Music festival season is upon us, and there's more nu out there than you might think.

Riot Fest has unveiled the full lineup for its 2026 edition, set to take place September 18–20 at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois. Leading the bill this year are Tool, Twenty One Pilots, and Alanis Morissette, while the festival’s heavier side features a strong mix of punk, hardcore, metal, and alternative acts. The annual Chicago […]

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What is even _happening_ with this year's Riot Fest lineup? Who is it _for_? What was the booking philosophy? Riot Fest started off as a punk-centric event and then grew into one of the country's biggest straight-up rock festivals, so this year's newly unveiled festival lineup might make sense from a distance. But It's truly jarring to see so many of these names on the same poster.

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Os ícones do shock metal Gwar voltaram ao centro de uma controvérsia em 2025 após uma performance no Riot Fest, em Chicago. Conhecida por seus shows teatrais e satíricos, a banda encenou no palco a morte fictícia de figuras públicas, incluindo o ex-presidente Donald Trump e o empresário Elon Musk. A apresentação seguiu a estética […]