CHICAGO (WLS) -- Punk rock music festival Riot Fest is moving to Douglas Park on the city's South Side after a coalition of residents and business demanded its removal from Humboldt Park. The mayor ...

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 ...

Stamos joined in on the gag, posting a photo of a life-size butter statue of himself with the caption: "Wouldn’t it be nice if I went to Riot Fest" The festival, which marked its 20th anniversary this ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fanaply, the gamification platform for festivals that transforms attendee actions into meaningful rewards and increased engagement, today announced partnerships ...

Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago. She covers breaking news and manages the station's social media presence. Riot Fest is serving up a lineup of nostalgia later this summer — from ...

The next item on John Stamos' list of demands to perform at Riot Fest is being checked off. "Riot Mike" Petryshyn is teaming up with the White Sox and Beggar's Pizza for a John Stamos pie at the rate ...

Actor John Stamos has announced plans to take the stage at Riot Fest in Chicago -- but there's a big caveat. Stamos revealed he'll perform as the drummer for The Beach Boys only if certain conditions ...

Riot Fest celebrated its 20th anniversary its 20th anniversary this year and the mostly-punk festival had all kinds of familiar faces from all throughout punk history on the lineup, but it also had ...

1. I’m not a fan of huge outdoor music festivals. I’ve been spoiled by shows in clubs and theaters, so the idea of milling about with tens of thousands of people in a place vulnerable to the elements, ...

Riot Fest is, in every possible way, a punk-rock festival; Weezer are not, by any stretch of the imagination, a punk-rock band. You can expect mass grumbling about the nerd-rock institution's very ...

CHICAGO - After more than a decade of playful teasing, John Stamos has finally made his way to Riot Fest. What we know Stamos joined in on the gag, posting a photo of a life-size butter statue of ...