Riot Fest Takeover at The Field Museum
Get legendary at the Riot Fest x Field Museum takeover on August 11
Chicago White Sox Riot Fest Night
SPORTS!
Your Face on a Billboard With William Shatner — Enter To Win!
Get YOUR face on a billboard with William Shatner, as per his rider requirements. Learn how you could win this honor and VIP Riot Fest tickets FOR LIFE!
Riot Fest 2026… Now with 100% more William Shatner
With his heavy metal band The *uckers. Watch his personal message and view his rider. He asks Chicago for… a ship?
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
Not trying to steer you one way or another but… VIP does have air-conditioned bathrooms..
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.
Take Me Out To Riot Fest Night With The Chicago White Sox
We’ve teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to knock it out of the park with Riot Fest Night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
This Year’s Riot Fest Artists Make Great Collaborators, and Here’s the Proof
These Folks Have Left Their Fingerprints All Over the PlaceThe performers at this year’s Riot Fest are a creatively profligate bunch with a kink for getting outside their comfort zones to team up with musicians from across every corner of the musical landscape.
Flip Off Riot Fest and Win Riot Fest Tickets
Would you like to win Riot Fest tickets? Probably, I guess. Maybe? Then head on over to where North Avenue meets Western Boulevard in Chicago and give us the bird.
Aretha Franklin’s Final Chicago Show Proved The Power Of Live Music
Throughout the show, Franklin’s genuine adoration for Chicago was front and center. It is here, after all, where she famously earned her “Queen of Soul” moniker from WVON’s Pervis Spann after he watched her sing at the venerable Regal Theater in the 1960s.
Cool Like Who? Check Out Where the Digable Planets’ Samples Are From
Short Answer: Everywhere. Every-everywhere.We’ve picked one sample from every cut on the group’s debut album, ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’, for closer examination.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Frank Turner
Our pup, “Frank” Turner is a true believer in being more kind. He loves everyone! He’s a blast to have outside and is a big, playful galloping, goofy guy.
Saves The Day Reveals Their First New Album in Five Years
Listen To Their New Single “Rendezvous” BelowSaves The Day have announced ‘9, their first new album since the self-titled ‘Saves The Day’ back in 2013. You can check out a fresh new single below.
Mannequin Pussy Talks to Us About Latency, Love, and Life After Music
One of the more interestingly-named bands on the Riot Fest 2018 lineup discusses new material—which could be released some time next year—and why their music never plays by the rules.
