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.
The Damned’s Rat Scabies
releases track from debut solo albumRat Scabies, co-founder of The Damned, has released “Chew On You”, the first track off his debut solo album. P.H.D. (Prison, Hospital Debt), scheduled for release on May 18th via Cleopatra Records, is the first-ever solo album from legendary co-founder of punk rock icons The Damned and has 11 original tracks and 1 Louis Prima…
Someone is mailing potatoes to Panic! at the Disco fans
MysteryPotato.com is a real and amazing website that anonymously sends potatoes to friends and enemies in the United States, UK, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and Germany. Now, fans of Panic! at the Disco are receiving potatoes in the mail with lead singer, Brendon Urie’s face on them. Why potatoes? Maybe because Panic! at the…
Prince is miraculously releasing a new album in September
After Prince Rogers Nelson’s death two years ago, the contents of his vault—a treasure trove of the prolific artist’s unreleased music, which had previously been locked away—were caught up in a legal battle for who’d take control and what should or shouldn’t be done with his babies. The Purple One was very protective and particular…
Don’t drop the mic: Karaoke etiquette tips from the pros
The fourth week in April is National Karaoke Week, which, let’s be honest, beats the hell out of its immediate predecessor, Organize Your Files Week. If you’re a mean-spirited, fun-hating scold like myself, you’re less interested in having a good time caterwauling along with your friends and more focused on quietly judging the behavior and…
Check out Monsters of Ink Alum Ryan Duggan’s Delicious Prints For the Chicago Pizza Summit
This past weekend, Old Style and the Empty Bottle’s third annual Chicago Pizza Summit brought Chicagoans together to celebrate three of the city’s favorite things: beer, live music, and stuffing your face with pizza. Along with a performance by Twin Peaks and hosting duties handled by local rapper ShowYouSuck (who’s apparently still recovering), the event…
Let’s all wish the Ramones’ debut album a happy birthday
While the band (arguably) may not have written the first punk song ever, it’s undeniable that 44 years ago this week (April 23, 1976) the genre would be pioneered by the Ramones’ debut release, Ramones. Thanks to Sire Records, the world beyond New York City would soon be introduced to Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and…
Someone’s putting photos of Donald Trump in dog poop
Chicagoans! Help to stop (or encourage) the Trumpoop Bandit™, depending on your politics.Someone has been anonymously leaving photos of Donald Trump next to piles of dog poop in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, fueling public speculation and raising a shitload of questions. Are the photos of Donald Trump being left as a warning for people not to step in the dog poop? Is this some sort of partisan…
Bathroom hand dryers blow poop on your hands
A recent study in the science journal Applied and Environmental Microbiogy—a great bathroom read if you can find it—found that those ubiquitous bathroom hand dryers that help reduce the use of paper towels (while not completely drying your hands) also suck in fecal matter, then blow it all over your hands. In the shit-tastic study, “Deposition…
