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!
Riot Fest Book Club
Books (with substance!) you can read from featuring: Dave Grohl, Kim Gordon, Frank Turner, Tegan and Sara, George Clinton, Geoff Rickly, + Jehnny BethIf you’re reading this, there’s already a decent chance your summer reading list is cooler than most. Just like your discerning taste in music, you want something more from what you read. There are few things more cringeworthy than the words “rock star autobiography.” We’re all familiar with those ghost-written memoirs from old rockers that…
The Next Best Thing: Live Albums
We made a playlist featuring live highlights from Screaming Females, Foo Fighters, The Cure and more!Nothing beats live music. (We probably don’t need to tell you that, but stick with us here.) Whether you’re shoulder-to-shoulder in a sweaty basement or standing in a field screaming along with thousands of strangers, that kind of shared experience is one of the greatest feelings in the world. We don’t get it often enough.…
Queens of the Stone Age Essentials Playlist
See QOTSA on Saturday at Riot Fest!One of the most consistent hard rock bands of the past 25 years, Queens of the Stone Age can feel like visitors from another era. Their sound and lineup have evolved over time, but Josh Homme holds firm in his dangerous, confident songwriting. The frontman exudes rock star coolness without ever trying. In fact, he…
George Clinton Essentials Playlist
See George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on Friday at Riot Fest!If they were making a Mount Rushmore of the most influential living songwriters, there’s no question that George Clinton’s grinning, bearded face would be up there with the best. His career has spanned eight incredible decades, touching everything from doo-wop to hip-hop along the way. LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST ON As the innovative mastermind behind…
Show Me Show Me Show Me You’re A Cure Fan Book + VIP Tickets Giveaway
Enter the contest for a chance to win an advanced copy of CUREPEDIA, a pair of Sunday VIP tickets, and the unofficial invisible crown for the world’s biggest Cure fanWe’re giving away a book good enough for your coffee table, or maybe to get you to actually read for once, for what we’re calling, “The World’s Biggest Fan Of The Cure Sweepstakes.” In addition to a copy of the new CUREPEDIA book, one lucky fan will receive a pair of VIP tickets to see…
Riot Fest’s Adopt-A-Portapotty Poll – Vote for the 10 Best Portapotty Names
Winners receive 3-day passes to Riot Fest, which are almost sold out!**Updated 8/31 – The winners have been chosen! Third time’s a charm! We’ve received over 2,000 entries for this year’s Adopt-A-Portapotty contest, and the names were as poopy as ever. We’ve selected a large group of semi-finalists, and it’s now up to you, the people, to vote for your 10 favorite portapotty names. The WBEZ…
Bearings Share The Best Part About Being Human
The Canadian pop-punk band released their third album today, which will be debuting live at Riot Fest 2023.Bearings vocalist Doug Cousins says The Best Part About Being Human is his favorite release yet, and the 10 track album drops today. The Canadian pop-punk band will debut their third album live at Riot Fest, kicking off The Alive and Loud Tour. Alongside Cousins on vocals, Bearings consists of guitarist Ryan Culligan, bassist Collin…
Photos: Extreme, Living Colour at Pabst Theater, 08.15.23
Check out photos from this past Tuesday’s show at Pabst Theater with Extreme and Living Colour. Photography by Harrison Dilts. Follow Harrison on Instagram to see more of his photos. Additional photos from Zoy Begos, Jeff Maher and Allen Worthey. Did you take pics at the show? Include it in the gallery by uploading it…
