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.
Five Absolutely Berserk Bootlegs
Back in the dinosaur days of the record industry, bootleg albums played a unique and underappreciated role in popular music. On one hand, they pioneered formats—such as the live album, the odds-and-sods rarities compilation, and the box set—that would become lucrative staples for legit labels. On the other hand, bootlegs let fans get around carefully-planned…
The Most Nü-Metal Pop Song Covers in Nü-Metal History
Around the turn of the Willennium, America couldn’t seem to get enough of nü-metal bands taking familiar pop songs and making them heavier, crazier, more rockin’, and more rappin’. The novelty of hearing Limp Bizkit reimagining George Michael as mosh pit material, or Orgy turning New Order into strip club synth rock, is what turned nü-metal into…
If you like Piña Coladas, and Cherry Cola, and Kettle Corn, you might like these new limited-edition Oreo cookies
Limited-edition food is a popular thing among retailers now, and Oreo cookies has really been pumping out different flavors of the past few years. Flavors like Hot & Spicy Cinnamon, Chocolate Hazelnut, Hot Cocoa, Cookie Butter, Pumpkin Spice, Apple Pie, PB&J, Dunkin’ Donuts Mocha, Key Lime Pie, Blueberry Pie, Mississippi Mud Pie, Waffles & Syrup,…
Gibson Guitars has filed for bankruptcy protection
Gibson Brands Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What does that mean? It means Gibson owes a lot of people a lot of money and plan to restructure the entire company to try and make the money they need to stay in business. Right now, the company owes about $500 million but other…
Did you know Jada Pinkett Smith has a nü-metal band?
We learned something new this week: Apparently, Jada Pinkett Smith is the lead singer of a nü-metal band called Wicked Wisdom. Yes, that Jada Pinkett Smith. I don’t know if we just forgot about this, or blocked it out; but we recently came across a video of this mysterious band posted on social media, and…
George Clinton to retire from the Mothership
The founding father of funk will stop touring next year; P-Funk to continue freaking for the fans far into the future.Good afternoon. Do not attempt to adjust your computer, phone, or tablet. There is nothing wrong. We have taken control to bring you this special report: After serving for half a century as its commander, George Clinton is retiring from the Mothership.
Yodeling Walmart Boy got a record deal and you didn’t
If you’re in a band and reading this, you’ll probably never get signed to a major record label. However, 11-year old Yodeling Walmart Boy, seen in the above photo with unidentified fan, has one. Since going viral on YouTube (this dumb video had amassed 6,789,425 views as of press time), Yodeling Walmart Boy—whose real name is…
Stavros from The Atlas Moth’s Mom Once Shredded his Favorite Metallica Tee into Rags
She reportedly gave the post-metal shredder no prior notice, eitherIn the latest ‘Shirts So Good’, we talk to the Atlast Moth guitarist and singer Stavros Giannopoulos about the unfortunate fate of his former favorite T-shrit.
