Riot Fest returns for 2026 with an absolutely stacked lineup. Headliners include Tool, Alanis Morrisette, Twenty One Pilots, and Pierce The Veil. Beyond the headliners, the lineup only gets more impressive. Quite a variety of acts are covered within the alternative scope. Spanning both genres and generations, Riot Fest locked in some legends.
Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Descendents, Bad Religion, Morrissey, and more are included. But it doesn’t stop there; we get some classic millennial names too like The All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, Bright Eyes, 3OH!3 etc. There’s a band for everyone.
Don’t sleep on the “smaller font” bands. Acts like Teen Mortgage, The Paradox, Daisy Grenade, and more are totally bands to see at the fest. The festival runs from September 18 to September 20 in Chicago, IL. Tickets for Riot Fest are on sale right now and can be purchased here. Check out the complete list of bands playing below.
