
2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.

Valentine’s Day Yourself: A Playlist of Songs to Be Alone With
Because it’s totally okay to be on your ownFor this year’s Valentine’s Day playlist, we’re focusing the songs that celebrate being alone—because it’s totally okay to be on your own.

Riot Fest’s Valentine’s Day Yourself Contest: Win Dinner, Vinyl and Some Sexy Stuff!
And, of course, Riot Fest ticketsTell us about your worst date ever on Instagram, and you could win dinner on us, a bunch of cool sex toys & intimacy products, and a pair of Riot Fest tickets.

Go on a Virtual Dinner Date With Hoobastank This Friday
Share a candlelit dinner, get relationship advice, and compete in speed dating on our Instagram Live this Friday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m. CSTTune in on our Instagram Live on Friday, February 12 on Friday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m. CT and share a romantic, candlelit dinner with Doug Robb and Dan Estrin of Hoobastank.

Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay: Which Has Better Bands?
In honor of the SUPER sports game happening in Tampa Bay this Sunday, we decided to grab a BOWL of KC barbeque and a plate of whatever food Tampa Bay is famous for (Applebee’s or Chili’s or something we’re guessing) and see who would win if bands from Kansas City and Tampa Bay went head…

Kraft, Why Have You Cursed Us with This Sickly Pink Mac & Cheese?
Kraft’s candy-flavored Valentine’s Day macaroni is only available to 1,000 lucky winnersKraft, no stranger to frivolous enhancements to its renowned macaroni, have outdone themselves this year—unfortunately, it’s candy-flavored and looks like something a surgeon is supposed to remove from your body.

Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: King
When we say King is a volunteer favorite, it’s because every volunteer has fallen head over heels for King. King has the potential to live with children over 10 and to live with other dogs.

Every Issue of Punk Planet is Now Online For Free
The Chicago-based zine ran from 1994 until 2007The Internet Archive’s massive, growing collection of free content now includes all 80 issues of Punk Planet, the Chicago-based zine by writer and editor Dan Sinker.

The First-Ever Fossilized Dinosaur Butthole is Here and It’s Flawless, Says Science
In what might already be the greatest scientific achievement of 2021, a team of scientists at University of Bristol have revealed their discovery of the world’s first preserved dinosaur butthole.