Riot Fest
The latest updates and coverage of Riot Fest, Chicago’s annual music festival in Douglass Park featuring punk, rock, alternative, metal, and hip-hop.
Fat Mike and his long-running band savor the moment, despite losing some audience to the nearby Slayer reunion.
Together for the first time since 2019, thrash metal icons resume what frontman calls “singing and dancing to death and destruction.”
New monument to the festival hero is made of foam and resin and stands up to heat and rain
Back-to-back ruckus of metal bands builds up to the night’s Slayer reunion.
On a spectacular stage adorned with revolving graphics and an elevated platform, the versatile artist jumps from swing to blues to folk and more, and tells great stories too.
The quartet, who played together as kids, returns to musicmaking with first show in 41 years and another one set for Oct. 5.
Adding to the mix, “Dexter” actor Michael C. Hall’s Princess Goes served up a heady dose of synth pop, while 9-year-old rapper Dat_Boy_Zach makes an endearing Riot Fest debut.
Las hermanas Villarreal de Monterrey, México, fueron entre los artistas que tocaron el primer día de festival de música.
Sampling bits and pieces from each of their studio albums, the night oozed nostalgia at every turn.
Riot Fest is back at Douglass Park this weekend with plenty to see, do and hear.
The immersive attraction area features everything from a replica of the convenience store in the movie “Clerks” to a butter sculpture of the actor-musician.
Fans at the festival’s RiotLand now can stock up at a ‘Clerks’ store, scope out punk memorabilia and tie the knot at a wedding chapel.
Algunos residentes que viven cerca del parque —y querían que el festival continuara con su plan de mudarse a los suburbios— se preparan para la basura, el ruido y el tráfico este fin de semana. Otros no tenían problemas con que el festival se llevara a cabo en Douglass Park, pero expresaron las mismas preocupaciones.
Some residents who live nearby— whether they wanted the festival to follow through on moving to the suburbs, or not — are steeling themselves for trash and noise this weekend.
En un abrupto cambio, los organizadores del festival anunciaron que el evento permanecerá en Chicago después de todo. Los residentes del vecindario, que estaban deseando que el festival abandonara la ciudad, expresaron su consternación al enterarse de que volverían a tener que lidiar con el ruido, la basura y el tráfico.
In an abrupt about-face, organizers announced the event would remain in Chicago after all. Neighborhood residents eager to see the festival leave town expressed dismay on learning they’d be dealing with the noise, trash and traffic again.