Giveaway: Tickets for Weezer at Chicago’s Riot Fest

By Michael Roffman on September 14th, 2011

Also: Which album do you wanna hear?

Weezer, Descendents, Social Distortion head Riot Fest 2011

By Alex Young on June 20th, 2011

Riot Fest East lineup also announced.

The Descendents tapped to headline Riot Fest 2011

By Chris Coplan on March 31st, 2011

Planning ahead is punk rock… and pays off.

Festivals in Brief: July 28- August 4

By Michael Hickey on August 4th, 2010

A recap of the latest news and rumors.

Festivals in Brief: July 21- 28

By Michael Hickey on July 28th, 2010

A recap of the latest news and rumors.

Festivals in Brief: July 7-14

By Michael Hickey on July 14th, 2010

A recap of the latest news and rumors.

In Photos: Alkaline Trio closes out Riot Fest

By Andy Keil on October 13th, 2009

AK3 tore through 15 songs in its set time which felt a little short for a hometown show but a nice ending to one of Chicago’s best festivals.

Wax reunites

By Nicole Almonte on July 16th, 2009

If you’ve heard then you heard right. The Los Angeles based punk rock band Wax has announced plans to reunite for the 2009 Riot Fest in Chicago. The lineup consists of Joe Sib of Side One Dummy Records and 22 Jacks, Dave Georgeff (bass), Tom “Soda” Gardocki (guitar), and Loomis Fall of Jackass fame (drums). [...]

Festivals in Brief: Tooo many to list!

By Alex Young on June 19th, 2009

It’s mid-June, Coachella and Bonnaroo have now come and gone, and a monsoon is about to once again ravage Glastonbury. At first glace, it looks as if the glory days of the 2009 festival season are all but over. But as readers of our FestivalOutlook.com will tell you, that couldn’t be further from the truth. [...]