Riot Fest

Riot Fest Issues Statement on Attendee Who Died from Injuries Sustained at the Event

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2024

Riot Fest has issued a statement in response to the news of an attendee's death due to injuries sustained at this year's event at Chicago's...

Riot Fest Gets Tegan and Sara, PUP, Godspeed You! Black Emperor for 2023 Edition

PUBLISHED May 16, 2023

Riot Fest is returning to Chicago's Douglass Park for its 2023 edition from September 15 to 17, and organizers have now unveiled its lineup...

Machine Gun Kelly Trash-Talked Slipknot at Riot Fest

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2021

Last night, corporate punk and general shit-disturber Machine Gun Kelly closed out Riot Fest's Sunday night stage, and he took the opportun...

Die Antwoord Removed from Riot Fest Lineup

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2019

Die Antwoord have been nixed from the upcoming Riot Fest lineup.   The rap duo were slated to perform at the Chicago festival on September...

The Prodigy

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 20

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

In a world where an undeniable sameness has crept into mainstream electronic music, the Prodigy looked to combat said monotony by releasing...

Tyler, the Creator

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 20

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

"Are you guys ready to jump up and down like you're idiots?" Tyler, the Creator asked the Riot Fest crowd.   It took a bit of prodding at f...

Doomtree

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 20

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

Unlike their fellow hip-hop crew Wu-Tang Clan who would later grace the same stage missing a few members, Doomtree had all hands on deck fo...

Weezer

Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 20

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

A tightly packed crowd eagerly awaited the beginning of Weezer's The Blue Album set before exploding into cheers and chants as the quartet...