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.
Listen To The First Recording Of Computer-Generated Music
In 1951, Alan Turing recorded what is believed to be the first ever computer-generated musical tones. It was created by a BBC outside-broadcast unit at the Computing Machine Laboratory in Manchester, in England, and now researchers in New Zealand have restored that recording. The two-minute recording features short snippets of three songs, God Save the…
J.K. Rowling Reviews Violent Femmes’ First Album
Ruth and Martin’s Album Club, is a Tumblr where ‘the guest chooses a critically acclaimed album they’ve never listened to’, explain why they’ve never listened to it, listen to it three times, and then ‘tell us whether it was worth it or not.’ On this weeks installment, J.K. Rowling reviews Violent Femmes’ 1983 self-titled debut…
An Unreleased David Bowie Album Is Available To Stream
Listen to The Gouster, an unreleased album from David BowieThe Gouster, an unreleased album from David Bowie’s 1974 studio sessions is now available to stream. From his Young American days, The Gouster comes as part of a compilation, which was released today, called Who Can I Be Now? which focuses on Bowie’s 1974-1976 output. The album never saw release, but several tracks were reconfigured…
New Music From Gosh Pith
Gosh Pith is a band from Detroit making the kind of pop music you’d feel comfortable showing to your snobbiest music friend. You should check out their new single “True Blue” and see them on their current tour. From Josh Smith (vocals, guitar, production): “The idea for ‘True Blue’ came to us while we were in…
New Song, Still Breathing, Released By Green Day
Green Day released a lyric video for “Still Breathing”, another new track from their upcoming album, Revolution Radio. The new song is available for purchase and streaming today. Revolution Radio, their 12th studio album, will be released by Reprise Records on October 7th.
What Happens When A Hot Dog And Hamburger Have Sex?
Introducing the HamdogWhat happens when a hot dog has sex with a hamburger? You get the Hamdog. The Hamdog is a hamburger combined with a hot dog in the middle of it and comes in a custom hamburger / hot dog bun. “I grabbed a burger and a hot dog as I was really hungry. I was sitting…
Stream Pixies’ New Album Head Carrier
Listen to the new album from Pixies. Head Carrier, the band’s seventh album, and first since 2014 is streaming now on NPR. It is scheduled for release on September 30th on Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam. 01 – Head Carrier 02 – Classic Masher 03 – Baal’s Back 04 – Might As Well Be Gone 05…
Dispatches from Riot Fest Chicago, 2016
The next best thing to listening to music is having conversations about it. We caught up with eight artists and friends during Riot Fest Chicago, 2016 to get their insight on the festival and music culture. Vol 1: Jule Vera Riot Fest: It’s your first time at Riot Fest. What’s your first impression? Jake Roland:…
