2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
So, You’re Going to Riot Fest 2022: A First Timer’s Guide
All your burning questions (mostly) answeredWe get all sorts of questions ranging from sensible to nonsensical, so we’ve put together an all-inclusive First Timer’s Guide in hopes you’ll feel a little less hopeless.
Obscura: The Gothic Burlesque Show That Can’t Be Missed
Sio Bast and Dannie Diesel (AKA Danielle Colby) detail their goth AF Riot Fest Late Night show set for Friday, September 16Among our sixteen Late Night shows for Riot Fest 2022, there’s a one-of-a-kind event that’s a perfect pairing with this year’s very-goth lineup: a gothic burlesque show. A first for the festival, Obscura is co-produced by local goth pinup icon Sio Bast and Dannie Diesel (known widely as Danielle Colby, of American Pickers fame); it’s…
Here’s Your First Look at Our Riot Fest 2022 Merch
Riot Fest is tomorrow! We know how much you love wearing our shirts, socks and other stuff 3 days in a row without showering, so we’ve got tons of brand-new merch for you to take a peek at today. Get your crop tops, tote bags, flip flops and everything else at any of our merch…
Who The Heck Are Sincere Engineer?
The list of things that can follow the phrase “You’re not really from Chicago if…” can be daunting, if not a bit ridiculous. But to us, there’s only one true culture crime if you live here: not knowing who Sincere Engineer is. Don’t fret, though—today’s entry in our Who The Heck series will remedy that.…
Introducing… Riot Pop!!
We made our own seltzer (with 0%, 5% and 8% alcohol options), and it’s only available at Riot FestFace it: you’re obsessed with us. You’re always wearing our hoodies. You wear underwear with our name on it. Some of you even own a toilet seat with “Riot Fest” printed on the lid. We have no idea why you would want any of these things, but that’s never stopped us before. So today, we’re…
Five Times the Misfits Revolutionized Fashion
When the Misfits first came out, no one else on earth looked like them: four shirtless atomic mutants who looked like Plan 9 zombies crossed with comic book bad guys. Since then, their iconic look has shaped fashion around the world, as fashion designers and street punks alike have absorbed the influence of every part…
Who The Heck Are Algiers?
We’d like to introduce you to a few more bands before Riot Fest kicks off this weekend, starting with one of our favorites: Algiers, a post-punk/dark wave band from Atlanta like you’ve never heard before. To just think of Algiers as “post-punk” would be selling them short. The band’s members were long part of Atlanta’s…
Quit Your Yapping! The Riot Fest App is Happening (And This One Doesn’t Suck)
Look, we get it: you wanted an app last year. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget it this year. (After all, how could we given the hundreds of phone calls, DMs, and pigeon messengers you’ve bombarded us with all year?) The Riot Fest app is back for 2022, and this year, it’s better than ever. We’ve…
