See you back in Douglass Park this September.
QUICK, GRAB YOUR TICKETSRiot Fest 20th Anniversary Early Bird Presale Tickets are on sale now! Prices increasing soon.
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Everything Almost Gone.Keep checking back for the most up to date ticket information. tickets are SELLING OUT. StubHub is an approved Riot Fest ticket outlet. 3-day tickets are available through their website and app. StubHub and Riot Fest are the only authorized outlets for Riot Fest tickets. If you already have your GA or VIP ticket and…
The Home From Full House Is For Rent. Have Mercy!
When you’re lost out there and you’re all alone, a light is waiting to carry you home, everywhere you look. And for $13,950 a month, that home could be the house made famous by the TV show Full House, the greatest family sitcom of the 90s. Along with the privilege of living in the home…
Do NOT Sign This Petition. Long Live Blue Mustang.
His official name is Blue Mustang, but locals call him Blucifer. The sculpture, commissioned in 1993, stands outside the Denver International Airport, and welcomes guests to Colorado with his red glowing eyes. Now some crazy person who hates Denver, and art, and America* has started a petition to “Remove the DIA Blue Horse to another…
Riot Fest’s Ween-Inspired Chicago Dining Guide
Chicago is a “food town.” Ween sings about food. A lot. It made sense to put the two together.Food and music are both essential to life but few bands have incorporated food in their lyrics and aesthetics more than Ween. Formed by childhood friends Mickey Melchiondo (“Dean Ween”) and Aaron Freeman (“Gene Ween”) in Pennsylvania in 1984, over a long and prolific career Ween has produced nine studio albums, eight EPs, and nearly thirty singles…
Julian Marley Plays Bob Marley’s Exodus at Riot Fest: 12 Facts About the Iconic Album
Following a stellar set at Riot Fest & Rodeo in Denver earlier this month, Grammy-nominated reggae musician Julian Marley and his band will perform Bob Marley and the Wailers’ landmark 1977 album, Exodus, in its entirety in Chicago on Friday, September 16. We are honored to count these two performances of one of the…
Falling Fish Finds Face Of Philadelphia Female
Catfish Falls From Sky And Hits Woman In The FaceSomething fishy is going on in Philadelphia. A lady was walking along minding her own business when a 5 pound catfish fell from the sky and smacked her in the face. Lisa Lobree told the Philly Enquirer, “Suddenly I was slammed by something, I was like, ‘What?!’ I was freaking out.” “It definitely hurt me…
Riot Fest Chicago Map Is Here. See You Friday.
Location, Location, LocationRiot Fest Chicago is this weekend. Here is a map for your viewing pleasure. The entrance is at W. Ogden Ave. & S. Sacramento Dr. Check out our location page and plan your trip. I don’t mean to freak you out, but Riot Fest Chicago 3-day tickets are sold out and single-day tickets are going…
10 Questions with Big Ups
New York post-hardcore outfit Big Ups is comprised of singer Joe Galarraga, guitarist Amar Lal, bassist Carlos Salguero Jr., and drummer Brendan Finn, longtime friends who formed their band while they were students at NYU. In 2013, the band made its album debut with Eighteen Hours of Static and attracted critical acclaim for its caustic…
