But beyond Riot Fest’s primetime acts, there are some standout day talents vying for watershed moments too. From a Ronald McDonald-Black Sabbath mashup to Bono’s prodigal son and some of Chicago’s ...

CHICAGO — Some big names are heading to Riot Fest; Blink 182, Weezer, Green Day. And perhaps biggest of all: Tom Skilling. Chicago’s Very Own Tom Skilling will deliver — via video link — the official ...

John Stamos finally made it to Riot Fest. The Full House star and musician appeared at the Chicago-based music festival after organizers sought his attendance as a performer — for over 10 years! — on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Stamos finally made his debut at Chicago’s Riot Fest on Saturday, performing alongside the Beach Boys in an appearance that ...

Riot Fest is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an unexpected marketing move: selling discounted tickets at Costco. Festival founder “Riot Mike” Petryshyn enthusiastically painted the picture of ...

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Riot Fest is taking over the Field Museum in Chicago Tuesday night for its After 5 at the Field evening hours. There will be screen printing with Chicago artist Jay Ryan, who has done album artwork ...

In 2005, what began as a modest multi-venue, fan-driven punk event in Chicago has morphed into a large-scale outdoor event that continues to mark its territory as one of the most impressive ...

Riot Fest is underway in Douglass Park on the West Side of Chicago. The thousands of people attending this year paid a lot more for tickets than they did back when it started in 2005. The Federal ...

The latest updates and coverage of Riot Fest, Chicago's annual music festival in Douglass Park featuring punk, rock, alternative, metal, and hip-hop.