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!
Just Added: Future Nobodies, 1300cadoe, Through n Through to the Riot Fest 2023 Lineup
Check out three new artists on the lineup, and listen to our community band submissions playlist!We’re officially less than a month away from Riot Fest 2023… With that, we’re adding three up-and-coming, local artists from the Little Village and North Lawndale neighborhoods to help you decide whether you’re going or not (there is a wrong decision here). Hand-selected from all of our community band submissions, we’ve got three new bands…
If You Like The Cure…
Check out Tegan and Sara, Ride, Warpaint, Just Mustard and more at Riot Fest 2023!Few groups have left a mark on alternative culture quite like The Cure. With a ridiculous string of classic albums, often-imitated aesthetic and amazing track record of navigating superstardom on their own terms, the band has cemented its legacy as one of music’s most impressive success stories. It’s no surprise that this year’s Shows of…
Riot Fest’s Adopt-A-Portapotty Contest Returns!
Enter to win naming privileges for a real portapotty at Riot Fest 2023 (oh, and Riot Fest tickets of course!)Third time’s a charm! Once again, Riot Fest is giving ten lucky fans the honor of naming a portapotty at this year’s festival. It can be someone you love, someone you loathe, an inside joke with your friends, or literally any dumb idea you may have (within reason)! We’re choosing 10 winners to each get a…
If You Like Foo Fighters…
So you like the Foo Fighters, who else should you see at Riot Fest?Where do you even begin with Foo Fighters? Over the course of the band’s nearly 30-year career, Dave Grohl’s home recording project evolved into something incredible, conquering the world’s biggest stages and giving us alt-rock classics like “Everlong,” “Best of You” and “Learn to Fly.” Foo Fighters live shows are downright legendary at this point,…
Under The Radar: Episode 7 – Future Palace, Pinkshift, Fleshwater
The August episode of Under The Radar featuring bands you missed while you infinitely scrolledNew month, new bands to listen to!
Winners of the Do312 Best Worst Riot Fest Lineup Poster Contest
Ladies and gentlemen, graphic design enthusiasts of all ages, the results are in! After sifting through a painful array of truly awful designs and questionable font choices, we are ready to reveal the winners of the Riot Fest Worst Lineup Poster Contest. Your commitment to creating posters that defied all known conventions of good design…
The Riot Fest 2023 Late Night Shows Are Here
Some shows are already sold out! JUST ANNOUNCED Viagra Boys @ MetroWho needs sleep… when you have live music? To keep you up all night, we’ve got the full schedule of our 2023 Late Night shows! Tickets are on sale Thursday, August 10th. Shows start Wednesday with Tegan and Sara, featuring Carlie Hanson, playing Bottom Lounge. Then, kick off your Riot Fest weekend early and see…
No Place I’d Rather Be: An Interview with The Wrecks
The alternative rock band’s frontman Nick Anderson talks about playing Riot Fest this year, touring their latest album, and more.Coming off of The Wrecks’ latest album Sonder, which was followed by a whirlwind tour this past summer and fall and a Deluxe album release, Nick Anderson says he keeps forgetting 2022 existed. But, that doesn’t mean the singer-songwriter would take any of it back. The Wrecks’ Better Than Ever Tour saw them playing some…
