The debut of… WILLIAM SHATNER
with his heavy metal band, The *uckers
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Riot Fest Takeover at The Field Museum
Get legendary at the Riot Fest x Field Museum takeover on August 11
Chicago White Sox Riot Fest Night
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Your Face on a Billboard With William Shatner — Enter To Win!
Get YOUR face on a billboard with William Shatner, as per his rider requirements. Learn how you could win this honor and VIP Riot Fest tickets FOR LIFE!
Riot Fest 2026… Now with 100% more William Shatner
With his heavy metal band The *uckers. Watch his personal message and view his rider. He asks Chicago for… a ship?
Riot Fest 2026 Single Day Tickets On Sale Now
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From GA to Deluxe VIP — the Quick Guide for Choosing the Right Ticket
Not trying to steer you one way or another but… VIP does have air-conditioned bathrooms..
Payment Plans still Available… For a limited time
So you want Riot Fest tickets AND the ability to make a few smaller payments with no interest instead of up front all at once. Done.
First Time Coming to Riot? Here’s Your Guide
All your burning questions (mostly) answered.Here’s an all-inclusive First Timer’s Guide in hopes you’ll feel a little less hopeless.
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
June 1st, 2017Today is National Say Something Nice Day, so fuck you. And on to the news… Prophets of Rage dropped the new Michael Moore-directed video for “Unfuck the World,” the first single from the super-important-group’s self-titled debut album, which was produced by Brendan O’Brien and comes out on September 15. Does that make their Riot Fest…
A Letter from the Editor
Content. It’s all around us. It’s in our computers. It’s in the smaller computers that we carry around in our pockets. The very air you breathe is saturated with powerful radio waves carrying the content that you crave. Starting today there’s going to be a lot more content happening around here at Riot Fest dot org. Our…
Hot Water Music Announce New Album, Release New Song
Hot Water Music, who just happen to be playing Riot Fest in September, have announced a new album and released a new song. The album, Light It Up, is the follow up album to 2012’s Exister, and is scheduled for release on September 15 via Rise Records. They also released a lyric video for ‘Never…
41 years ago, the Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” was banned from the BBC for “gross bad taste”
“There are not many songs written over baked beans at the breakfast table that went on to divide a nation and force a change in popular culture.” – Johnny Rotten On May 31st, 1977 the Sex Pistols song “God Save the Queen” was banned from being played on the BBC for “gross bad taste.” Though it…
