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Riot Fest 2026

Sep 18–20, 2026 · Chicago, USA · USA

Days
3
Bands
102
Stages
0
Timetable
Pending
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Headliners

Top acts of the 2026 season.

  • Twenty One Pilots Alternative · Pop-Rap
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Day Split

Lineup grouped by festival day. Exact set times will be added once the official timetable is published.

Fr Day 1

Lineup

  • Worry Club
  • The Paradox
  • 3OH!3
  • Santigold
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • Cardinals
  • JMSN
  • Slick Rick
  • Joey Valence & Brae
  • The All-American Rejects
  • Rise Against
  • Greet Death
  • Glixen
  • Radio Free Alice
  • DeathbyRomy
  • Foxy Shazam
  • Violet Grohl
  • Bayside
  • Motion City Soundtrack
  • Pixies
  • Almost There But Not Really
  • Soul Glo
  • The Callous Daoboys
  • TEEN MORTGAGE
  • Fleshwater
  • Bratmobile
  • Tricky
  • Iggy Pop
  • Panic Shack
  • Slothrust
  • División Minúscula
  • GWAR
  • Mariachi el Bronx
  • Guttermouth
  • Sex Pistols w/ Frank Carter

Sa Day 2

Lineup

  • ASAVA
  • Show Me The Body
  • CHAT PILE
  • Destroy Boys
  • Gogol Bordello
  • Bad Religion
  • Tool
  • Whispers
  • Strike Anywhere
  • The Chats
  • The Suicide Machines
  • Descendents
  • Social Distortion
  • Aim High
  • Kiwi Jr.
  • Melt-Banana
  • VANA
  • Afroman
  • Thrice
  • Angine de Poitrine
  • Sugar
  • Nas
  • The Iron Roses
  • Gurriers
  • Frankie & the Witch Fingers
  • Yard Act
  • Less Than Jake
  • Public Image Ltd.
  • Morrissey
  • NOBRO
  • Burning Airlines
  • Hot Rod Circuit
  • Brian Fallon & The Painkillers
  • PUP
  • Bright Eyes

So Day 3

Lineup

  • The Flatliners
  • Haywire
  • Sincere Engineer
  • Mom Jeans.
  • Insane Clown Posse
  • Pierce the Veil
  • Murphy's Law
  • Dead to Me
  • Good Riddance
  • Cartel
  • Pennywise
  • Taking Back Sunday
  • Macseal
  • Ben Quad
  • Algernon Cadwallader
  • Saturdays at Your Place
  • Jejune
  • Arm's Length
  • Twin Peaks
  • The Format
  • STOMACH BOOK
  • Holding Absence
  • Pretty Girls Make Graves
  • Bowling for Soup
  • Patti Smith and Her Band
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Remember Sports
  • Daisy Grenade
  • This is Lorelei
  • The Beths
  • Elvis Costello & The Imposters
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Full lineup (102)

A–Z, grouped by tier. Status: Set times pending.

Tier 1 Headliners (1)

  • Twenty One Pilots Alternative · Pop-Rap

Tier 2 Sub-Headliners (2)

  • Pixies Alternative Rock · Indie Rock
  • Rise Against Melodic Hardcore · Punk Rock

Tier 3 Mid-Tier (10)

  • Cardinals Indie Rock · Alternative
  • Gurriers Post-Punk · Noise Rock · Shoegaze
  • Joey Valence & Brae Hip-Hop · Alternative Rap
  • Melt-Banana Noise Rock · Grindcore
  • Pennywise Hardcore Punk · Punk Rock · Punk-Rock
  • PUP Punk Rock · Pop Punk
  • Radio Free Alice Post-Punk · Indie Rock
  • Social Distortion Punk Rock · Rock
  • The All-American Rejects Pop Punk · Alternative Rock
  • Yard Act Indie Rock · Post-Punk

Tier 4 Other Acts (7)

  • Alkaline Trio Punk Rock · Pop Punk
  • Gogol Bordello Gypsy Punk · Punk Rock
  • Haywire Hardcore · Metalcore
  • Less Than Jake Ska Punk · Pop Punk
  • The Callous Daoboys Mathcore · Metalcore · Experimental
  • The Flatliners Punk Rock · Melodic Hardcore
  • Whispers Metalcore · Hardcore

Tier 99 Other Acts (82)

