The Riot Fest 2026 Late Night Shows Are Here
The Riot Fest 2025 Late Night Shows are HereWho needs sleep… when you have live music?
The Riot Fest 2026 Schedule is Here.
See what time your favorite bands are playing, at the same time, on opposite sides of the parkSee what time your favorite bands are playing, at the same time, on opposite sides of the park.
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
Not trying to steer you one way or another but… VIP does have air-conditioned bathrooms..
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.
Smash the State in Style and Support Free Speech with this New Pussy Riot Merch
Proceeds go to Mediazona, the band’s publication, despite Putin’s best effortsDespite the fact that outwardly vocal opponents of Vladimir Putin have a nasty habit of dying or disappearing, in 2014, Moscow-based ruble-rousers Pussy Riot launched Mediazona, an independent publication dedicated to fighting the Russian President’s system, including his courts, his prison system, and his enforcement of the law enforcement in general. As we know, the…
The Riot Fest 2018 Playlist
All of these artists are playing Riot Fest 2018, Sept. 14-16 in Chicago’s Douglas Park. For tickets, more info, and all sorts of other surprises, visit riotfest.org. If you would like to listen to (almost) every band that has ever played Riot Fest, we made a playlist for you too.
“You’re gonna see some new music next year,” says Maynard James Keenan
If you say something at an awards show, it’s a legally binding contract. Therefore, we’ll be seeing some new Tool music in 2019. While accepting the Icon Award at the 16th annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London this week, Maynard James Keenan said, “I wouldn’t be here without you guys, so thank you…
Talk Therapy with Skyler McKee From Super Whatevr, A Band That’s Here to Help
“I wanna kill myself, but I’ll go read a book instead.” This is the first thing vocalist/guitarist Skyler McKee says in the Super Whatevr song, “Telelelevision.” It’s a fascinatingly-loaded, attention-grabbing Rorschach of a line. To some, the lyric might evoke an appreciative smirk, not unlike Kurt Cobain’s most bluntly-ironic bon mots. To others—especially in the wake…
A Safe Haven 5K: Run Fast, Do Good, Win Riot Fest Tickets
This July, you can help the homeless, get some exercise, and win Riot Fest tickets all at the same time. A Safe Haven Foundation will launch its 8th Annual 5K Run To End Homelessness on Saturday, July 14, at scenic Montrose Harbor in Buena Park, Chicago. Proceeds will support the foundation’s mission of supporting and guiding…
Remember That One Time FEAR Caused Chaos on ‘SNL’ and Got Banned For Life?
It can be hard to imagine now, with lifetimes of video only a couple clicks away, just how revelatory watching something like a live punk rock performance could be during television’s salad days. So it should come as no surprise that in the early-‘80s, when punk rockers first managed to barnstorm mainstream TV, it was…
Get Messy with “Crutch,” A New Video From The Frights
San Diego surf-punks the Frights recently filmed a video in Los Angeles for a new song, “Crutch”—co-directed by Epitaph Records creative director Jason Link (or DoubleJ, if you’re nasty) and Richard Dotson (the Frights’ bassist, not the old White Sox pitcher) and starring Christopher Candy (the son of John Candy). Let’s just say things got…
Interpol Announces New Album, Releases First Single
Interpol has announced a new album, Marauder. The band’s sixth LP—and first since 2014’s El Pintor—arrives August 24 via Matador Records. Marauder’s first single, “The Rover,” can be heard below. We’re not promising anything, but chances are Interpol will play this song (and several others) during its Riot Fest 2018 set. Interpol frontman Paul Banks says the…
