When is Riot Fest 2026 2026?

Riot Fest 2026 2026 takes place from Sep 18–20, 2026 in Chicago.

Who plays at Riot Fest 2026 2026?

Headliners at Riot Fest 2026 2026 include Twenty One Pilots, Rise Against, Tool, Morrissey, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette. A total of 106 bands across 5 stages are confirmed.

When are the set times / timetable for Riot Fest 2026 2026 released?

The official timetable for Riot Fest 2026 2026 with all set times is live and integrated in the festivalpilot app. Everything works offline — no mobile data needed.

Which app do I need for Riot Fest 2026 2026?

festivalpilot is a free iOS and Android app with multi-stage timetable, clash detection and on-site live mode. No tracking, German server. Pro for €5.99/year unlocks smartwatch sync, the full live cockpit and smart recommendations.

Riot Fest 2026

Sep 18–20, 2026 · Chicago · USA

Days: 3
Bands: 106
Stages: 5
Timetable: Live

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Stages

5 stages, all in parallel inside the multi-stage timetable.

Riot Stage
Roots Stage
Rebel Stage
Rise Stage
Radical Stage

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Headliners

Top acts of the 2026 season.

Twenty One Pilots Alternative · Pop-Rap
Rise Against Melodic Hardcore · Punk Rock
Tool Progressive Metal · Alternative Metal · Art Rock
Morrissey Indie Rock · Alternative Rock · Post-Punk
Pierce the Veil Post-Hardcore · Metalcore · Emo
Alanis Morissette Alternative Rock · Pop Rock · Singer-Songwriter

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Schedule

Set times for all 106 slots, grouped by day and stage. The app renders the same data as a multi-stage grid with a live indicator.

Fr Day 1

Riot Stage

12:00–12:30 Cardinals
13:10–13:40 JMSN
14:20–14:50 Violet Grohl
15:30–16:00 The Paradox
16:40–17:20 Joey Valence & Brae
18:30–19:30 The All-American Rejects
20:40–22:00 Twenty One Pilots Headliner

Roots Stage

12:35–13:05 TEEN MORTGAGE
13:45–14:15 Fleshwater
14:55–15:25 3OH!3
16:05–16:35 Bayside
17:25–18:25 Alkaline Trio
19:35–20:35 Rise Against Headliner

Rebel Stage

12:15–12:45 Glixen
13:15–13:45 División Minúscula
14:15–14:45 Radio Free Alice
15:15–16:00 Tricky
16:45–17:25 Motion City Soundtrack
18:15–19:15 Santigold
20:15–21:15 Pixies

Rise Stage

12:30–13:00 Panic Shack
13:30–14:00 Soul Glo
14:30–15:00 Mariachi el Bronx
15:30–16:00 Bratmobile
16:30–17:00 Guttermouth
17:30–18:15 Slick Rick
19:00–20:00 Sex Pistols w/ Frank Carter
20:45–21:45 Iggy Pop

Radical Stage

12:15–12:45 Almost There But Not Really
13:15–13:45 Greet Death
14:15–14:45 Slothrust
15:15–15:45 Worry Club
16:15–16:45 Stephen Egerton
17:15–17:45 The Callous Daoboys
18:15–18:45 DeathbyRomy
19:15–19:45 Foxy Shazam
20:55–21:55 GWAR

Sa Day 2

Riot Stage

12:30–13:00 ASAVA
13:35–14:05 Melt-Banana
14:45–15:15 Angine de Poitrine
16:05–16:45 Public Image Ltd.
17:55–18:55 Social Distortion
20:20–22:00 Tool Headliner

Roots Stage

12:00–12:30 Kiwi Jr.
13:00–13:30 Yard Act
14:10–14:40 Brian Fallon & The Painkillers
15:20–16:00 Bright Eyes
16:50–17:50 Sugar
19:00–20:15 Morrissey Headliner

Rebel Stage

12:05–12:35 NOBRO
13:00–13:30 Strike Anywhere
13:55–14:25 The Chats
14:55–15:25 Destroy Boys
15:50–16:30 Thrice
16:55–17:55 Descendents
19:20–20:20 Bad Religion

Rise Stage

12:00–12:30 Whispers
13:00–13:30 Show Me The Body
14:00–14:50 The Suicide Machines
15:20–16:00 Less Than Jake
16:30–17:15 PUP
18:30–19:30 Gogol Bordello
21:00–22:00 Nas

