Riot Fest

Punk rock has grown from being a young revolution into a staple genre, with aged vets alongside new young punks. Similarly, punk rock-and-more festival Riot Fest has grown in Chicago, even recently surviving a threatened move to return to Douglass Park in full force, Friday-Sunday, September 20th-22nd....

More Click here for photos of festival sights from Riot Fest ’23 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery While the COVID lockdown was extremely tough on music festivals, they’ve since come roaring back. One of the best to come back has been Chicago’s Riot Fest. As opposed to the...

Riot Fest '23 ended with a big bang....

Riot Fest ranged far & wide on Day Two....

It was a big start to Riot Fest '23....

Douglas Park in Chicago rocks once again, as Riot Fest returns, Friday-Sunday, September 15th-17th....

Last year, Chicago’s Riot Fest somehow managed to return after COVID canceled everything, even after losing two headliners. Well, those two headliners & many, many more came to Douglass Park in ’22, with everything from hip-hop to a Ukraine tribute, for another great festival, Friday-Sunday, September 16th-18th:...

Women & men & more rocked the final day of Riot Fest '22....

Ukraine stole the show on Day Two of Riot Fest '22....