RiotLand. Only at Riot Fest. Starting this Friday in Chicago.
Explore RiotLand for yourself at Riot Fest kicking off in Douglass Park this Friday at 11AMRiot Fest is this weekend and you know what that means… It’s time to reveal RiotLand for the very first time. We’ve been teasing pictures all week long on Instagram, and if you want to get a first look at the “choose your own adventure world”, click the button below. Or, better yet download the…
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.
Hear Kathleen Hanna Collab with her Bikini Kill Tour Mates on the Dance-Ready New Single “Mirrorball”
Whether you’ve heard them as Skatune Network before or not, JER’s debut solo album ‘Bothered / Unbothered‘ (out May 27) is sure to please. Catch them live in Chicago on June 2 at Reggies.
Remembering Destroy Build Destroy, an Andrew W.K. Show About Teamwork and Wrecking Stuff
Looking back at the short-lived Cartoon Network game show, which—while cancelled—outlasted the network’s other experiments with live-action seriesSome things are just too beautiful to stick around in this world. Cherry blossoms bloom, then quickly fall to the ground. Exquisitely detailed mandalas are made by Buddhist monks, only to be ceremonially wiped away. Andrew W.K. hosts a game show where he lets a bunch of tweens let loose on piles of smoldering wreckage…
Cypress Hill Heads Up Chicago’s Ruido Fest This August
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. CT for the annual 3-Day Latin alternative music festivalOur friends over at Ruido Fest just announced their 2022 lineup, with tickets going on sale tomorrow. Set for August 19–21 in Chicago’s Union Park, the Latin alternative festival is headlined by Cuco, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, and Riot Fest alumni Cypress Hill. If you caught Cypress Hill at Riot Fest in 2018, you know you’re…
Twenty Years On, Simple Plan are Still Just Kids
Pierre Bouvier on how Simple Plan’s debut album No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls has taken on new meaning two decades later as a fatherOn March 19, Simple Plan’s debut studio album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls celebrated its 20th anniversary. The album features many of the band’s better-known hits, including “I’m Just a Kid,” “Perfect,” “Addicted,” and “I’d Do Anything.” This month, Simple Plan will return to Chicago to play a set of their classic pop punk anthems…
Premiere: No Trigger’s “Antifantasy” is a Ripping Ballad Against Bootlickers
Melodic hardcore band No Trigger is currently gearing up to release a five-song EP called the Acid Lord EP. Today, we’ve got an exclusive first single for you—with a tripped-out music video filled with cop chases and “Punkle Sam.” Watch the music video for “Antifantasy” below. Massachusetts’ No Trigger is offering Acid Lord EP as…
‘Dig Me Out’ Turns 25: How Sleater-Kinney’s Biggest Record Broke Every Boundary
The band’s third studio album rejected labels, challenged critics, and rose above personal attacks. It stands today as their most important release: the record where everything clickedDig Me Out (released 25 years ago today) is the beginning of an era for Sleater-Kinney—a point on the map that you can point to as a reference for where a turn was made down a new road.
JER Announces Debut Solo Album, Drops First Single “Clout Chasers”
Known for their work as Skatune Network, Jeremy Hunter‘s first release as JER is a thrilling thrust forward for skaWhether you’ve heard them as Skatune Network before or not, JER’s debut solo album ‘Bothered / Unbothered‘ (out May 27) is sure to please. Catch them live in Chicago on June 2 at Reggies.
Protect Trans Kids! A Charity Shirt for Transgender Day of Visibility
100% of the proceeds from these shirt sales will be donated to Equality Texas Foundationn recognition of Trans Day of Visibility this year, we’re releasing a new shirt design today (via RiotBrand.org) to support trans kids in Texas. 100% of the proceeds from each shirt sale will go directly towards Equality Texas Foundation.