2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
Riot Fest 2021: Sunday Photo Gallery
It’s a bittersweet feeling when Riot Fest comes to a close on Sunday night—especially this year, considering we all waited an extra year for this to happen. Enjoy these photos until next year.
Riot Fest 2021: Saturday Photo Gallery
See our best shots of Run the Jewels, Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, Taking Back Sunday, Rise Against, and more from Saturday, September 16.
Riot Fest 2021: Friday Photo Gallery
Check out our favorite shots from Friday, September 17—featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, Coheed and Cambria, and many more.
Riot Fest 2021: Thursday Preview Party Photo Gallery
That was quite possibly the best Thursday Preview Party we’ve ever thrown.
Out Now: Angels & Airwaves Return with 6th Studio Album ‘Lifeforms’
Listen below; See the band Saturday, October 9th at Chicago’s new Radius venueAngels & Airwaves is back with the group’s sixth studio album, ‘Lifeforms,’ out today.
Riot Fest 2021 Merch is Now Online (With One Special Surprise)
Get your festival gear now at RiotBrand.orgWas your favorite design sold out by the end of the weekend? Were you unable to tear yourself away from Slipknot on Sunday night, and thus forgot to buy Riot Fest underwear on your way out? Fear not: Riot Fest 2021 merch is now live at RiotBrand.org,
Photos: The 32 Couples Who Got Married at Riot Fest 2021
Over the years, we’ve gotten countless requests from Riot Fest fans to host their weddings at the festival. We’ve had a handful happen on-stage and elsewhere over the years (even one officiated by festival founder Riot Mike), but understandably it can be difficult to sometimes pull off. This year, we sought to change that. For…
Ratboys Are Here To Stay
Julia Steiner speaks on working with friends, planning a telethon, and why Ratboys is excited to play their first Riot FestWe spoke to Julia about her influences, the Chicago DIY scene, and what it was like to revisit decade-old songs after years of musical evolution.