2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
Tragically Hip Played Their Final Concert Last Night
Canadian alt-rock band The Tragically Hip played their final show last night in their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. In May, the band announced that singer Gord Downie had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer in December, 2015. Although his condition has responded favorably to treatment, it is not curable. The Kingston concert…
Happy Birthday, Joe Strummer!
On August 21, 1952, John Graham Mellor was born in Ankara, Turkey. Sometime later, he would adopt the name “Joe Strummer,” and, as the frontman / rhythm guitarist of The Clash, become one of punk’s most iconic and beloved figures of all time. Following The Clash’s split in 1986, he went on to further success…
Classic Album Covers + Star Wars
Artist Steven Lear aka WhyTheLongPlayFace mashes up classic album covers with Star Wars characters and they’re fantastic. Check him out on Instagram here.
12 Options for Brunch and Late-Night Dining in Denver
For When Those Pre- / Post-Fest Munchies HitAt Riot Fest & Rodeo, you will have your choice of options from our amazing food vendors, but sometimes it is hard to slow down and skip a song or two to eat meals at regular times. For that reason, we’ve asked our friends at VISIT DENVER for their suggestions for the best brunch and late-night dining options…
David Bowie’s Favorite Books
David Bowie said that “when I’m relaxed what I do is read” and described a good week as one in which he read “three or four books”. When he went to Mexico to shoot The Man Who Fell To Earth in 1976, he took 400 books with him. Check out Open Book Toronto’s list of…
Chuck Mosley Reunited With Faith No More Last Night
To celebrate the anniversary of their debut album ‘We Care A Lot”, Faith No More reunited with former singer Chuck Mosley last night in San Francisco. It is the first of two scheduled shows, the second will be this Saturday, August 20 at The Troubadour in Hollywood. Check out some of the video footage of…
Metallica Releases New Song Announce New Album
From Metallica’s website, “We know it’s been a long time coming, but today we proudly introduce you to Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, the long awaited next Metallica studio album that is the follow-up to Death Magnetic! Two discs, nearly 80 minutes of music is coming your way on November 18, 2016… yes, THIS YEAR!” Watch the first…
Motion City Soundtrack Concludes Two Decade Career At Riot Fest
After nearly two decades as a band, the members of Minneapolis indie/pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack announced that they will be going their separate ways following a summer farewell tour that will conclude at Riot Fest. Following their September 2 appearance at Riot Fest & Rodeo Denver, the group will play a string of…