Slayer Reunites for Riot Fest 2024
Hell Awaits this September in Chicago! We are happy to announce that the first headliner for Riot Fest 2024 will be a Midwest-exclusive reunion performance from metal stalwarts SLAYER. This September will mark their first Chicago appearance since Riot Fest 2019 and will be a special treat for both longtime fans who will get the…
Under The Radar: Episode 14 – Pinksqueeze, Hail Your Highness, red sun
We still haven’t released the 2024 Riot Fest lineup. W-T-F is wrong with us?While we contend with some bald-headed-bitches coming in hot with ALL CAPS YELLING in the comments section, Taylor’s been sifting through a metaphorical pile of unlistenable, “artistic” crap to bring you three more bands to listen to, and at least one of them playing a show in just 10 days!
Photos: Cypress Hill, The Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief at Concord Music Hall 4.24.24
There was a show. You were probably too high to remember you were there.Photos from the show with Cypress Hill, The Pharcyde, and Souls of Mischief at Concord Music Hall on April 24th, 2024. Photos by Vee Sanders. Check Vee’s Instagram for more of her work. Additional photos by Mike Pavlo. Did you take pics at the show? Include it in the gallery by uploading it to us…
Riot Fest Community Spotlight: Deborah’s Place
Our Community Spotlights feature the wonderful food, nightlife, and local businesses found within Douglass Park, home to Riot Fest.
Your New Favorite Band: The Ghost Inside
For fans of As I Lay Dying, Emery, Thursday, Snot, + RevocationNever 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: Al Di Meola at Pabst Theater, 4.16.24
Photos from the concert at Pabst Theater with Al Di Meola. Photos by Adam. Check Adam’s Instagram for more of his work. Did you take pics at the show? Include it in the gallery by uploading it to us here.
Songs About Waiting – A Riot Fest Playlist on Apple Music + Spotify
A finely curated collection of tunes from the staff about the sweet agony of anticipationWe’re barreling toward that day the Riot marketing depratment dreads all year: lineup announcement day. Mostly because our loyal fans, chronically online people, the most savage of internet commenters, SCREAM at us about everything posted that isn’t a beautiful 90+ band over 3-days lineup poster… …which is why we’re REALLY excited to introduce our latest…
Win Two Cypress Hill Tickets + A $420 Grasshopper Club Prize Pack
Tell Us Your Favorite Song or Lyric About Smoking Weed: Happy 4/20 To Those Who CelebrateEveryone knows the universal constant of every cannabis connoisseur isn’t just enjoying the green—it’s that they won’t shutup about it. That’s why this contest is specifically for you, ya pothead. (And yes everyone here knows you’re high.) For this contest, we’re giving away two tickets to the sold out show with Cypress Hill, The Pharcyde,…
Photos: Night Two of Mom Jeans., Summer Salt, Bad Bad Hats, + HUNNY at Concord Music Hall, 3.29.24
There were two shows at Concord Music Hall. You were there, possibly.Night two of two of Mom Jeans., Summer Salt, Bad Bad Hats, + Hunny at Concord Music Hall. Kodak Chris took these amazing concert pics. Follow Chris on Instagram to see more of his work. Did you take pics at the show? Include it in the gallery by uploading it to us here.
