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.
Raygun’s Elgin ReturnBand To Perform New Material
After waiting roughly 25-years, Elgin fans are rejoicing because Chicago punk rock stalwarts Naked Raygun make their return to the city they so often played during their 1980s and 1990s jaunts on Saturday, July 23 at the newly christened venue, the Smooth Fox. “We enjoyed playing Elgin back in the day,” said Naked Raygun bassist…
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey… What Is Going On Here?
Your Favorite Principal Lunches At “Saved By The Max”“Well I could run and hide but what’s the point, I get so much love and affection and kind things said to me it’s like a standing ovation all the time. The good news is when you get type cast it’s because you did a good job.” Dennis Haskins played Richard Belding for eleven years.…
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey… What Is Going On Here?
Your Favorite Principal Lunches At “Saved By The Max”“Well I could run and hide but what’s the point, I get so much love and affection and kind things said to me it’s like a standing ovation all the time. The good news is when you get type cast it’s because you did a good job.” Dennis Haskins played Richard Belding for eleven years.…
Should You Care About The Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian Twitter Fight?
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Against Me! Announce New LP and Release New Song
Monday mornings suck, but they suck a little less when Against Me! announces a new LP and releases a new song. Get the new LP ‘Shape Shift Me’ on September 16th and check out the new Against Me! song ‘333’. Written over the past couple of years while on tour, the new album is a…
Tattoo Exhibit Coming To Chicago
That dolphin tattoo on your lower back belongs in a museum. Well maybe not that one, but the Field Museum is bringing “Tattoo” to Chicago in October. Initially developed by Musee du Quai Branly in Paris, “Tattoo” is the next major temporary exhibition, and will feature the history of tattooing and artifacts related to tattooing…
Ahhh, the 1970s
The decade that brought us the end of the Vietnam War, a presidential resignation, Skylab, the Iran Hostage Crisis, bands like the Ramones and The Clash, and an abundance of history defining moments. Unfortunately, men’s fashion was not one of them. Apparently too busy with cocaine and swinger parties, the best we could muster in…
(Almost) Darwin Award Winner Of The Day
As seen by news feeds being filled by countless stories: people have lost their damned minds over “Pokemon Go.” Users have triggered car accidents, been robbed, stabbed, and broken a bone or two just because they can’t stop playing “Pokémon GO.” Even the Holocaust Museum put out a statement telling people not to play the game…