  • 3OH!3 Crunkcore · Pop · Hip-Hop
  • Afroman Hip-Hop · Comedy Rap · Funk
  • Aim High Punk Rock · Pop-Punk · Alternative Rock
  • Alanis Morissette Alternative Rock · Pop Rock · Singer-Songwriter
  • Algernon Cadwallader Emo · Math Rock · Post-Hardcore
  • Almost There But Not Really Shoegaze · Indie Rock · Dream Pop
  • Angine de Poitrine Math Rock · Experimental · Progressive Rock
  • Arm's Length Emo · Pop Punk · Post-Hardcore
  • ASAVA Alternative Metal · Alternative Rock · Grunge
  • Bad Religion Punk Rock · Melodic Hardcore · Pop-Punk
  • Bayside Punk Rock · Pop-Punk · Melodic Hardcore
  • Ben Quad Emo · Screamo · Post-Hardcore
  • Bowling for Soup Pop Punk · Punk Rock · Alternative Rock
  • Bratmobile Riot Grrrl · Punk Rock · Indie Rock
  • Brian Fallon & The Painkillers Heartland Rock · Americana · Punk Rock
  • Bright Eyes Indie Folk · Emo · Alternative Country
  • Burning Airlines Post-Hardcore · Alternative Rock · Indie Rock
  • Cartel Pop Punk · Indie Rock · Emo
  • CHAT PILE Noise Rock · Sludge Metal · Post-Hardcore
  • Daisy Grenade Pop Punk · Alternative Rock · Power Pop
  • Dead to Me Punk Rock · Pop-Punk · Ska-Punk
  • DeathbyRomy Electropop · Dark Pop · Alternative
  • Descendents Punk Rock · Hardcore Punk · Pop-Punk
  • Destroy Boys Punk · Garage Rock
  • División Minúscula Post-Hardcore · Emo · Alternative Rock
  • Elvis Costello & The Imposters New Wave · Pop Rock · Singer-Songwriter
  • Fleshwater Shoegaze · Post-Hardcore · Alternative Rock
  • Foxy Shazam Glam Rock · Punk Rock · Alternative Rock
  • Frankie & the Witch Fingers Psychedelic Rock · Garage Rock · Krautrock
  • Glixen Shoegaze · Dream Pop · Alternative Rock
  • Good Riddance Punk Rock · Melodic Hardcore · Skate Punk
  • Greet Death Shoegaze · Post-Rock · Emo
  • Guttermouth Punk Rock · Skate Punk · Pop-Punk
  • GWAR Heavy Metal · Thrash Metal · Shock Rock
  • Holding Absence Post-Hardcore · Alternative Rock · Emo
  • Hot Rod Circuit Emo · Post-Hardcore · Alternative Rock
  • Iggy Pop Punk Rock · Proto-Punk · Rock
  • Insane Clown Posse Hip-Hop · Horrorcore · Rap Rock
  • Jejune Emo · Indie Rock · Post-Punk
  • JMSN R&B · Alternative R&B · Soul
  • Kiwi Jr. Indie Rock · Power Pop · Lo-Fi
  • Macseal Emo · Pop Punk · Indie Rock
  • Mariachi el Bronx Mariachi · Punk Rock · Alternative
  • Mom Jeans. Emo · Pop-Punk · Indie Rock
  • Morrissey Indie Rock · Alternative Rock · Post-Punk
  • Motion City Soundtrack Pop-Punk · Emo · Alternative Rock
  • Murphy's Law Hardcore Punk · Ska-Punk · Crossover Thrash
  • Nas Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop
  • NOBRO Punk Rock · Pop-Punk · Garage Rock
  • Panic Shack Punk · Indie Rock · Post-Punk
  • Patti Smith and Her Band Punk Rock · Art Rock · Proto-Punk
  • Pierce the Veil Post-Hardcore · Metalcore · Emo
  • Pretty Girls Make Graves Indie Rock · Post-Punk · Dance-Punk
  • Public Image Ltd. Post-Punk · Alternative Rock · Art Rock
  • Remember Sports Indie Rock · Pop Punk · Alternative Rock
  • Santigold Indie Pop · New Wave · Alternative
  • Saturdays at Your Place Midwest Emo · Emo · Indie Rock
  • Sex Pistols w/ Frank Carter Punk Rock
  • Show Me The Body Post-Hardcore · Noise Rock · Punk
  • Sincere Engineer Pop-Punk · Emo · Indie Rock
  • Slick Rick Hip-Hop · Old School Hip-Hop · Rap
  • Slothrust Grunge · Alternative Rock · Indie Rock
  • Soul Glo Hardcore Punk · Post-Hardcore · Noise Rock
  • STOMACH BOOK Noise Pop · Emo · Experimental Rock
  • Strike Anywhere Hardcore Punk · Melodic Hardcore · Punk Rock
  • Sugar Alternative Rock · Power Pop · Post-Hardcore
  • Taking Back Sunday Post-Hardcore · Emo · Alternative Rock
  • TEEN MORTGAGE Rock · Garage Rock
  • The Beths Indie Pop · Power Pop · Alternative Rock
  • The Chats Punk Rock · Garage Punk · Hardcore Punk
  • The Format Indie Pop · Pop Rock · Indie Rock
  • The Iron Roses Punk Rock · Melodic Hardcore · Ska-Punk
  • The Paradox Pop Punk · Alternative Rock · Punk Rock
  • The Suicide Machines Ska-Punk · Punk Rock · Hardcore Punk
  • This is Lorelei Indie Pop · Bedroom Pop · Indie Rock
  • Thrice Post-Hardcore · Alternative Rock · Progressive Rock
  • Tool Progressive Metal · Alternative Metal · Art Rock
  • Tricky Trip-Hop · Electronic · Alternative Hip-Hop
  • Twin Peaks Indie Rock · Garage Rock · Psychedelic Rock
  • VANA Metalcore · Alternative Metal
  • Violet Grohl Alternative Rock · Indie Rock
  • Worry Club Indie Punk · Midwest Emo · Indie Rock
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FAQ — Riot Fest 2026

When is Riot Fest 2026 2026?
Riot Fest 2026 2026 takes place from Sep 18–20, 2026 in Chicago, USA.
Who plays at Riot Fest 2026 2026?
Headliners at Riot Fest 2026 2026 include Twenty One Pilots. A total of 102 bands are confirmed.
When are the set times / timetable for Riot Fest 2026 2026 released?
As soon as organizers publish the official timetable for Riot Fest 2026 2026, the festivalpilot app updates automatically. You'll be notified when your starred bands have set times.
Which app do I need for Riot Fest 2026 2026?
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