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.
Chicago “Name Your Stage” Contest Winner
Welcome to the Storyheart StageCongratulations to Storyheart Ciangi-Bachtell, the winner of our “Name Your Stage” contest with Chicago’s RedEye to have a stage named in her honor at Riot Fest & Carnival in Chicago next weekend. Even if we thought about it really, really hard, we couldn’t have come up with a lovelier name than Storyheart to contrast…
Riot Fest Chicago 3-Day Tickets SOLD OUT
Single-Day Tickets Almost GoneI don’t mean to freak you out, but Riot Fest Chicago 3-day tickets are sold out and single-day tickets are going to be sold out very soon. So you should probably get those tickets before it’s too late. If you want to see the Original Misfits, Featuring Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von…
Riot Fest Is Getting Its Own Garbage Pail Kids.
Excusively at Riot Fest Chicago
No, Seriously.Somehow the wonderful people at Topps approved Riot Fest to have its very own Garbage Pail Kids Series just in time for the festival next week in Chicago (Sept. 16-18). And we couldn’t be more thrilled. When we caught word that this would be actually happening, we immediately called some of our Riot friends to…
10 Questions with Tiger Army
Founded by vocalist/guitarist Nick 13 in 1996, California’s Tiger Army brought a ‘50s flair to its first show at the famed punk venue 924 Gilman Street and went on to become one of the most revered psychobilly bands of a generation. In May, 2016 Tiger Army released its fifth album, V •••, its first album since…
Dan Deacon Releases Video for His Most Posi Song Ever
“Change Your Life (You Can Do It!) Packs More Motivation Than Every Richard Simmons Video CombinedStuck in a rut? Feeling down? Your moodiness and attitude problem are are no match for electronic composer Dan Deacon’s new anthem, “Change Your Life (You Can Do It).” Seriously, check out the video below and tell us you don’t feel a little more optimistic after listening. We dare you. The Baltimore-based musician gave an…
new album and song from frnkiero andthe patience
frnkiero andthe patience announce new album ‘Parachutes’ to be released October 28 via Hassle Records. From frank-iero.com, “Parachutes are life saving devices. We rely on them to bring us back from the brink of death. Whether we fall or jump they are the only things keeping us alive. Such as with life, we are all…
10 Questions with Smoking Popes + New Songs!
For the first time in 18 years, the pop-punks release new music featuring their original lineup!Formed in 1991 in the suburbs of Chicago, Smoking Popes are a favorite in their hometown and beyond for their mergings of melodic punk with vocals influenced by crooners like Frank Sinatra. Today, for the first time since their album, The Party’s Over—a covers collection of 20th century classics recorded in 1998, and released in…
Riot Fest Denver Day 3 Photo Gallery
Riot Fest Denver 2016 Day 3 / Sunday, September 4th The Original Misfits, Featuring Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, NAS, Tyler, the Creator, 2Chainz, Gogol Bordello, Bad Religion, Pepper, Sleigh Bells, Chevy Metal, Flatbush Zombies, Hatebreed, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Murder By Death, Converge, Lewis Del Mar, Juliette Lewis…
