Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
Staff Picks: Pets in Costumes
While we’d love to have you all trick-or-treat at Riot Fest HQ, there’s not enough room in the office for that. So, since we can’t give you candy, here’s the next best thing – cute pictures of our pets in their best Halloween attire. Maybe this gallery will give you some inspiration for your pet’s…
Your New Favorite Band: Four Year Strong
For fans of Fall Out Boy, Pierce the Veil, Måneskin, and Breaking BenjaminNever before have we used our collective brain power as a staff to recommend music, one person at a time, but that all changed in 2024…
Riot Fest Day at the Chicago Red Stars – Win Tickets to the match and passes to Riot Fest 2025
Music and soccer fans, it’s time to pretend we get along. Riot Fest and the Chicago Red Stars are teaming up for a special match on 11/3 at SeatGeek Stadium. See the Chicago Red Stars battle the Kansas City Current on Sunday, November 3rd at 2pm just one week before the start of the NWSL…
Perfectly Filipino: Restaurants to Support for Filipino-American History Month
It’s October! That means scary movie marathons and pumpkin carving, but that also means its Filipino-American History Month. Much like any other pinoy, I have an immense love for my home country and culture. Generations upon generations of Filipino-Americans have cultivatednew definitions on what it means to be Filipino and how to pay homage to…
Your New Favorite Band: Miss May I
For fans of Slayer, Sepultura, and The Devil Wears PradaNever before have we used our collective brain power as a staff to recommend music, one person at a time, but that all changed in 2024…
Photos: The 44 Couples Who Got Married at Riot Fest 2024
Cue the wedding bells! This year, 44 couples said “I do” in our stained-glass-paneled Riot Fest Wedding Chapel. These weddings were extra special as they marked the first ever nuptials in RiotLand. And a little rain on Sunday didn’t stop us from getting all of our couples hitched by our resident officiant Bleacher Jeff, who…
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…
Check out our 2024 collab collections with Rumours + Art Dept. Skate Co.
Riot Brand teams with two of Chicago’s top up and coming skate and clothing brands for a super limited collab merch run.Support your favorite Chicago music festival and your favorite Chicago fashion brands at the same time. RUMOURS BRAND. In Chicago, Trying Our F*cking Best. Since 2019. Art Department Skate Co is a Chicago based skate company founded by pro skater Johnny Fonseca and Britton Wetherald that provides an artistic canvas to nurture and support the…
