The Riot Fest 2025 Single Day Lineup is Here
Finally! The thing you’ve been waiting for!
The 2025 Riot Fest Lineup is Here
Finally! The thing you’ve been waiting for! Not much else to say other than make sure to grab your tickets soon and we’ll see you in September. Don’t forget to bring deodorant, smelly. 2025 Merch Available Now We get it, you hate waiting. Well now you can avoid those merch lines at the fest by…
Spooky Songs: A Halloween Playlist
Cue the dancing skeletonsWe’re back with one more spooky surprise this Halloween season – a shiny new playlist for you to listen to all Halloween long. Take a second, pause your horror movie, and listen to some of the Riot staff’s favorite Halloween music. Or, if you’re stuck in the office, use this playlist to distract you from…
Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
Riot Fest 2024: The Mohawk Report
The mohawk numbers have seen a SIGNIFICANT increase!Well Riot Fest, you did it again. Another year, another incredible weekend. And what’s more, I have fantastic news. The mohawk numbers have seen a SIGNIFICANT increase! Friday had a total of fifty-six (56) mohawks. Saturday followed up with fifty-one (51) mohawks. Finally, Sunday closed out with forty-two (42). That is a total of one…
Riot Fest x Chicago Stars FC Collab Tee
If you missed it, the Chicago Stars FC announced their new crest and team name. To celebrate this, we’ve worked with them to design a Riot Fest x Chicago Stars long sleeve tee for you all to sport all fall and winter long. We’re also teaming up for a special match on 11/3 at SeatGeek…
In Defense of Ska Giveaway
If you love Ska (or hate it), we have the book for you. In a mix of interviews, essays, personal stories, historical snapshots, obscure anecdotes, and think pieces, In Defense of Ska dissects, analyzes and celebrates ska in exactly the way fans have been craving for decades. This book will enlist ska-lovers as soldiers in the ska…
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2024 By YOU
Who needs professional photographers, right?Ah, fan-submitted photos: where “artistic vision” often translates to “I took this on my phone in bad lighting.” We love getting more content from the year, though, so kudos to you all for capturing something—even if that something is a perfectly framed picture of your shoe or a spectacularly awkward selfie. Thanks for the unique…
Photos: Gorilla Biscuits, Big Laugh, and Get Rad at Vivarium, 10.12.24
Pics of the bands and you at Vivarium on October 12th, 2024Photos from the Gorilla Biscuits show at Vivarium with Big Laugh, Get Rad, and Instill.
Staff Picks: Pets in Costumes
While we’d love to have you all trick-or-treat at Riot Fest HQ, there’s not enough room in the office for that. So, since we can’t give you candy, here’s the next best thing – cute pictures of our pets in their best Halloween attire. Maybe this gallery will give you some inspiration for your pet’s…