Radical Stage

12:00–12:30 Aim High
12:45–13:15 The Iron Roses
13:45–14:15 Burning Airlines
14:45–15:15 Hot Rod Circuit
15:45–16:15 Gurriers
16:45–17:15 Frankie & the Witch Fingers
17:45–18:15 VANA
18:45–19:30 CHAT PILE
20:00–21:00 Afroman

So Day 3

Riot Stage

12:40–13:10 STOMACH BOOK
13:50–14:20 Holding Absence
15:00–15:30 Arm's Length
16:25–17:05 Pennywise
18:15–19:15 Taking Back Sunday
20:25–21:55 Pierce the Veil Headliner

Roots Stage

12:05–12:35 Remember Sports
13:15–13:45 Daisy Grenade
14:25–14:55 Sincere Engineer
15:35–16:20 The Beths
17:10–18:10 The Format
19:20–20:20 Alanis Morissette Headliner

Rebel Stage

12:00–12:30 Largemouth
13:05–13:35 Algernon Cadwallader
14:05–14:35 Pretty Girls Make Graves
15:05–15:45 Jejune
16:15–16:55 This is Lorelei
17:25–18:00 William Shatner
18:30–19:30 Twin Peaks

Rise Stage

12:50–13:20 Macseal
13:50–14:20 Ben Quad
14:50–15:20 Saturdays at Your Place
15:50–16:30 Cartel
17:00–17:40 Mom Jeans.
18:10–19:10 Patti Smith and Her Band
20:30–21:30 Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Radical Stage

12:35–13:05 Rose of Demise
13:35–14:15 Murphy's Law
14:45–15:25 Haywire
15:55–16:35 Dead to Me
17:05–17:45 The Flatliners
18:15–18:55 Good Riddance
19:25–20:05 Bowling for Soup
20:55–21:55 Insane Clown Posse

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Full lineup (106)

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

Tier 1 Headliners (6)

Alanis Morissette Alternative Rock · Pop Rock · Singer-Songwriter
Morrissey Indie Rock · Alternative Rock · Post-Punk
Pierce the Veil Post-Hardcore · Metalcore · Emo
Rise Against Melodic Hardcore · Punk Rock
Tool Progressive Metal · Alternative Metal · Art Rock
Twenty One Pilots Alternative · Pop-Rap

Tier 2 Sub-Headliners (2)

Pixies Alternative Rock · Indie Rock
William Shatner Spoken Word

Tier 3 Mid-Tier (13)

Cardinals Indie Rock · Alternative
Gurriers Post-Punk · Noise Rock · Shoegaze
Joey Valence & Brae Hip-Hop · Alternative Rap
Largemouth Punk Rock
Melt-Banana Noise Rock · Grindcore
Pennywise Hardcore Punk · Punk Rock · Punk-Rock
PUP Punk Rock · Pop Punk
Radio Free Alice Post-Punk · Indie Rock
Rose of Demise Punk Rock
Social Distortion Punk Rock · Rock
Stephen Egerton Punk 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 (78)

3OH!3 Crunkcore · Pop · Hip-Hop
Afroman Hip-Hop · Comedy Rap · Funk
Aim High Punk Rock · Pop-Punk · Alternative Rock
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
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
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
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.
Who plays at Riot Fest 2026 2026?: Headliners at Riot Fest 2026 2026 include Twenty One Pilots, Rise Against, Tool, Morrissey, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette. A total of 106 bands across 5 stages are confirmed.
When are the set times / timetable for Riot Fest 2026 2026 released?: The official timetable for Riot Fest 2026 2026 with all set times is live and integrated in the festivalpilot app. Everything works offline — no mobile data needed.
Which app do I need for Riot Fest 2026 2026?: festivalpilot is a free iOS and Android app with multi-stage timetable, clash detection and on-site live mode. No tracking, German server. Pro for €5.99/year unlocks smartwatch sync, the full live cockpit and smart recommendations.

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Riot Fest 2026

Stages

Headliners

Schedule

Fr Day 1

Riot Stage

Roots Stage

Rebel Stage

Rise Stage

Radical Stage

Sa Day 2

Riot Stage

Roots Stage

Rebel Stage

Rise Stage

Radical Stage

So Day 3

Riot Stage

Roots Stage

Rebel Stage

Rise Stage

Radical Stage

Full lineup (106)

Tier 1 Headliners (6)

Tier 2 Sub-Headliners (2)

Tier 3 Mid-Tier (13)

Tier 4 Other Acts (7)

Tier 99 Other Acts (78)

Latest updates

Riot Fest publishes its 2026 schedule

FAQ — Riot Fest 2026