2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
2025 Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway
This Saturday, November 22nd
Find Me… If You Dare! A Scavenger Hunt for Riot Fest 2026 Tickets
Since you’re already skulking around today for your Halloween festivities, why not try trick-or-treating yourself to some Riot Fest tickets? We’ve hidden Riot Fest 2026 tickets at some haunted spots around Chicago (and Milwaukee) so try to find these black envelopes before nightfall hits—and before anyone else does! As you search, please respect your surroundings,…
Staff Picks: Are You Afraid of the Irrational?
It’s spooky season and what better way to celebrate than to ask everyone what they’re irrationally afraid of? These would never happen, haha. Unless… -`🕯´-DAN Standing behind a tall person at a concert / standing in front of a short person at a concert. I would like to have a good sightline without being in…
2025 Photo Gallery: Killer Halloween Costumes
Need some costume inspo?
Music For Everyone: Vol 2. Benefitting the ACLU
A COMPILATION IN SUPPORT OF THE ACLU FEATURING TAKING BACK SUNDAY, L.S. DUNES, SPARTA, JEFF ROSENSTOCK AND MORE… While this administration continues to attack civil rights, voting rights, the rights of women, immigrants, and the LGBTQ+ community, it gives me hope to know the ACLU is fighting back. It also gives me hope to see so many people putting their…
2025 Photo Gallery: Photos By You!
Riot Fest might be over, but the memories live on… in your camera roll! Thanks to everyone who submitted their photos and we can’t wait to see you again next year.
Premiere: The Brokedowns – “In Praise Of The Pedestal” Single + Video
Chicago’s beloved Brokedowns are releasing a new album. New single and video are out now.
2025 Photo Gallery: Best of John Stamos
After years and years, we finally got John Stamos to come to Riot Fest. But we know how it goes on the internet. “Pics or it didn’t happen” or whatever. Lucky for you, we have plenty of photos of him being at the festival and proof we completed the checklist to get him here. Already…