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.
A Reimagined, Orchestrated Version of Bad Religion’s “Faith Alone” Appears
The track, originally off Against the Grain, gets a symphonic new takeBad Religion has just released a new orchestrated version of “Faith Alone,” a song originally released on 1990’s classic ‘Against the Grain.’
Chicago is Getting… a Meme Museum
A free exhibition of internet history is coming to 6th Dimension Space + GalleryIt’s all a joke, isn’t it?
Band Name Bureau and the 15-Year Effort to Catalog Terrible Band Names
Former A.V. Club editor Kyle Ryan revives his Year In Band Names column as a newsletterSince the early MySpace days, writer and former A.V. Club editor Kyle Ryan has been collecting terrible band names. He’s keeping his 15-year effort going with a newsletter called Band Name Bureau.
A Guide to Making Smashing Pumpkins Cocktails
Drink through the band’s discography with our cocktail (and mocktail) recipesIt doesn’t feel like it’s been too long since Smashing Pumpkins’ 2018 release of the ragbag, indie-genre mashup work Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1—and with any luck, we should be getting a double album later this year, one that Billy Corgan describes as being “back in the lane of taking a risk.” Well,…
Floating Movie Theaters are Coming to Chicago This September
Floating Boat Cinema docks at Lake Michigan September 9–13Come September, a new form of moviegoing might just drift into Chicago: floating movie theaters.
Contest: Show Us the Worst Concert Footage on Your Phone
Use #MyWorstConcertVideo and you could win Riot Fest ticketsWe miss live music so much that we want to watch all of your horrible, horrible concert footage from your phone. Show us your lousy camerawork and you could win Riot Fest tickets.
Run the Jewels Announce “Ooo La La” Cannabis Strain
Roll the Jewels with the duo’s official hybrid strainYou can get your hands on an Ooo La La blunt later this year at COOKIES dispensaries in California and Detroit, with releases in Illinois coming later this year.