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Riot Fest 2026 Single Day Lineup
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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.…
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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.
Our Official Riot Fest 2026 Playlist
Listen on SpotifyYou’ve snagged your 3-Day Tickets to Riot Fest 2026, you’ve seen the lineup, now it’s time to get familiar with our 2026 artists. Listen to the playlist on Spotify and keep an eye on the Riot Fest app for more updates and announces coming soon.
Let’s Make Jousting an Olympic Sport
Two people hurtling towards each other on horses trying to stab each other with 2x4s? I would watch the crap out of that. If English Heritage has its way, jousting may be the next Olympic sport we see at the summer games. In a petition launched by the group, they state that the “modern jouster…
Listen to ‘Hypercaffium Spazzinate’ The New Album From Descendents
The lovely folks at NPR would like us to start the day with a first listen to the new Descendents album Hypercaffium Spazzinate—their seventh studio album and first since 2004’s Cool To Be You. The album release is set for July 29 via Epitaph Records. Because of the new album, it will also mark the…
Your Vintage Tee Might Be Worth A Small Fortune
Nostalgia’s not dead. It’s just way pricier. But, if you’re going for that vintage look and have some extra coin buried deep within your sofa cushions, here’s your chance because the Captain’s Vintage—an online clothing store specializing in vintage t-shirts—has a wide array of generously priced original shirts, including some head turning first-run touring tees and posthumous 80s marketing swag. If you’re…
NOFX Back With New Album And Single
NOFX is back with First Ditch Effort. Set for an October release, the release will mark the band’s 13th studio album since their formation in 1983. The 13-track album already has it’s first single, “Six Years on Dope,” which features Fat Mike and Eric Melvin discussing some of their past substance abuse issues. With lines like “I…
Dear Twitter, Will You Marry Me?
Have you ever wanted to tie the knot with a Twitter account? Although this may seem screwy as all hell, the thought has obviously crossed a few your minds: I wanna meet and marry the @RiotFest guy so bad — Sarah Ratcliffe (@sratcliffe97) September 19, 2015 I’m only going to @RiotFest this year to meet…
Stewart and Colbert Reunite For RNC Coverage
When it comes to engaging Gen X and Millennials with political jocosity, no one has mastered the technique quite like former “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart. And while millions of tearful viewers yearned for nothing more than for the former host to remain as host of “The Daily Show” for an additional year because…
Raygun’s Elgin ReturnBand To Perform New Material
After waiting roughly 25-years, Elgin fans are rejoicing because Chicago punk rock stalwarts Naked Raygun make their return to the city they so often played during their 1980s and 1990s jaunts on Saturday, July 23 at the newly christened venue, the Smooth Fox. “We enjoyed playing Elgin back in the day,” said Naked Raygun bassist…
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey… What Is Going On Here?
Your Favorite Principal Lunches At “Saved By The Max”“Well I could run and hide but what’s the point, I get so much love and affection and kind things said to me it’s like a standing ovation all the time. The good news is when you get type cast it’s because you did a good job.” Dennis Haskins played Richard Belding for eleven years.…
