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.
Riot Fest 2022: Saturday Photo Gallery
Check out our favorite shots from Friday, September 17—featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, Coheed and Cambria, and many more.
Bad Religion’s Brian Baker Is More User-Friendly, but Still Kicking Ass
“Punk means you’re not filing it in”When Riot Fest called up Brian Baker — guitarist in Bad Religion, founding member of hardcore punk legends Minor Threat, and cornerstone of the D.C. punk outfit Dag Nasty, just to name a few of his credentials — the punk guitarist was hard at work on his newest project: installing shelves in his new refrigerator. …
Save Your Garbage and Help Build Our Trashterpiece at Riot Fest 2022
In ongoing efforts to keep the Riot Fest grounds clean, we are bringing back the creator of the “trashterpiece,” Jennifer Bachelder-Spears. With the first collage being done at Riot Fest 2019, Jen is back to encourage concert-goers to bring their trash to make some cool art. Want to help out? We need your trash! Let’s…
Riot Fest 2022: Friday Photo Gallery
Check out our favorite shots from Friday, September 17—featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, Coheed and Cambria, and many more.
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.…
