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.
Canadian Man Fined For Singing C+C Music Factory Song While Driving
Canadian Man, Taoufik Moalla, was driving near his home in Montreal, when he was pulled over by the police. Was he speeding? No. Driving recklessly? No. Expired tags? No. The violation? Screaming in a public place. When Taoufik pulled over and rolled down his car window, the police asked him for his identification and if…
Direct Hit and Pears to Release A 12-Track Split Album, Watch New Video
On November 3, Fat Wreck Records will release Human Movement, a split album from Direct Hit and PEARS. Human Movement is a 12-track split album that sees both bands writing five new songs each and covering one of their counterpart’s tunes. They even made a joint video, which obviously means they all got together, smoked joints, and rolled film. Everybody’s…
“Fuck No, I’m Not Running For Senate”, Says Man Who Was Once Arrested For Fighting Inside A Waffle House
Despite claiming he was for several months, Kid Rock, a real person who grew up in a wealthy rural suburb 35 miles outside of Detroit, and probably best known for once being arrested for fighting inside a Waffle House, told Howard Stern this morning, that he is not running for Senate in Michigan, but that…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, October 23rd, 2017Sincere Engineer‘s Deana Belos shared some of her big influences with Consequence of Sound the other day, and in return the publication premiered her new video. Sounds like a fair deal to me. Sweet video, too, check it out! There’s a new video from the National! Check out “I’ll Still Destroy You,” or I’ll destroy…
The Riot Fest Interview: Isis Queen from Barb Wire Dolls
Barb Wire Dolls are a great classic sounding-and-looking punk band from Greece. You don’t see that every day, so take a deep dive with us ahead of the band’s Cobra Lounge show this week, and find out how a punk band from such a beautiful Mediterranean locale looks, smells, and thinks. RIOT FEST: τι κάνεις?…
Eight of the Heaviest Musicians Around and the Shitty Horror Films They Love
This is the time of year when every listicle generator on the planet imaginatively cranks out X-amount of “must-see” horror movies in honor of Halloween. You know the drill: The Shining, The Thing, Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, blah blah blah. But since flipping the script is in the RiotFest.org style guide, we’ve asked eight…
“Humanity Revolted Against Us, And We Spit Back At ‘Em”: Pustulus Maximus Talks About GWAR A.O. (After Oderus)
The Riot Fest InterviewAny conversation with a member of GWAR needs to be taken with a pretty big grain of salt. Members of the thrash rock band are famous for routinely spouting objectionable, highly offensive statements purely for shock value. That’s just their job. This is, after all, GWAR—who’ve been heavy metal heroes, blood guzzling space warriors, and…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17, 2017The Legend of The Seagullmen, a “wacky nautical-themed supergroup” featuring Mastodon frontman Brent Hinds and Tool drummer Danny Carey, as well as OFF!’s Dimitri Coats and movie director Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears a Who, Jonah Hex), who serves as the project’s producer, will be making their live debut in Oakland on New Year’s Eve at…
