2025 Early Bird Presale Tickets: ON SALE NOW
OMG IT’S HAPPENINGHo ho hold onto your Santa hats, because the Riot Fest Holiday Presale is back!
New Flavors of Riot Pop!! Debuting at Riot Fest This Weekend
Riot Pop!! is back at Riot Fest by popular demand and debuting new festival-exclusive flavors and non-alcoholic offeringsRiot Pop!! has a long tradition at Riot Fest (for the past two years), and no Riot Fest experience is complete without a healthy dose of Riot Pop!!. That’s why we’ve got an exciting announcement for you. We’re rolling out a couple two tree new flavors of our Riot Pop seltzers, as well as our…
Ani DiFranco: Riot Fest’s DIY Queen
Riot Fest may not conjure up the sound of acoustic guitars and jazz-inspired instrumentals for most, but real ones know the true spirit of Riot season is rebellion. Ani DiFranco’s steadfast desire to create a sound that honors her voice over the mainstream has made her a rebel who refuses to sell out. Maybe you…
What Bands Are The Riot Fest Artists Most Excited to See
Some of the answers, will shock you.Our daily schedules are out, which means now is the time you decide which bands you’re actually going to see on each day. To help you out, we thought we’d turn to the musicians themselves. We asked artists on the lineup one simple question: Which bands are you most excited to see this year? From…
Oso Oso’s Spur of the Moment Album + An Interview with Jade Lilitri
The band is playing Riot Fest on Friday, September 15th before they kick off their US tour.Oso Oso frontman Jade Lilitri always wanted to play Riot Fest, and now, it’s his first stop before embarking on a US tour. The Long Beach-originating band recently announced their tour, starting in Washington, D.C., with Carly Cosgrove and Kicksie. Oso Oso will be playing their latest album sore thumb, which they dropped in 2022.…
The Riot Fest Lineup’s Favorite Foo Fighters Songs
Your favorite Riot Fest artists tell us their favorite Foo Fighters songsFrom the classic 1997 The Colour And The Shape to their latest release, But Here We Are, Foo Fighters have a slew of hits to choose from. To narrow down the legendary band’s top songs, ahead of their headlining set on Friday of Riot Fest, we turned to our lineup. We asked some of the…
The Riot Fest 2023 Lineup’s Favorite Songs By The Cure
Your favorite Riot Fest artists tell us their favorite The Cure songsTo cap off Sunday at Riot Fest, The Cure will play their headlining set! You can look forward to tracks off of Wish, Disintegration and more from the quintessential rock band. Narrowing down their range of songs, we spoke to other Riot Fest artists. Check out what the band’s told us when we asked: What…
Riot App Just Got Updated with the Riot Fest 2023 Map!
(And this one only kinda sucks!)We’re almost a week away from Riot Fest, and you know what that means… It’s time to download the Riot Fest app. And, we’re making it worth your while with updates for 2023. We’ve got a brand new GPS-enabled festival map for you to check out with even more restaurants and nearby food to explore.…
Riot Fest 2023 Artists Playing Covers Roundup + Playlist
A tribute to your influences. An inside joke. A way to pad the setlist, because you’re supposed to play for an hour and you don’t have nearly enough original material yet. When an artist performs someone else’s songs, it can mean a lot of different things. Whether it’s a painstakingly faithful recreation or a bold…
