Celebrating its 21st anniversary, Chicago’s Riot Fest returned to Douglass Park for three days of punk, emo, and all things alternative.
The fest's first day Friday offered a packed schedule of overlapping headliners, a wide range of local bands and likely the best weather of the weekend.
The Violent Hour bassist Jewel Steele plays a Schecter bass during the Louder Than Life 2026 music festival at the Kentucky Exposition Center Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky. Sept. 17, 2026 (Matt ...