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.
Playlist: Riot Fest Bands We Found on Your iPod
In memory of the iPod, the ultimate MP3 playerAfter 20 years, the iPod is no more: Apple announced earlier this year that it was discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model of what is indisputably the most iconic MP3 player of the 2000s. Even if the days of click wheels, wired headphones, and $0.99 singles (sure grandma, let’s get you to bed…)…
L.S. Dunes Reveal Themselves, Announce Debut Album ‘Past Lives’
The new supergroup features members of My Chemical Romance, Circa Survive, Thursday and Coheed & Cambria; Hear their first single “Permanent Rebellion”At long last: the elusive L.S. Dunes have finally revealed themselves! The new supergroup is comprised of Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Tim Payne (Thursday), Tucker Rule (Thursday), and Travis Stever (Coheed & Cambria). Listen to their first single below. L.S. Dunes will release their debut album Past Lives on November…
Who The Heck Are L.S. Dunes?
“I haven’t heard them, but I’ve heard of them.” Even the most batshit crazy Riot Fest fans will see a few bands on our lineup that they’ve never listened to (whether they’ll admit it or not). This year, though, we have one band that absolutely none of you have listened to: L.S. Dunes. That’s because…
The Schedule is Here! The Schedule is Beer!
I guess you all need to know what time each band plays on what day. And apparently, some of you like being prepared and make a whole schedule for your weekend at Riot Fest. Well, good news: starting today you can do both, because the schedule is here and (you guessed it) the schedule is…
How Bridge City Sinners’ Libby Lux Molded Her Spite Into Songs
When resentment over a young heartbreak consumed her, Bridge City Sinners vocalist Libby Lux began writing music, purely out of spite. But although Libby grew up in the Portland punk scene, when she began to channel her emotions through songwriting, street punk wasn’t where she found her voice. Since her band’s first release in 2016,…
Who The Heck Are Gymshorts?
Today’s Who The Heck spotlight is hitting every good angle on Gymshorts, a four-piece punk powerhouse from Rhode Island that we’re unbelievably excited to host this Sunday at Cobra Lounge. Words like “brutal” and “unrefined” have been thrown around to describe Gymshorts, but the band’s self-description (from a friend) might be the best way to…
Swami John Reis Talks Rocket From the Crypt’s ‘Group Sounds’ (and Punk Hair Care)
For nearly four decades, John Reis has been a dedicated missionary for the rock & roll cause. Though Reis’s name is a stamp of quality on any of his pursuits, a few of his (many, many) bands have drawn a particularly large and tenacious following: Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, and of course Rocket From…
Write Your “Ode to the Green” and Win Cypress Hill Tickets
It’s 4:20 somewhere… so inhale, exhale, and start writing. You just might win tickets to see Cypress Hill. That’s right! Riot Fest alum Cypress Hill are taking the stage at Chicago’s Ruido Fest in Union Park next weekend on Sunday, August 21st. We’re giving away a pair of Sunday passes—and all you have to do is write…
