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Riot Fest 2024 Returning To Douglass Park
Riot Fest 2024 is moving back to Douglass Park September 20-22, 2024 and organizers have revealed daily schedules

Riot Fest Announces Single Day Band Lineup And More
Riot Fest, the iconic annual punk rock and alternative music festival, is excited to announce its 2024 daily lineu

Riot Fest 2024 Lineup And Detials Announced
Riot Fest, the iconic annual punk rock and alternative music festival, is excited to announce its 2024 lineup

Riot Fest Changing Things Up
Riot Fest founder Mike Petrynshyn released a video statement announcing the exit of the fest from Douglass Park

Reunited Slayer To Rock Riot Fest
Thrash legends Slayer surprised fans this week with the big news that they will be reuniting this year

Riot Mike Reveals Autism Diagnosis
Riot Mike (Michael Petryshyn) share his recent diagnosis with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Riot Fest Announces 2023 Aftershows
It wouldn't be Riot Fest without a an epic roster of aftershows, spanning from Sept 13-17.

Riot Fest Announce Full Album Performances For 2023 Event
It wouldn't be Riot Fest without a dazzling array of full album performances, and this time around will be no different

Riot Fest Announces Single Day Lineups
Riot Fest announces the single-day lineups for 2023, featuring headliners Foo Fighters, The Cure

Foo Fighters, The Cure, QOTSA Lead Riot Fest Lineup
Riot Fest announces an unbelievable 2023 line-up, featuring headliners Foo Fighters, The Cure

Thursday, Alexisonfire and More To Play Riot Fest After Shows
Riot Fest has announced an all-star line-up of after shows! Multiple venues across Chicago will host incredible bands

Taking Back Sunday Lead Additions To Riot Fest
Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, Zola Jesus, Reece Young, Polica and cumgirl8 have been added to Riot Fest

Misfits, Fear and Yellowcard Lead Riot Fest Full Album Performances
Riot Fest will be continuing the tradition of band performing full albums during their appearance at the festival

My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Misfits Lead Riot Fest Lineup
My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits, and Nine Inch Nails have been named the headliners for this year's Riot Fest.

Slipknot Replaces Nine Inch Nails At Riot Fest
Riot Fest organizers have announced that they have recruited Slipknot to replace Nine Inch Nails as the headliner of the final night

Nine Inch Nails To Headline Riot Fest 2021
Riot Fest organizers have announced that Nine Inch Nails will be headlining this summer's installment of the festival

My Chemical Romance Lead Riot Fest Lineup
My Chemical Romance has been announced as the headliner for the 2021 installment of Riot Fest

Riot Fest Founder Addresses Ticket Site Hacking Concerns
Riot Fest founder Michael Petryshyn ('Riot Mike') has issued a statement addressing fans concerns over a recent hacking

Blink-182 To Headline This Year's Riot Fest
Organizers of Riot Fest have revealed the first round of artists for this year's festival in Chicago with Blink-182 and Beck set to headline