
Riot Fest 2026 Single Day Tickets On Sale Now
1-Day, 2-Day, & 3-Day Tickets On Sale Now!

From GA to Deluxe VIP — the Quick Guide for Choosing the Right Ticket
GeneralAdmission VIP Deluxe Deluxe+ BACKSTAGE Experience the festival like never before with our exclusive Backstage Pass, designed to give you top-level access and insider perks. A Backstage Pass includes all the amenity benefits of Deluxe+, Deluxe, VIP, and GA ★★★ PLUS! ★★★ Interested? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Backstage Pass 2026” to inquire about availability and purchase details.…

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.

Our Official Riot Fest 2026 Playlist
Listen on SpotifyYou’ve snagged your 3-Day Tickets to Riot Fest 2026, you’ve seen the lineup, now it’s time to get familiar with our 2026 artists. Listen to the playlist on Spotify and keep an eye on the Riot Fest app for more updates and announces coming soon.

Where Are My Clothes? Find Out In This Music Video From Seaway
“The song is basically just about dealing with the crazy ride of being away from home all the time and the toll that takes on you mentally,” says Seaway guitarist Andrew Eichinger says. “We love what we do, and we know how lucky we are, but sometimes it’s easy to question everything, and that’s what…

Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: #GivingTuesday Edition
Don’t know what to give on this #GivingTuesday? Please consider giving a home to one of the many dogs and cats at the Chicago Animal Care & Control that need to find their forever homes. For many of these animals it really is a matter of life or death.

Le Butcherettes Release Music Video For, ‘father/ELOHIM,’ Announce New Album, ‘bi/MENTAL’
Scheduled for release on February 1st, Le Butcherettes have announced bi/MENTAL, their new album from Rise Records. To celebrate the announce of their new album, they released a music video for their track, “father/ELOHIM.” “Essentially, this record was inspired by the death of a living mother but none of that matters anymore. A disconnection in itself is…

The Black Friday Riot Fest Secret Satan Box Is Here
Fire! Brimstone! Savings! The Black Friday Riot Fest Secret Satan Box is back, and this time we have three different options starting at only $19.98. Are you cheap and lazy? The Riot Fest Secret Satan Box is for you, or your mom, or your kids, or your dad, or your next door neighbor. Get them…

There Are Only Four Good Thanksgiving Movies
And you’re not allowed to disagreeOf the handful of movies that have been made about Thanksgiving, there are only four good ones. That’s it. Only four good Thanksgiving movies.

A Photo of Four Men Sitting On A Front Porch Is Too Much For Internet To Handle
Four men took a photo on a front porch this weekend and it was almost too much for the internet to handle. The front porch was of Dischord House in Arlington, Virginia, Dischord Records, and the four men were named Brian Baker, Ian MacKaye, Lyle Preslar, and Jeff Nelson. Brian, Ian, Lyle, and Jeff used…

Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: (URGENT) Nala, Luna, Sven, Tiger
URGENT. ADOPTERS NEEDED. The volunteers’ hearts are aching: Dogs keep flowing through the shelter dogs, transfers and adoptions are low, and unfortunately beautiful souls have had to pay the ultimate price… THEIR LIVES. This is the SAD REALITY of what goes on in this country, and in your city, Chicago, when there are simply MORE…

We Talked With Drug Church Frontman Patrick Kindlon About Who Should Be Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Since its conceptualization in 1983, its first set of inductees in 1986 and its physical manifestation in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1995, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has always been under attack for its unending love of baby-boomer rock acts and not much else. In recent years, however, the Rock Hall nominating committee —…














