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.
Here’s our new map!
As some of you noticed, we used to have a map on the Location page and the streets used to look a little different.
President “punching bag” Obama
Standing behind a door and jumping out at someone, funny. Placing clear saran wrap around a toilet, even funnier. There is even a day dedicated to pranking people–April 1st. However, there is one prank punching bag you don’t want to mess with – the “Obama Bop.”
Sonic Youth detail “Smart Bar – Chicago 1985”
As promised a little while back, the Sonic Youth vaults are being opened and the first release has been confirmed.
forgetters are back, LP out November 14
forgetters (no capital F in there, remember) resurfaced over the weekend in the form of a blog post.
Stream – Turbo Fruits – Butter
A stream of the new Turbo Fruits record debuted today.
Stream – The Helio Sequence – Negotiations
The new record from The Helio Sequence is currently streaming for the next seven days.
Stream – Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet On Sky
A stream of the new full length from Dinosaur Jr. launched over the weekend.
Greg Attonito & Shanti Wintergate form Play Date, detail debut LP
Greg Attonito (The Bouncing Souls) and his wife Shanti Wintergate recently formed a new children’s music duo named Play Date.
