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 Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, January 12th, 2018Happy Birthday Rob Zombie New music from Andrew W.K. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/andrew-w-k-releases-first-song-off-his-new-album/ A Dr. Demento Punk Record. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/dr-demento-punk/ New music from Fu Manchu. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/listen-new-fu-manchu-track-clone-universe/ Stacey Dee from Bad Cop / Bad Cop needs help with medical expenses. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/bad-copbad-cops-stacey-dee-needs-your-help/ Did we mention our new single is out everywhere now? You can now also pre-order our new album, Clone…
Bad Cop/Bad Cop’s Stacey Dee Needs Your Help
UPDATE: A gofundme account has also been set up to “help her out and alleviate the heavy burden of medical bills“. Stacey Dee (Bad Cop/Bad Cop) was getting ready to head out on the road for a solo tour with the band Off With Their Heads when she ran into some medical issues that ended…
Listen To The New Fu Manchu Track “Clone Of The Universe”
Fu Manchu released “Clone Of The Universe”, a new track off their upcoming album, with the same name, set for release on February 9th on At The Dojo Records. Guitarist and vocalist Scott Hill tells Billboard it was the last song written for the new record, “On one of the final days of practice, our…
Andrew W.K. Releases ‘Music Is Worth Living For’, The First Song Off His New Album
Andrew W.K.’s album, You’re Not Alone, his first in 9 years, is set for release on March 2nd, and now we have “Music Is Worth Living For”, the first song off the album. “These songs on this album follow a surprising path to self-actualization,” Andrew W.K. says in a press release. “They give the listener permission…
Dr. Demento Just Released A Rad Punk Record, and Here’s Why That’s No Surprise
Nowadays, the connection between punk rock and novelty records may seem tenuous at best. In fact, some modern punks might even be offended by the suggestion that they’re related at all: punk is serious art about serious issues, man! Before the days of po-faced hardcore sourpusses, though, punk basically was novelty music; a concerted effort by a ragtag group…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, January 11th, 2018Don’t UDDER another word, it’s time to celebrate National Milk Day! RIP Fast Eddie Clarke. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/rip-fast-eddie-clarke-motorhead-guitarist-dies-age-67/ We talk to Chicago illustrator/cartoonist (and proud goth/Keanu Reeves stan) Bianca Xunise. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/bianca-xunise/ Feeling sick? Science says you should drink whiskey. https://riotfest.org/2017/01/feeling-sick-science-says-drink-whiskey/ JUST ANNOUNCED! Mr. Pickles Thrash-tacular featuring Exodus and Municipal Waste. March 4th at Bottom Lounge. Pre-Sale Tickets…
Carrie Brownstein Adapting ‘Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl’ Into A TV Pilot
Carrie Brownstein, of Sleater-Kinney and Portlandia fame, is adapting her best-selling book Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl into a half-hour Hulu pilot titled Search and Destroy. According to Hollywood Reporter, the pilot,”produced by Annapurna Television, the comedy is loosely inspired by her memoir as well as her experiences as a young musician growing up in…
Chicago Creative: Bianca Xunise’s Comics Dance in the Dark
When she was a kid, illustrator Bianca Xunise longed for a picket-fence life. Raised by her working class artist mother in the south suburbs of Chicago, she didn’t have the same kind of stability as her classmates, whose parents had more traditional jobs. She’s now grateful for her childhood crash course in the artist life,…
