The roster has been set for the 2026 edition of the annual ‘Riot Fest‘ in Chicago, IL. This year’s incarnation of the festival will take place September 18th to 20th at Douglass Park and it finds progressive alternative metal juggernauts Tool holding top billing.
On the heavier side of things, those attending can also expect to catch sets from Pierce The Veil, Rise Against, Bad Religion, Pennywise, Sex Pistols with Frank Carter, Angine de Poitrine, Thrice, GWAR, Fleshwater, Chat Pile, Show Me The Body, Haywire, Vana, Soul Glo, Whispers, The Callous Daoboys, Holding Absence and more.
The full lineup runs as follows:
Tool
Twenty One Pilots
Pierce The Veil
Alanis Morisette
Rise Against
Social Distortion
Alkaline Trio
Bad Religion
Nas
The All-American Rejects
The Format
Taking Back Sunday
Descendents
Pennywise
Bright Eyes
Mom Jeans
Morrissey
Iggy Pop
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Pixies
Patti Smith And Her Band
Sugar
Sex Pistols (feat. Frank Carter)
Twin Peaks
Angine de Poitrine
Santigold
Gogol Bordello
Public Image Ltd
Tricky
PUP
Motion City Soundtrack
The Beths
Joey Valence & Brae
Bayside
Thrice
30H!3
Cartel
Less Than Jake
Bowling For Soup
GWAR
The Suicide Machines
Brian Fallon & The Painkillers
This Is Lorelei
Sincere Engineer
Bratmobile
Good Riddance
Guttermouth
Fleshwater
The Chats
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Slick Rick
Afroman
Yard Act
Destroy Boys
Mariachi El Bronx
The Paradox
Arm’s Length
Jejune
Chat Pile
JMSN
Show Me The Body
Haywire
Dead To Me
Violet Grohl
Foxy Shazam
Saturdays At Your Place
The Flatliners
Algernon Cadwallader
Melt-Banana
Teen Mortgage
Daisy Grenade
Vana
DeathbyRomy
Frankie And The Witch Fingers
Panic Shack
Worry Club
División Minúscula
Ben Quad
Deadletter
Strike Anywhere
Macseal
Soul Glo
Gurriers
PLOSIVS
Stomach Book
Burning Airlines
Whispers
Slothrust
Glixen
The Callous Daoboys
Greet Death
Remember Sports
Cardinals
Nobro
Holding Absence
Kiwi Jr.
Murphy’s Law
The Iron Roses
Asava
Aim High
Almost There But Not Really
Juggalo ringleaders Insane Clown Posse will also be performing at the event as a special guest. Tickets are available now via riotfest.org.
