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.
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.
Exclusive: The Bombpops’ Jen Razavi Drops Heart-wrenching Single, “Can’t Go Back”
The punk rock band’s vocalist and guitarist shares new song and video.The Bombpops‘ vocalist and guitarist Jen Razavi, or Jen Pop, takes a bold new direction with her second solo release. “Can’t Go Back” captures the complex power dynamics of a rocky relationship through Razavi’s unique moody pop and post-punk sound. Following her debut single “Saw In Half,” Razavi leans further into dark-pop influences, like K.…
Tegan and Sara Essentials Playlist
While you could technically argue that Tegan and Sara formed on September 19, 1980, most people would probably say it all began with their self-released Under Feet Like Ours in 1999. That little record ended up reaching the right ears, and a support slot on tour with Neil Young and The Pretenders in 2000 changed…
Photos: Blue Meanies, The Tossers, Weaker Youth Ensemble, DJ Chuck Wren at Concord Music Hall, 07.22.23
Photos from the soldout show at Concord Music Hall
Pitchfork + Lollapalooza Staff Picks
See Riot Fest’s favorite artists from the other major Chicago music festivals this summer!It’s your lucky day. We’ve decided to stop talking about Riot Fest (for once) to complain about the lineups for Chicago’s other major music festivals! Just kidding… Pitchfork and Lollapalooza actually booked some bands we don’t hate. We’ve compiled all of our staff picks from the upcoming alternative rock and pop music festivals. Featuring Carly…
Meet Rising Punk Band, Pinkshift
Drawing on influences My Chemical Romance, Turnstile, Deftones and more, read about a new rock band playing Riot Fest this year!Coming together around music to escape the stress of school, three Johns Hopkins students formed a band that would go on to do shows all over the country, and even the world, and play alongside rock legends. Vocalist Ashrita Kumar, guitarist Paul Vallejo and drummer Myron Houngbedji make up the rising punk group, Pinkshift. (We…
Do312 Presents The Best Worst Riot Fest Lineup Poster Ever Contest
If graphic design is your passion, do we have a contest for you! We’re having a Riot Fest worst lineup poster contest. That means if you can get all of the bands that are going to be at Riot Fest this year onto one poster (in a way that is aesthetically awful), you have a…
Riot Fest Community Spotlight: CHICAT
Our Community Spotlights feature the wonderful food, nightlife, and local businesses found within Douglass Park, home to Riot Fest.
Riot Fest 2023 Ticket Upgrades
Ticket holders, you can now upgrade for more benefitsYou’ve already secured your ticket, but, don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about you (yet). On top of a weekend of unforgettable live sets, we’re offering you even more to look forward to. You can now upgrade your ticket to get exclusive benefits! VIP, Deluxe and Deluxe+ access includes lounges, comfortable restrooms, food and bar options and even more…
