Riot Fest is postponing its 2020 festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has announced the first wave of 2021 artists, returning to Douglas Park September 17-19, 2021. Weekend passes are on sale now, starting at $149.98. In addition, the festival will host a special Thursday preview night on September 16, 2021 with exclusive performances. […]
Riot Fest has unveiled its daily lineup for the 2019 festival, with a very special deal: single-day tickets will be priced at $49.98 for a very limited time. 1-day and 2-day tickets are on sale now. Friday’s headliners Blink-182 (performing Enema of the State), The Flaming Lips (performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) and Jawbreaker will be […]
ILLINOIS and TEXAS — April 1, 2018 — INITECH (NYSE: [ITCH]) and Riot Fest Corporation announced today the completion of a new partnership, through which Initech assumes a controlling interest in Riot Fest and all of its valuable assets. “The addition of Riot Fest builds on Initech’s world-leading portfolio of over 600 marquee festivals […]
Riot Fest continues the time-honored tradition of Riot Festmas, an age-old holiday treasured by its legions of fans. Starting Wednesday, December 13 and ending Monday, December 25, the spirit of Riot Festmas lives with a limited quantity of low-priced Riot Fest 2018 Holiday Presale Tickets being made available for sale for the very last time. […]
Organizers behind Riot Fest (September 15-17 in Chicago’s Douglas Park) unveiled the full schedule for this year’s festival. Highlighting Friday night’s schedule is Nine Inch Nails playing on the same stage as Ministry—a band that Trent Reznor used to roadie for—and Vic Mensa sharing the Rise Stage with Action Bronson. Saturday features the heavy sounds of At the Drive In, […]
Organizers behind Chicago’s Riot Fest (September 15-17 at Douglas Park) unveiled a slew of additional artists in their second wave lineup announcement, highlights include post-hardcore pioneers At the Drive-In and Cap’n Jazz, indie rock duo Best Coast and Cockney Rejects, founding fathers of the Oi! genre of punk rock. RIOT FEST 2017 SECOND WAVE OF […]
Chicago’s Riot Fest (September 15-17 at Douglas Park) have unveiled over 70 artists in their First Wave lineup announcement with headlining performances by genre-breaking artist Nine Inch Nails, desert rock ruffians Queens of the Stone Age, and the exclusive reunion of seminal punk rock band Jawbreaker. Other special inclusions on the lineup include 80s post-punk […]
Can I refill your eggnog? Get you something to eat, drive you into the middle of nowhere, and leave you for dead? This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his […]
StubHub joins Riot Fest in an inaugural partnership, bringing a unique performance stage featuring unique second sets from festival artists and fun additions to the festival experience at The Sound Stage by StubHub at Riot Fest on September 16, 17 and 18. Throughout the weekend, The Sound Stage will feature intimate performance sets by world-renowned […]
New York, NY (September 12, 2016): Riot Fest, the nation’s groundbreaking punk, metal, alternative, and hip-hop music festival, today announces their first-ever live broadcast will take place from their Chicago edition, Riot Fest & Carnival, live from Douglas Park this coming weekend September 16 – 18. Riot Fest has partnered with new music festival digital television […]