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Find out where and when to catch performers like Blink-182, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Weezer and Green Day in September.
Riot Fest headliners for 2025 will be Blink-182 on Friday, Weezer and Jack White on Saturday and Green Day on Sunday, along with sets by the Sex Pistols and The Beach Boys (current lineups), Weird ...
Riot Fest organizers said that to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary this year, 20 bands will be playing 20 full-album sets, including headliner Weezer playing the complete "Blue Album." ...
You may have heard of various festivals, such as the Coachella Music Festival, which incorporates all kinds of music, but coming up next in the festival lineup is Riot Fest, making its return this ...
Donation Options Search Search Search Riot Fest owner and co-founder Michael Petryshyn says when he was growing up with undiagnosed autism, he was seen as “difficult but lovable.” Ashlee Rezin ...
After originally being scheduled to relocate to SeatGeek Stadium in suburban Bridgeview, Riot Fest will once again be held in Chicago's Douglass Park from Sept. 20-22. Stream NBC 5 for free ...
“I hope he brings out the chainsaws,” People photographer Ben Trivett says just before we visit “Riot” Mike Petryshyn in his Riot Fest compound on the edge of Chicago’s Douglass Park.
Donation Options Search Search Search A butter sculpture of John Stamos stands guard over RiotLand at in Riot Fest in Douglass. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share At this year’s Riot Fest ...
2024’s Riot Fest is going to look a bit different from past iterations. For the first time ever, the long-running punk festival will take place Sept. 19-22 at Bridgeview, IL’s SeatGeek Stadium ...