The Riot Fest 2022 Lineup is Here (Plus Single Day Tickets)
1-Day, 2-Day and 3-Day Passes are available now! See the full lineup belowThe Riot Fest lineup is here! 1-day, 2-day, and 3-day passes are ON SALE NOW. We’ll see you September 16-18, 2022 at Douglass Park in Chicago. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCEALKALINE TRIO, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, BLEACHERS, PLACEBO, DESCENDENTS, ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, THE WONDER YEARS, JEFF ROSENSTOCK, ANBERLIN, LESS THAN JAKE, LAGWAGON, LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION, […]
A Virtual Safe Haven 5K: Run Fast, Do Good, Win Riot Fest Tickets
This September, you can help the homeless, get some exercise, and win Riot Fest tickets all at the same time. A Safe Haven Foundation is keeping its virtual 5K going with the 3rd Annual Global Virtual Run/Walk to End Homelessness. Everyone who signs up for the race is entered to win a pair of Riot Fest tickets! […]
100% of Riot Fest Merch Sales Benefit Brave Space Alliance Today
For the final day of Pride Month, 100% of our merch profits today (June 30) will be donated to Brave Space Alliance, a Black-led, trans-led organization located on the South Side of Chicago. Head over to RiotBrand.org to pick up some merch and support a great cause. About Brave Space Alliance: Brave Space Alliance is the first […]
Premiere: Hear Sincere Engineer’s New Song “Bottle Lightning Twice” (As Inspired by ‘Hey Arnold!’)
See Sincere Engineer at Riot Fest this year on Friday, September 16Riot Fest favorites Sincere Engineer are back this year, and Deanna Belos and the gang will be bringing some new material. We’ve got a new song with a music video to share today; watch it below. “Bottle Lightning Twice” is a nostalgic track that was inspired by the hit 90s animated series Hey Arnold!—when asked […]
Premiere: Sitting On Stacy Play Castaways in “Some Kind Of Way” Music Video
Southern California’s Sitting On Stacy have a brand new music video for their song “Some Kind Of Way” that we’re stoked to share today. Watch it below. If you haven’t heard Sitting On Stacy before, they’re best described as alternative rock with some surf influences mixed in. The video sees the band marooned on a […]
Coheed and Cambria Release 10th Album ‘Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind’
See Coheed and Cambria with Alkaline Trio and Mothica at Chicago’s SeatGeek Stadium on August 6It’s finally here: Coheed and Cambria’s tenth studio album Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind is out everywhere as of Friday, June 24. Stream it below. The album was preceded by singles “Shoulders,” “The Liars Club,” and “Comatose,” and ends the longest release gap in the band’s career. “We’ve been sitting waiting patiently […]
The Wonder Years’ New Record ‘The Hum Goes On Forever’ is Out This September
The band’s next album comes out September 2 (just in time for Riot Fest)The Wonder Years have revealed their 7th album, The Hum Goes On Forever, due out September 2 via Hopeless Records. The announcement comes with a new single called “Wyatt’s Song (Your Name).” Listen below. The Hum Goes On Forever is the Wonder Years’ first record since vocalist Dan Campbell became a father; the new track […]
Get Married at Riot Fest! Our Wedding Chapel Returns in 2022
Last year, we granted a long-requested wish to Riot Fest: a wedding chapel. It was a huge success, with 32 lovely pairs walking out of Riot Fest 2021 as married couples. So today, we’re happy to share that Riot Fest’s Wedding Chapel is back for 2022! For the second year in a row, you can get legally […]
How Claudio Sanchez Crafts the Lore of Coheed and Cambria
The prog-metal frontman describes his creative process—and how the band’s next album adds to a story 20 years in the makingCoheed and Cambria have been experts at navigating their unique cross-genre sound since releasing The Second Stage Turbine Blade, their first studio album, in 2002. Blending elements of progressive rock with heavy metal, post-hardcore, and pop isn’t the only example of Coheed exploring different genres and media, though. Much of the band’s lyrical content is […]
It’s Back: Riot Fest’s Adopt a Port-A-Potty Contest
Enter to win naming privileges for 10 real port-a-potties at Riot Fest 2022 (plus, of course, Riot Fest tickets)VOTE NOW! We’ve picked the best entries from our Adopt a Port-A-Potty Contest, and we want you to choose your 5 favorites. Vote below! For the first second time ever, Riot Fest will bestow ten lucky fans the honor of naming a port-a-potty at this year’s festival. It can be someone you love, someone you loathe, […]
Who The Heck Are Teenage Wrist?
For our second installment of Who The Heck series (a new visual Q&A series where we introduce you to our favorite up-and-coming acts), we talked to Los Angeles, California band Teenage Wrist. Teenage Wrist’s current lineup is comprised of guitarist/frontman Marshall Gallagher and longtime drummer Anthony Salazar, along with two touring members: guitarist McCoy Kirgo […]
Jimmy Eat World Drop New Song “Something Loud”
“Something Loud” is their first new song since 2019Any day at the Riot Fest office is better when a new Jimmy Eat World song drops. Today, thankfully, was one of those days. Jimmy Eat World’s new standalone single “Something Loud” is their first release since 2019’s Surviving, and it comes with a music video to pair. We have no complaints: put simply, it’s […]
Staff Picks: Matt Freeman’s 10 Essential Punk Bass Licks
The Operation Ivy & Rancid bassist bring his new band Charger to Cobra Lounge on June 16One look through Matt Freeman’s album credits is enough to fill a whole shelf under your turntable. His unique style of playing bass—heavily utilizing scales and arpeggios—has always stood out in the world of punk rhythm sections. Since co-founding a little-known band called Operation Ivy, Freeman is best known for his 30+ year career with […]
