Riot Fest is a 3-day music festival in Chicago that continually draws audience attention nationwide. The festival, now in its seventh year, prides itself on cultivating a diverse lineup consisting of buzzed-about reunions, one-offs, special guest appearances and popular punk mainstays.
Ticket Price: $90 (3-Day Pass)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- A Day to Remember
- A Wilhelm Scream
- AWOLNATION
- Alkaline Trio
- Andrew WK
- August Burns Red
- Built to Spill
- Chiodos
- Coheed and Cambria
- Cursive
- Dead Sara
- Descendents
- Dropkick Murphys
- Elvis Costello
- Fireworks
- Fishbone
- Frank Turner
- GWAR
- Gogol Bordello
- Hot Water Music
- Iggy and the Stooges
- Imagine Dragons
- Japanther
- Less Than Jake
- Minus the Bear
- NOFX
- Neon Trees
- Nobunny
- Of Mice and Men
- Off With Their Heads
- Pegboy
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Rise Against
- Screaming Females
- Sister Crayon
- Slapstick
- Teenage Bottlerocket
- The Adicts
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The Henry Clay People
- The Infected
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- The Offspring
- The Promise Ring
- The Story So Far
- White Mystery
Festival News and Rumors
Corona Capital 2023 Lineup Brings The Cure, Blur, and Pulp to Mexico City
Scoop Harrison June 5, 2023
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023