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
GeneralAdmission VIP Deluxe Deluxe+ BACKSTAGE Experience the festival like never before with our exclusive Backstage Pass, designed to give you top-level access and insider perks. A Backstage Pass includes all the amenity benefits of Deluxe+, Deluxe, VIP, and GA ★★★ PLUS! ★★★ Interested? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Backstage Pass 2026” to inquire about availability and purchase details.…
Payment Plans still Available… For a limited time
So you want Riot Fest tickets AND the ability to make a few smaller payments with no interest instead of up front all at once. Done.
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.
Riot Fest 2017: Day One Photo Gallery
Riot Fest 2017. Day One Photo Gallery. Photos by Christopher Morrison, Chris Casella, David Kindler, Stephanie Jensen, and Dave Wittig
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, September 14th, 2017We start today with the tragic news of Grant Hart‘s passing from fucking cancer. The Hüsker Dü drummer was 56, and leaves behind a legacy of great songs, strong opinions, many laughs, and tender memories. Twin Cities music beat writer Chris Riemenschneider eulogizes the hometown hero in today’s Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/husker-du-co-leader-grant-hart-56-dies-of-cancer/444400223/#1 Jawbreaker is doing a…
What the Heck Should I Not Miss At Riot Fest?
As the old saying goes, “man, woman, and gender nonconforming individuals cannot live on back-to-back to back live music sets alone.” We know you love us for the talent that we bring to the stage in Douglas Park, but we that’s not all we have to offer. If you need to take a break from…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Hayley Williams
Hayley Williams A171689 • Female • Looking for a Foster or Adoptive Home Oh My Heart, have you seen these ears? Hayley Williams has found herself in some Hard Times ending up at Chicago Animal Control to no fault of her own. She was likely dumped by someone and was brought in as a stray.…
Mayday Parade’s Alex Garcia Talks 10 Years of ‘A Lesson In Romantics’
For Mayday Parade guitarist Alex Garcia, his band’s 2007 debut full-length album A Lesson In Romantics is essentially a time capsule. “I was definitely younger when we wrote [the record], so there are some things I would shy away from,” he says. “Some of my parts are a bit immature to me now. I don’t…
Late Night At The Riot Feast
If 10:00pm rolls around this weekend and you’re sick of watching bands, but still wanna party heartily and eat chicken wings, then Riot Fest Late Night DJ events at The Riot Feast are your tickets to paradise. Tonight’s installment of a Feast favorite—Emo Karaoke—will be packed to the gills, so get there early. The gentlemen…
Fishbone’s Angelo Moore Speaks of ‘Truth and Soul’
A Track-By-Track Analysis of the Seminal 1988 Album, ‘Truth and Soul’On this day in 1988, Guns n’ Roses had the number one song in the country with “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” the Cold War was thawing out, and Fishbone released Truth and Soul—a seminal collection of genre-bending tunes that would come to define the band and stand the test of time. When I discovered this…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Fidlar
FIDLAR A171644 • Young Male • Looking for a Foster or Adoptive Home FIDLAR knows that life’s a risk, and this guy has been fighting to live since we met him. He came into the shelter when a good samaritan found him in an alley, not eating. He was just skin and bones, weighing in…
