by Elise Yablon | May 30, 2019 | Festivals, News, Touring
Slayer’s farewell tour continues to creep ever closer to its conclusion. On Wednesday (May 29), the band announced that they would be headlining this year’s Riot Fest, an appearance being billed as their final “Chicago and Milwaukee” show. The news comes with the...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 10, 2017 | Festivals, News
We already know this year’s Riot Fest will include a lot of metal along with Danzig performing 1992’s Danzig III: How the Gods Kill in its entirety. Today, the organizers of the event taking place from September 15th-17th in Chicago’s Douglas Park has unvieled the...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 22, 2017 | News
Last year, the Misfits original lineup reunited at Riot Fest and this year, Danzig returns. The three-day festival will be held at Chicago’s Douglas Park on Sept 15th through 17th. This time around, the legend will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of 1992’s Danzig...
by Alexander Stafford | Apr 19, 2017 | Festivals
The first wave of Riot Fest’s 2017 lineup has been announced. While the Festival is sitting out Denver this year, it will be returning to Douglas Park, Il from September 15-17. And while there will be a second wave of announced bands coming soon, the initial...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 5, 2016 | Video
33 years in the making, last nights Riot Fest in Denver closed out with the historic reunion of Misfits with Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Wolfgang Doyle von Frankenstein, with former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo hitting the skins. The 25-song set touched on the...