck Are Gymshorts?
Today’s Who The Heck spotlight is hitting every good angle on Gymshorts, a four-piece punk powerhouse from Rhode Island that we’re unbelievably excited to host this Sunday at Cobra Lounge. Words like “brutal” and “unrefined” have been thrown around to describe Gymshorts, but the band’s self-description (from a friend) might be the best way to…
Swami John Reis Talks Rocket From the Crypt’s ‘Group Sounds’ (and Punk Hair Care)
For nearly four decades, John Reis has been a dedicated missionary for the rock & roll cause. Though Reis’s name is a stamp of quality on any of his pursuits, a few of his (many, many) bands have drawn a particularly large and tenacious following: Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, and of course Rocket From…
Write Your “Ode to the Green” and Win Cypress Hill Tickets
It’s 4:20 somewhere… so inhale, exhale, and start writing. You just might win tickets to see Cypress Hill. That’s right! Riot Fest alum Cypress Hill are taking the stage at Chicago’s Ruido Fest in Union Park next weekend on Sunday, August 21st. We’re giving away a pair of Sunday passes—and all you have to do is write…
The Riot Fest 2022 Late Night Shows Are Here
***Update 8/29: Hey! What are you doing here?! This is old. To see the Riot Fest 2023 Late Night Aftershows, go here. Since you guys keep us up all night, we’re going to keep you up all night… with the full schedule of our 2022 Late Night shows! Tickets are ON SALE NOW. This year,…
It’s Riot Fest Night at a White Sox Game Near You This August
Join us on August 16 with discounted tickets—and a first pitch thrown by Tim McIlrathBatter up: the Chicago White Sox are playing the Houston Astros on August 16 at 7:10 p.m. CT—and more importantly, it’s Riot Fest Night at the Guaranteed Rate Field, and you’re invited! Starting today, you can grab discounted group tickets for a special White Sox game featuring Riot Fest music throughout the night. In addition,…
Join Us for a Free Soccer Clinic in Douglass Park Hosted by Chicago Fire FC
The Riot Fest Foundation is partnering with Chicago Fire FC to host a free soccer clinic at Douglass Park this summer! Chicago Fire FC trainers will be running the clinic on Saturday, August 6 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Kids under 14 years of age can sign up for free below, and should…
‘I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love’ Turns 20: How the Legacy of My Chemical Romance Began
Before the fame and fortune, My Chem was a DIY band from New Jersey, poised to change alternative music forever. Even then, the writing was on the wallThe camera shakes, the pictures blurs, the lighting leaves a lot to be desired, and the stage is nondescript in the manner of suburban VFW halls. Four-fifths of My Chemical Romance avert their anxious eyes away from the crowd. Only frontman Gerard Way makes himself available to their locked gaze. He’s in an ill fitting…